Crispino stands apart as the iceberg lettuce that refuses to give up when summer heat arrives. While most icebergs bolt at the first sign of warm weather, this adaptable variety swells into substantial 18-inch heads crowned with succulent, sweet leaves wrapped around a delicately-blanched heart. Ready in just 57 days from transplants, Crispino transforms the traditional iceberg growing season from a brief spring window into an extended harvest that carries you through summer's warmth.
Full Sun
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18in H x 7in W
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Moderate
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What makes Crispino exceptional is its remarkable heat tolerance for an iceberg type, maintaining its crisp texture and sweet flavor even when temperatures climb beyond what would typically spell doom for head lettuce. The variety develops into impressively sized heads with that classic iceberg structure gardeners love, but with the added reliability of slow bolting that extends your harvest window significantly. This adaptability means you can succession plant throughout spring and early summer for continuous harvests when other icebergs have long since given up to the heat.
Crispino excels in all the classic iceberg applications where crisp texture and mild, sweet flavor are prized. The substantial heads provide plenty of material for fresh salads, sandwich layers, and wraps, while the delicately-blanched hearts offer the tender, almost buttery texture that makes iceberg lettuce so beloved for chopped salads and as a cooling contrast to rich dishes. Individual leaves can be harvested for fresh eating throughout the growing season, making this variety versatile for both whole-head harvest and continuous leaf picking.
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Start seeds 3 to 4 weeks before your planned outdoor transplant date. Sow 2 to 3 seeds per cell, then thin to 1 plant per cell once seedlings are established. Lettuce germinates best below 70 degrees Fahrenheit, so maintain cooler conditions during the germination period.
Transplant seedlings outdoors when soil can be worked in early spring, spacing them 8 to 12 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Lettuce is a hardy, cool-weather crop that can handle light frosts, making it suitable for early season planting.
Harvest whole heads when they reach full size at 57 days from transplanting, cutting at the base for complete heads with their crisp, blanched hearts intact. For extended harvests, you can also pick individual outer leaves throughout the growing season while allowing the center to continue developing, or harvest baby heads early if you prefer smaller, more tender lettuce.
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