Lens Culinaris
Lentils
Lentils are an easy crop to grow. They are grown in the same way as peas, but are left on the plant to dry. (While they are drying, they should not be watered). From sowing to harvest is between 80 and 100 days. They can also be used as sprouting seeds, in the same way as alfalfa
Contributed by @kerrieemmasmith
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Lentils
Latin name
Lens Culinaris
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.80 M
1.00 M
Lens Culinaris
Lentils are an easy crop to grow. They are grown in the same way as peas, but are left on the plant to dry. (While they are drying, they should not be watered). From sowing to harvest is between 80 and 100 days. They can also be used as sprouting seeds, in the same way as alfalfa
Planting outdoors in spring
From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer
Plant container grown peas in mid Spring in triple rows about 4" between seedlings. Don't let them dry out.
Propagation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Early round seeded peas can be sown in early Spring; and wrinkle seeded, second early or main crop varieties are best sown in mid Spring, when the ground has warmed a little. Sow in shallow trench about 2" deep and 10" wide sprinkle seed in the bottom to end up about 4" apart.
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