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Small glossy black lentils resembling caviar. Hold shape when cooked. Earthy flavour. Premium salad lentil.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
A fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Beluga Lentil
Direct-sow Beluga Lentil outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 10 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 100 days.
Water: Low · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Well-draining, sandy, alkaline