Lentil

Growing from seed

Direct-sow 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.

Companion Planting

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  African Marigold
  

  African MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧African Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Lentil
  • ❧Lentil fixes nitrogen in the soil that African Marigold feeds on
  • ❧African Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Lentil
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  French Marigold
  

  French MarigoldGreat pair

  • ❧French Marigold attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Lentil
  • ❧Lentil fixes nitrogen in the soil that French Marigold feeds on
  • ❧French Marigold suppresses pests that trouble Lentil
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  Baby's Breath
  Great pair

  • ❧Baby's Breath attracts Hoverflies, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Lentil
  • ❧Lentil fixes nitrogen in the soil that Baby's Breath feeds on
  • ❧Lentil acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Baby's Breath

How to grow Lentil

1. Sow-2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space10 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~100 days

Water: Low · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Well-draining, sandy, alkaline — dislikes wet soil