Today I will talk about how we can grow lentils, lentils are a legume family of beans and are very nutritious and provide our bodies with many vitamins, it is very good to eat them not every day but if it is necessary to consume them twice a week, they are some very rich legumes you can prepare them in stews, stews, soups and even for salads. They are of much use and benefit to our health and for children it is a special food that can not be missed since it helps them grow and give strength to their bones. This bean (lentil), should not miss in a home and I know that sometimes we forget to buy it when we do our shopping so I'm going to show you some easy steps to learn how to grow them and so you can always consume them and, the good thing about cultivate this vegetable is that it is very practical and easy I recommend you do it.
When we should plant them
Well, we must plant them 2 weeks before the frost, we also start them by sowing in a small container so that they germinate and then they can be transplanted to the pot with the appropriate soil but we transplanted it when we see the first seedlings of the seed.
Where to plant them.
Lentils should be planted depending on the temperature they support, the good thing about them is that they can be planted in a warm and temperate climate, lentils can withstand cold but not frost. Also when you go to sow that you can hit the sun or you do the control of taking them out in the sun and bring them the time. Also do not plant them with other beans, but lentils get along well with cucumber, potatoes and savory.
Soil
Lentils should be sown in a loose soil, and with a well drained HP and you must add compost before planting so that the soil is nourished and fertilized.
Plantation
Lentils can be grown from seeds or transplants. And so that they can have an adequate germination, it takes 10 days at 20 degrees C. For the seeds to be planted it must have a depth of 1 or 2.5 cm and a distance between the seeds. to transplant the seedlings it must have a distance of 12 cm and a separation of 45 to 60 cm of distance between each of them.
Irrigation and Care
Lentils are very good and strong to withstand droughts better than other legumes, but for that it is important to have a moist soil, and when the pods begin to dry stop watering.
Fertilization of lentils
If lentils are planted in rich and fertile soils, fertilizers do not need to be used. Only when she begins to take a height of 12.5 cm is it possible to add some compost to keep her growing healthy and you can do it again when it blossoms again
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Lentil harvest
This legume like the lentil and you can harvest it as you want either dry or green as peas. If you want to harvest it dry as legumes for stews and soups you have to wait a lot longer, that is, the full maturation period that is 110 days, and if you want to use it as green peas it is less time like 70 to 80 days.
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All this is the process of how to plant lentils yourself and how I had commented is super simple and fun and to have the lentils can get a lot of benefits and benefits for your family.