VEG GARDEN
A useful winter legume
M
ay is a good time
for smallholders to
consider planting
lentils. Lentils (Lens culinaris)
are a hardy annual and are a
member of the pea family.
Lentils grow on sparsely
branched vines from 15 ~
75cm. The lentil has small
whitish to light purple pealike flowers. Pods are small,
broad, flat and contain one or
two flat, lens-shaped seeds
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