Lens culinaris Ervum lens

Watering Lens culinaris
Water rarely, about once every 2-3 weeks with 2-3 glasses of water , keeping the soil dry for a few days before watering again; when wetting we suggest avoiding surpluses, however to wet the soil deep down. We can use some medicinal plants in the kitchen, fresh; instead if we want to harvest them to use them dehydrated, let’s be sure about their balsamic period, meaning the period of the year in which every period has a higher quantity of active principles.

Exposure Lens culinaris
The Lens culinaris should be grown in a bright place, with direct sunlight. The Lens culinaris can't stand temperatures below zero; they should be grown in cold green houses or at least in a place where they are sheltered by the wind; when every risk of late freezings has gone by we can place them outside or remove the protections.Exposure of the medicinal plants.

Generalities Lens culinaris
The Lens culinaris have a one or two year development cycle. These plants grow covering the whole land at their disposal. The Lens culinaris is medium in size and 80 cm in height; in the autumn it assumes a green colouring. These plants aren't evergreens, which means they lose their leaves some months during the year.

Fertilization Lens culinaris
During this period of the year, our plants need a frequent fertilization, to guarantee a good quantity of nutritional substances, useful during the development of new vegetation. We can add a fertilizer rich in nitrogen to the irrigating water, every 15-20 days, or a granular slow release fertilizer, to add to the ground every 3-4 months.

Treatments Lens culinaris

Soil Lens culinaris
We recommend growing these medicinal plants in a soft and light, very well drained soil.

Notes Lens culinaris
There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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