Purple lentils are divided into spring and fall sowing, spring sowing in April-June each year for open field direct seeding, if the greenhouse planting, can be sown in March, fall sowing in July-August, you can choose early maturing varieties, sowing after 45 days or so can be ripe and harvested, sown in September-October purple lentils, it takes 80 days to mature. Purple lentils are suitable for sowing when the temperature is 8-30 ℃, preferring a warm and humid environment and not tolerating frost.

Purple lentil sowing time

Purple lentil is divided into spring and fall sowing, spring sowing in the open ground in April-June each year for direct seeding, if it is a greenhouse planting, you can sow in March.

Autumn sowing is carried out in July-August, you can choose early maturing varieties, about 45 days after sowing can be ripe for harvesting, in September-October sowing purple lentils, it takes 80 days to mature.

Purple lentil sowing temperature: Purple lentil is suitable for sowing at a temperature of 8-30 ℃, like a warm and humid environment, intolerant of frost, can be planted in the annual rainfall of 2000-2500 mm of arid, semi-arid or humid areas, in the semi-dry and early areas, must be irrigated.

Purple lentil sowing method

1, Fertilizing: Purple lentil before sowing, to turn the whole plot of land, the application of fully rotted farmyard manure, fertilizer should be mixed evenly with the soil, and then compacted soil, waiting for the sowing.

2, Sowing Methods: Purple lentils using open ditch or hole sowing two methods of sowing, the depth of 5-7 cm, after sowing should be covered with gray soil and some straw, moderate watering, to keep the soil moist.

4, water and fertilizer management : purple lentil drought, seedling period requires less water, trailing long period and pods need more water, in the trailing long period of watering 1-2 times, pods once a week watering, watering to fertilize, to prevent the fall of flowers and pods.

5, Reasonable branching: purple lentil draw vine in time after the rope on the shelf, planted in the courtyard of the universal frame, pay attention to make the stem evenly distributed in the hedge frame.

Purple lentil sowing germination

Selected purple lentil seeds soaked in water for 12 hours, pour off the excess water, cover the surface of the seeds with a wet cloth, placed in a warm place, rinse with water 1-2 times a day until sprouting.

Purple lentil seedlings after sowing

Purple lentil seeds germinate at a moderate temperature of 22-23 ℃, and it takes about 7 days from planting to germination.