growing lentils

burek · Post: # 50089Post **burek** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:09 pm

Has anyone ever grown lentils? If so, are they easy? Any tips? Are the leaves edible?
Thanks

9ball · Post: # 50144Post **9ball** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:50 pm

Not grown them myself, there is some info here on them.

Tom

9ball · Post: # 50145Post **9ball** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:53 pm

Actually, they're on pfaf as well, probably more useful.

burek · Post: # 50147Post **burek** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:18 pm

Great links, esp the pfaf one. Many thanks. Exactly what I needed.

Smooth Hound · Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:58 pm

You can grow lentils and small pulses in sweet jars, if you put a couple of good hand fulls in it, soak them for the day, wash them and put them back in, put a piece of muslin over the top with a elastic to hold it on, now all you do is keep them damp by putting it under the tap and running a cup full in it then pour it out again without moving the muslin. It doesnt take long in a warm cupboard, I havent tried it myself yet but i have seen it done, and apparently the sprouted pulse has something silly like 100 x the goodness and energy.