NASS > Bean - Lentil

Lens esculenta. A Spanish introduction to the Greater Southwest.  Small pretty plants produce small seedpods with 1 or 2 seeds in each. This legume is a nitrogen fixer that is good for garden soil. A cool season crop in the low desert.  Lentils are specially good in soups, but have many other uses. Approx. 1.5g/25 seeds per packet.