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When to Plant Lentils in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors May 16 to August 9, and expect your first harvest around August 9.

Lentils planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

May 16

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Projected first harvest

Aug 9

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Lentils is ready to harvest in about 85 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for lentils

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and lentils need about 85 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of lentils in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Common problems with lentils

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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