cowpea plant seeds California Black-Eye Pea #5 Seeds – Heat Tolerant Cowpea – Jerra's Garden

cowpea plant seeds California Black-Eye Pea #5 Seeds – Heat Tolerant Cowpea – Jerra's GardenHeirloom California Black Eyed Pea #5 Seeds High Yield, Heat Tolerant, & Easy to Grow Vigna unguiculata Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 20 seeds California Black Eyed peas #5 is a type of cowpea which was first domesticated in Africa and remains a staple worldwide. Exceptionally resilient, black eyed peas thrive in dry, sandy soil and hot climates, making them perfect for low maintenance gardens. In addition to requiring minimal water, these plants

Heirloom California Black Eyed Pea #5 Seeds - High Yield, Heat Tolerant, & Easy to Grow
Vigna unguiculata
Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 20 seeds

California Black Eyed peas #5 is a type of cowpea which was first domesticated in Africa and remains a staple worldwide. Exceptionally resilient, black-eyed peas thrive in dry, sandy soil and hot climates, making them perfect for low-maintenance gardens. In addition to requiring minimal water, these plants naturally enrich the soil by affixing nitrogen from the air into the soil. California Black Eyed Pea #5 has a sweet flavor and creamy texture. It is also known to be nematode resistant, making it a good edible crop choice to grow during the summer when nematode activity is at its height. 

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Ideal Growing Conditions

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Allow the soil to dry out a little bit in-between watering

Fertilizer: Do not fertilize nitrogen affixers like bean crops. An initial application or amendment of an organic granular fertilizer, like Espoma Garden-Tone helps boost seedling growth, but then do not fertilize again.

When & How To Sow Seeds: Direct sowing is preferred after all danger of frost has passed. In warmer climates can also direct sow at end of summer for a fall harvest.  Use square foot gardening guidelines to direct sow 4 seeds per square foot. Or direct sow seeds in rows, spacing each seed about 6 to 8 inches from each other, in rows that are 12-18 inches apart. Sow seeds 1 inch deep. Keep the soil moist for better germination. 

Germination: 7-14 days

Days To Maturity: 75 days after direct sowing the seed

How & When To Harvest: When the pods have dried out and turned brown for dry storage beans. Or harvest pods before they dry out, but after the peas inside have swelled to be used as fresh peas.  

Common Diseases: The most common disease is rust, which easily occurs in humid or damp conditions. Improve airflow by proper plant spacing. Spray with 1 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water to clean and disinfect. 

Common Pests: Critters like rabbits love to munch on newly germinated bean seedlings, so protection from small animals might be required. I often find leaves with the edges cut and rolled in. This is damage from beanleaf roller larvae. It is usually not bad enough to where you need to treat for it and can just ignore. 

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