Iron and Clay Cowpea ,Southern Pea, Field Peas
Organically Grown ,Great cover crop, This warm season annual legume produces high protien forage for wild life and makes a great soil building cover crop. It will produce high amounts of nitrogen and open up the soil with its very deep root system. Plant in the spring or early summer. Excellent for quail, dove ,deer. Plant at 40-50 pounds per acre. (OP) HEIRLOOM. 60-70 days. Most popular of all Southern peas across the country! Rich, lightly sweet flavor and meaty texture. Dark black-eye trademark on its white shell. Can use as green shell or dry peas. Early maturing. 6-8”L pods, well-filled with medium-large seeds. Vigorous, heavy yielding, 16-18”H upright to semi-spreading vines. Fair drought resistance. Great fresh, frozen or canned. Resistant: Fusarium Wilt,Nematodes. Approx 250 seeds per ozA great cover crop for warm weather and Southern growers.Grown much like soybeans. Frost sensitive, but fast growing to 2 1/2' in warm/hot weather. Sow midspring once soil has warmed. Drill