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| Brand: | Botanical Interests |
| Style: | BI0094 |
| Our Price: | $1.79 |
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Bean Southern Cowpea California Blackeye #5 Heirloom
Vigna unguiculata
Days to maturity: 75
Technically a bean, Southern cowpea or black-eyed pea grows in conditions similar to, or slightly warmer and more humid than snap beans (unlike real peas). Very high in protein (20%), low in fat, and high in Vitamin B1. Plants are upright and semi-spreading with 6" - 12" pods produced at the top (crown) of the plant. Southern home garden favorite variety.
This packet plants two 12 foot rows.
Days to Emerge: 10 days
Seed Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 2 seeds every 4" to 6"
Row Spacing: 3' - 4'
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 4" - 6"
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when temperatures are warm.
Note: In very hot summer areas such as the South and Southwest, sow in March for June harvest, and August for late September harvest.
When to start inside: Not recommended
Artist: Marjorie Leggitt
Vigna unguiculata
Days to maturity: 75
Technically a bean, Southern cowpea or black-eyed pea grows in conditions similar to, or slightly warmer and more humid than snap beans (unlike real peas). Very high in protein (20%), low in fat, and high in Vitamin B1. Plants are upright and semi-spreading with 6" - 12" pods produced at the top (crown) of the plant. Southern home garden favorite variety.
This packet plants two 12 foot rows.
Days to Emerge: 10 days
Seed Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 2 seeds every 4" to 6"
Row Spacing: 3' - 4'
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 4" - 6"
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when temperatures are warm.
Note: In very hot summer areas such as the South and Southwest, sow in March for June harvest, and August for late September harvest.
When to start inside: Not recommended
Artist: Marjorie Leggitt
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