Cowpeas (Southern Peas)
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Comments (13)yngfireman, There are a great many types of southern peas and even more sub-varieties. Most are used as dry peas. In my area there are two that are used fresh (indicated by the snaps). For the one pictured on the can that you linked, my guess would be they are Mississippi Silver. In my opinion, an even better fresh pea is the Pink Eye Puplehull, which comes in several sub-varieties. Keep in mind that these peas require a longer cooking time than most bean type vegies....See MoreSeeking Seed Trades - Edibles
Comments (7)have rev Taylor butter bean pole, striped hull greasy cut short,pretzel bean,blk turtle bean, blk seed pole,specked hull red lima,envy soy, bear soy,wipperpool will pea,pole mcCaslau, roma bush, blue lake string-less pole, also grew a bean i got from out local growers, looks like a sea bean, triangle shape, drys deep burgundy.It has a huge vine that was very hardy. peaches,...See Morenewpea
Comments (12)Pnbrown, I don't believe I fully understand factors which affect the growth of cowpeas. But at least with some varieties, *the opportunity to climb* does seem to stimulate longer vines. I'm growing only two of the Vigna unguiculata family, this year: Georgia Long, which is for snaps; and Penny Rile, a "cream pea." They are separated by several hundred feet. Of those, Penny Rile is the only one which behaves like the normal "southern peas." My June 24 planting of Penny Rile is barely starting to send out runners, but it is loaded with flowers. I'm pretty sure, if I planted this one without support, it would simply act like a robust half runner. Perhaps next year I'll try it. That's how I understood it was to be grown, when I first received the seed. However, it just happens that even when not trying, I've always planted it by some sort of support, and... up it goes. My first planting of Penny Rile(May 14) is starting to really cover the corn, where I planted it. The corn is drying down, letting in more light, and it looks like all of my cowpeas, even those in the most interior parts of the corn patch, have survived and are beginning to climb out the top of the corn. There are lots of "peas" to pick on that planting. I continue to battle Bermuda grass and have yet to get my whole garden (this is only our 2nd year here) under cultivation. But I've discovered that the corn/cowpea combo is very practical and satisfying. I can run a rototiller over a new patch of ground and plant corn (robust field corn) in that new ground. It will, with only one cultivation, outgrow and shade out weeds and Bermuda grass. At that first cultivation, I inter plant with Penny Rile Cowpeas (I'm sure most others would work as well). Then, when the corn begins to dry down, the cowpeas take over, continuing to crowd out weeds and yet, producing a delicious crop, for very little work. In the fall, when I clean up that patch, the soil will be ready for serious cultivation for other crops, in the coming year. This is a wonderful technique for my circumstances (limited time, hot climate, large area to conquer... amidst hostiles like Bermuda and Johnson grasses which threaten to overtake me and undo my hard earned progress). George Tahlequah, OK...See MoreHAVE: rice pea cowpeas (southern peas)
Comments (2)Mary, don't be discouraged. Out of over 100 listings that I currently have in the SSE Yearbook, most get requested only once a year or less... and some never. In my 6 years as a listing member, only once has anyone re-offered one of my seeds. (You will find one of my offerings, Red Rice Bean, directly below yours.) Yes, it can be a drag... fortunately, if I feel discouraged, I can hang out here. ;-) Due to my extreme Northern location, most of my beans are adapted to cooler weather; but I do have something from your want list. "Hopi Pole" is a medium-large butterbean, with attractive multi-colored seeds and a very heavy yield. Since it is a native of the desert Southwest, it should possess some resistance to heat. It has a rich flavor & fine texture when harvested as a butterbean. If you are interested, contact me through my member page....See Morepat_t
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