Bean Southern Cowpea California Blackeye #5 Heirloom Seed

Vigna unguiculata

Item #0094

75 days. 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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