Wonderful to grow! (And EAT!) I can't imagine having a garden and not growing purple hulls.
As you can see by one of th...Read Moree pictures above they easily find a place nestled in with other garden crops (in this case tomatoes to their left and peppers to their right)!
They are considered "climbers" by some folks but as you can see they sprawl rather nicely, eh?
Very pretty plant, not bothered by many insects, abundant harvest and delicious! Can be stored as a dry bean or easily processed (canned or frozen)!
The version of this cowpea that I grow is not a rampant climber. I use it as a bush pea although it will run a couple of feet on occasion...Read More. Vines are larger than most of the Blackeyes but peas are very similar except that the eyes are pink instead of black. Hulls turn purple at the green shell stages making them easy to pick. Down side if you donn't have a mechanical sheller is that the purple color comes off on your hands when shelling.
Will cross redily with other cow peas. My wife says the cross tastes better.
Wonderful to grow! (And EAT!) I can't imagine having a garden and not growing purple hulls.
As you can see by one of th...Read More
The version of this cowpea that I grow is not a rampant climber. I use it as a bush pea although it will run a couple of feet on occasion...Read More