Southern Peas

	Calico Crowder (Pole Cat) PEA, SOUTHERN 14g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 16101 Price:$2.25 Quantity in Basket: none
79 days. (Hereford Pea, Polecat Pea) One of the more flavorful southern peas, and one of our favorites. Dried peas are buff-colored with maroon splashes, especially around the eye. Recommended for the Mid-Atlantic from Virginia southward and westward (south of latitude 39). Seed Saver Packet (14g)
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	Queen Anne Blackeye Pea PEA, SOUTHERN 57g seed Code: 16103 Price:$2.25 Quantity in Basket: none
68 days. Compact plants. [Developed by the Virginia/AES.] 'Queen Anne' is a very dependable and heavy producer. Yields 8 to 12 seeds per 7 to 9" pod. Plants are compact, 26 " tall with no runners. Highly recommended for green shell or dry use, freezing, or canning. Can be grown in most northern states. Pkt.
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	Queen Anne Blackeye Pea PEA, SOUTHERN 114g seed Code: 16103F Price:$4.25 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Queen Anne Blackeye Pea PEA, SOUTHERN 228g seed Code: 16103G Price:$6.25 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Big Red Ripper (Mandy) PEA, SOUTHERN 28g seed Code: 16107 Price:$2.25 Quantity in Basket: none
70 days. [Heirloom from VA and NC] Large number of peas per pod. A good flavored table pea with 10" long pods containing as many as 18 large peas per pod! Reddish-green pods are borne high and are easy to see in the foliage. The vines are resistant to very hot, dry summers. Use fresh or dried. Very popular with our Texas customers. Pkt. (28 g)
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	Big Red Ripper (Mandy) PEA, SOUTHERN 114g seed Code: 16107F Price:$4.25 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Pinkeye Purple Hull PEA, SOUTHERN 28g seed Code: 16108 Price:$2.25 Quantity in Basket: none
65 days. An early, heavy yielding, semi-bush variety with good disease resistance. Can be double-cropped in the Mid-Atlantic and south. Pods contain elongated white peas with purple or pink eyes. Use for canning, freezing, or fresh eating. Pkt. (28 g)
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	Pinkeye Purple Hull PEA, SOUTHERN 114g seed Code: 16108F Price:$4.25 Quantity in Basket: none
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	Arkansas Razorback PEA, SOUTHERN 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 16115 Price:$2.45 Quantity in Basket: none
[1960s U. of Arkansas release] Very colorful red-and-white calico peas with good flavor. Yellow pods on moderate 3’ vines. Pkt
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	Colossus PEA, SOUTHERN 28g seed, USDA Certified Organic Code: 16114 Price:$2.45 Quantity in Basket: none
58-65 days [1972 Clemson U. release] One of the largest and best of the crowder peas. Light-brown seeds in straw-colored, purple-tinted 7-9” pods. Very prolific, easy to shell. Pkt
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Southern peas, cowpeas, field peas: (Vigna unguiculata) Black-eyed peas: (Vigna unguiculata unguiculata) This vegetable seems to have a different name in each section of the country. Southern peas are also called cowpeas, field peas, crowder peas, and black-eyed peas. By whatever name you call them, they’re an old favorite in the South and can be grown where both days and nights are warm for a period of 60 to 90 days. CULTURE: Sow seed 1” deep, 3” to 6” apart in rows 18 to 42” apart. Southern peas have cultural requirements similar to beans. They need full sun and a warm growing season. For best results provide a well-drained soil, with pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5. Do not apply nitrogen which will result in poor yield and lush foliage. The ability of southern peas to grow in poor soil is quite remarkable, and they are relatively free of insects and disease in our area. HARVEST: Harvest when seeds have filled the green pods, but before seeds have hardened. PREPARATION AND USE: Can be boiled, frozen, canned, or dried. Green seeds can be roasted like peanuts. Scorched seeds can be used as a coffee substitute. Leaves may be used as a potherb. INSECT PESTS: Weevils sometimes infest dried seed. To kill weevils, freeze thoroughly dried seed for 24 hours. SEED SAVERS: Isolate from southern peas and asparagus beans by a minimum of 50’ for home use. For pure seed isolate a minimum of 150’. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g unless stated (about 285 to 500 seeds, depending on variety) sows 60 to 100’.