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Three delicious annual full-sun cowpea seeds for adding to your vegetable garden. Cowpeas, also known as black-eyed peas, are a type of legume that is commonly grown in many parts of the world. These varieties are essential for any outdoor survival garden due to their high nutrition content and nitrogen-fixing properties. The dried peas make an excellent addition to long-term food storage supplies.
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Three delicious annual full-sun cowpea seeds for adding to your vegetable garden. Cowpeas, also known as black-eyed peas, are a type of legume that is commonly grown in many parts of the world. These varieties are essential for any outdoor survival garden due to their high nutrition content and nitrogen-fixing properties. The dried peas make an excellent addition to long-term food storage supplies.
Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed Peasare a variety of cowpea that thrives in warm climates and helps fix nitrogen in poor soils. This staple of Southern cuisine is delicious, nourishing, and versatile. Tasty when eaten fresh or when canned, frozen, or dried for long-term storage.
Knuckle Purple Hull Cowpeas
Knuckle Purple Hull Cowpeasare named for their large, purple pods. This bush-type cowpea is popular for its heavy yields and plump, succulent cowpeas, each with a signature purple "eye". Tender and delicious when eaten fresh; retains flavor and nutrition well whether frozen, dried, or canned.
Cowpeas are a good source of protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals such as iron, potassium, and folate.
Cowpeas are nitrogen-fixing plants, which means that they can help improve the fertility of the soil by converting nitrogen from the air into a form that can be used by other plants.
Cowpeas are relatively resistant to pests and diseases.
Cowpeas are well adapted to hot and dry conditions and can survive with minimal rainfall.
Cowpeas can be grown as a food crop for human consumption, as animal feed, or as a cover crop for soil improvement and erosion control. Additionally, cowpeas can be used to produce flour, soup, and other food products.
Generally, cowpeas should be planted after the last frost date in the spring, when soil temperatures have warmed to at least 60°F.
Direct seeding is the most common planting method. Prepare the soil by removing any weeds or debris and loosening the topsoil. Then, create furrows or rows in the soil using a hoe or rake, and plant the seeds about 1-2 inches deep and 4-6 inches apart.
Cowpea seedlings can be started indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost date and transplanted into the garden once the soil has warmed up. Space the plants about 12-18 inches when transplanting.
It is important to water the seeds or seedlings immediately after planting and keep the soil moist until the plants are established. Cowpeas also benefit from regular fertilization throughout the growing season to promote healthy growth and high yields.
Sustainable Living - Vegetable gardening is an essential foundation of a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Homegrown fruits and vegetables are generally more flavorful and nutritious than store-bought.
Easy to Grow - Seeds are packed in a beautiful paper packet with instructions for successful growing and germination in your own home garden. Each package also has instructions for saving seeds after harvest. Getting started is simple for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
Quality Seeds - Plant now or store for future growing seasons. These seeds will remain viable for years if stored in a cool dry location. Our safe, non-hybrid non-GMO heirloom seeds are always open-pollinated, naturally grown, untreated, and selected to ensure the best germination rates
Heirloom seeds are the types of seeds your grandparents grew. These varieties have been passed down from generation to generation. They’re old reliable open-pollinated varieties that aren’t typically grown commercially. Instead, they have a rich history that predates modern breeding techniques.
You can learn more about open-pollinated, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds in our Survival Garden Training blog.
The majority of our seeds are sourced in the United States, with a few exceptions when the seed is difficult to source domestically. Whenever we do have to source outside of the US, we ensure our seeds are safe to grow, non-GMO varieties that meet our standards for germination and reliability.
No, we do not pre-treat our farmer seeds. All of our garden seeds for sale are untreated, open-pollinated, non-GMO, and heirloom varieties. They are kept in temperature-controlled cooler storage until they are packed and shipped to keep them pest and disease-free.
The seeds in our collections are specifically chosen from varieties that can be successfully grown from Zone 3 to Zone 10 USDA Hardiness Zones. However, individual varieties have specific needs to thrive in different environments. Each seed pack has optimal temperatures for germination and instructions on seed starting. Consult local frost dates to plan your garden and get the most out of your seeds.
Our seeds will generally last for 3-10 years if they are appropriately stored in a cool, dry place. However, we encourage you to grow your survival seeds within a year or two of purchase. This yields the best germination rates possible and also gives you more experience growing survival food now. At the end of the growing season, follow the instructions on the back of each packet for saving seeds for future gardens. These new seeds for survival will be more adapted to thrive in the growing conditions where you are.
