California Blackeyed Pea
Delicious, fast, and easy-to-grow specialty for warm climates. A version of the Southern classic vegetable, bred for California's drier climate and cooler nights. Blackeyed Peas are neither peas nor regular beans, but members of the cowpea or Southern Pea family. This group of plants comes from Africa, which gives them tremendous heat-tolerance. They fix nitrogen in the soil, making them an easy and thrifty crop to grow. In addition to having flowers, most cowpeas also exude nectar from their stems, to draw pest-fighting beneficial insects and pollinators. Can be eaten shelled out fresh, or as a dry bean. Eating these on New Years Day is supposed to bring good fortune all year. Definitely it is a good fortune to be able to grow your own staple foods like this! Vigna unguiculata. 75 days. 100 seeds