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Southern peas please

by Ralph Mitchell
July 9, 2025

If life gives you long, hot summers, grow southern peas! Sometimes called cowpeas, southern peas should not be taken for granted – not only do they provide a tasty vegetable, but also add nitrogen to your soil doing double duty now and ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Cowpeas, Peas, Southern Peas

Southern Field Peas, a Summer Delight

by rlcarter
July 14, 2015

Cowpeas are one of the most important food legumes in the semiarid tropics covering Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, and Central and South America. A drought-tolerant and warm-weather crop, cowpeas are well adapted to the drier regions of the ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Cowpeas, Panhandle Gardening, Peas, Vegetable Gardening

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