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How to Grow Field Peas as a Garden Cover Crop

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by Jennifer Poindexter Are you interested in adding cover crops to your garden? Have you thought about growing field peas as a cover crop? Many people grow field peas for harvest. However, few think of them as a way to add nutrients to your growing area. Cover crops are a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growing Vegetables Tagged With: cover crops, field peas, garden cover crop, healthy soil

Guide To Growing Southern (Field) Peas

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Growing Guide for Southern Field Peas and Cowpeas

Southern peas (Vigna unguiculata), also known as cowpeas, black-eyed peas or crowder peas, are technically beans, not peas. Like green peas (Pisum sativum), they are legumes, fixing nitrogen in the soil and enriching it for later crops. Unlike green peas, they thrive in hot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening 101 Tagged With: black eyed peas, cowpeas, crowder pea, field peas, growing field peas, growing southern peas, purple hull peas, southern peas

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