Cowpea Seeds - Vegetable Plant for Home Gardens

Cowpea Seeds produce Black-eyed Pea plants, a warm-season legume known for its trailing or bushy growth habit and nutrient-rich edible pods and seeds. This annual plant develops vigorous vines with compound leaves and produces small, pea-like flowers that develop into pods containing mature seeds. Cowpeas thrive in full sun with well-drained, fertile soil and are suitable for garden beds, raised beds, and container cultivation. They are adaptable to hot climates and improve soil fertility through nitrogen fixation.

Features

• Trailing or bushy annual legume growth habit

• Produces edible pods and seeds

• Suitable for garden beds, raised beds, and containers

• Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil

• Adapted to warm climates

• Enhances soil fertility through nitrogen fixation

Specifications

• Scientific name: Vigna unguiculata

• Common name (US): Black-eyed Pea

• Seed type / variety: Legume vegetable variety

• Growth habit: Annual vine or bush

• USDA zones: 5 to 11 (grown as annual)

• Planting season: Spring after last frost

• Growing season: Late spring through summer

• Sowing Season: Spring

• Sowing season months: April to June

• Germination time and conditions: 7 to 14 days at 70 to 85 F in moist, well-drained soil

• Sunlight requirements: Full sun

• Soil requirements: Well-drained, fertile sandy or loamy soil

• Watering needs: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist during flowering and pod formation

• Mature plant size: 2 to 6 feet tall; 1 to 3 feet spread (varies by variety)

• Plant spacing: 12 to 18 inches apart