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Cowpea

Botanical information

Botanical information
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Vigna
Common name Cowpea
Species V. unguiculata

Maturity days

  • 80

Planting months

Planting months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

Permaculture uses

Permaculture uses
Usage 1 Usage 2 Usage 3
Pioneer Nitrogen Fixer Vegetable

Growing condition comments

Growing Condition Comment
Drought Tolerant Yes
Humidity tolerant
Planting area Ground
Sunlight Full sun

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Short comments

Heat and dry tolerant. Arid & semidesert regions

General comments

Space plants: Rows 1 Metre apart Cowpeas are heat and dry tolerant but frost will finish them. Can be grown in cooler areas if they are started under cover and planted out after last frost. They are an ancient food source and have probably been used since Neolithic times. Young leaves can be cooked and used like spinach and are very high in protein. The young pods are edible.

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