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| Zones | 7a to 11a |
|---|---|
| Sun | Full sun |
| Water | Low |
| Days to harvest | 65 |
| Harvest window | June-October |
| Difficulty | Beginner |
| Type | Annual |
From Jermaine's notes: Southern peas. Fix nitrogen, feed your family, and the plants make great chop and drop mulch. Iron and Clay is the cover crop standard.
The Cowpea file is inside the Plan.
Here is exactly what is in it. No mystery, no teaser.
- Where it comes fromThe history, the trade route, who carried it here
- How to grow it herePlanting window, spacing, sun, water, feeding
- What kills it down hereThe Southern failure mode, the part nobody writes down
- Taking the harvestWhen to cut, where to cut, how to keep it producing
- Keeping what you pickedDrying, freezing, curing, how long it holds
- In the kitchenHow to cook it, how to dry it, how to brew it
- Its job in a food forestLayer, nitrogen, chop and drop, shade, pollinators
- What hunts itPests, diseases, and who to plant it beside
- Where to get itSeed, nursery, or a cutting from somebody who has one
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