PEAS, SOUTHERN OR COWPEAS Approximately 1,500 seeds per pound.
PLANTING: In late spring, till soil. Place seeds 1″ deep, 3-5″ apart in a row spacing of 30-36″.
HARVEST: Peas can be picked when still green and soft, chewable and sweet. Or you can let them dry on the plant for dried
peas, wait until pod is discolored, shriveled and pea is hard to dent with thumb nail. Check on them daily or the wind will thrash
them for you. See dry shell beans for shelling instructions. After peas are shelled, use or store in a cool dry place.
You will need 2 lbs seeds per 100′ of row or 120 pounds per acre.
Inoculant
Each 2.3 oz package treats a 40 foot row.
Each 8.7 oz can will treat 150 of row.
Each 1.5 ozĀ package treats up to 8 pounds of seed.
Gardening soil inoculants are a type of bacteria added to the soil to “seed” the soil. In other words, a small amount of bacteria is added when using pea and bean inoculants so it can multiply and become a large amount of bacteria.The kind of bacteria used for legume inoculants is Rhizobium leguminosarum, which is a nitrogen fixing bacteria. These bacteria āinfectā the legumes growing in the soil and cause the legumes to form the nitrogen fixing nodules that make peas and beans the nitrogen powerhouses they are.
Each 2.3 oz package treats a 40 foot row.
Each 8.7 oz can will treat 150 of row.
Each 1.5 ozĀ package treats up to 8 pounds of seed.
Gardening soil inoculants are a type of bacteria added to the soil to “seed” the soil. In other words, a small amount of bacteria is added when using pea and bean inoculants so it can multiply and become a large amount of bacteria.The kind of bacteria used for legume inoculants is Rhizobium leguminosarum, which is a nitrogen fixing bacteria. These bacteria āinfectā the legumes growing in the soil and cause the legumes to form the nitrogen fixing nodules that make peas and beans the nitrogen powerhouses they are.
