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Quick facts -Delightful golden chickpea -Desi-type chickpea Cicer arientinum Desi-type chickpea (aka garbanzo bean) that is smaller than other types of chickpeas and is typically used to make chana dal- a split pea dish. They can also be slow cooked whole as you would any other dry bean. We love how productive this chickpea is. We got this seed from Adaptive Seeds, who got it from food activist Krishna Khalsa. |
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp |
Indoor Start |
Germ Days |
Frost Tolerant |
Sun |
Seed Depth |
Plant/Row Spacing |
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70 |
Not rec. |
6-17 d. |
Light frost |
Full |
Surface |
16”/18” |
| Plant shortly after the ground can be worked in spring, right around when you might plant peas. Plant on the surface as light aids germination. Thin to 1' apart, with rows 18" apart. Allow plants to dry down in late summer. Harvest by cutting down the whole dry plant into a bag. Free seeds from pods by beating the bag, or driving over it, and use a fan to separate chaff from beans. |
Seed specs: Packet size 1/4 oz: 35 min.