Cowpea, Charcoal Grey
Cowpea, Charcoal Grey
Cowpea, Charcoal Grey
Cowpea, Charcoal Grey

Cowpea, Charcoal Grey

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Quick facts

*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating

*Heat/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought

*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.

  • High yields
  • Rare variety
  • Short-season suitable

Vigna unguiculata

80 days.  This charcoal grey cowpea is a short season adapted, super productive bush cowpea that we are just in love with.  Flowers are purple and green pods have a remaining purple tip.  This rare variety came to us through the Seed Savers Exchange Yearbook.  They got it from George Stevens of Synergy Seeds.  George described this variety in the 1988 SSE Yearbook as being from a single plant he selected in1987 from an "100 Bean Mix" sold by Dr. Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds. 

How to grow it:  

Germ Temp

Indoor Start

Germ Days

Frost Tolerant

Sun

Seed Depth

Plant/Row Spacing

75-85

Not rec.

6-17 d.

No

Full

1”

6”/10”
Direct sow 1" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3" with 8" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before.

Seed specs:

Packet size:  1/4 oz. ~35 seeds