Beginner Gardening: Harvesting Cow Peas, 1 by Ozark

Ozark wrote:
Hey, I've found I LIKE cowpeas, a lot.

I only planted one row about 18' long, in midsummer after harvesting beets and onions from that row. The cowpea seeds cost me, I think, 45 cents at the farm supply store!

The cowpeas took no care at all and didn't get any pests. We got one good picking off them a couple weeks ago, and today I harvested the whole bunch because they're done now.

My two little granddaughters helped me pick and shell the peas, so they learned something and had fun doing it. We got about 3 lbs. of shelled peas, and my wife will be cooking up a big bunch of them tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the rest will keep fine in freezer bags in the freezer?

Thanks, fellas, for letting me know about these. I'll be growing some in every garden from now on.