Vigna, Dew-Bean, Mat Bean, Moth Bean, Turkish Gram 'Mother Bean'

A rare annual warm season crop indigenous to India. Highly drought resistant. These sprawling mat- forming plants do great in very hot we...Read Moreather ( up to 100-120 degrees F!) and they protect the soil . A low growing plant with small rounded pods 1-2" long and about 1/2 " wide, which contain 4-8 tiny beans. In India the young tender pods are eaten as a fine dish, and the dry beans are used like lentils. They are also very high in protein at 22-24%. In California trials it was used as a "green manure " to smother weeds and succeeded well. Try this unusual and useful rare vegetable in your garden ,especially if you live in a drought -stricken area or the southwest.