Top Pick Pinkeye Cowpea Seeds

65 days. Phaseolus lunatus. Open Pollinated. Early Thorogreen Lima Bean. This early-maturing dwarf plant produces heavy yields of large, 2 ½” long by ½” wide, plump, pale green lima beans. The plant does not require staking. It is a flat, thin lima bean without the meaty texture that characterizes many of its thicker cousins. This baby lima bean is excellent for soups and casseroles. This variety is a good choice for the Northern regions. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549480. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: DM.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Texas Cream 40 Cowpeas. This semi bush plant produces high yields of 6 to 8" long pods. The plants are small and have light-colored peas. They are highly tolerant of drought and a wide variety of soil conditions, including heavy clay and sandy soils. White cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 293577. A variety from the USA.

60 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Lady Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of tiny creamy white cowpeas. Excellent fresh, frozen, or dried. It thrives in hot Southern regions. Heat Tolerant. Also known as Lady Finger Cowpeas. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 17359. A variety from the USA.

67 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Zipper Cream Cowpeas. This low, bushy plant produces high yields of light-colored cowpeas. The plant has 9" long green pods with 20 creamy white peas per pod. Peas are very delicious. The string on the pods acts like a zipper, making it easy to shell. Cream colored cowpeas. An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer’s markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. It was developed by the Experiment Station in Gainesville, Florida, in 1972. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 592374. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: N.

65 days. Vigna unguiculata. Open Pollinated. Iron & Clay Cowpeas. This bush plant produces heavy yields of cowpeas. It is a popular variety of cowpea, similar to the blackeye cowpea. often described as a mix of "Iron" and "Clay" types (one more vining, one more bushy). They are widely used for food plots, especially for deer, quail, dove, and turkey, cover crops, forage/hay, soil improvement, and human consumption as black-eyed peas or similar field peas. Unlike other cowpea varieties, iron and clays continue to grow and produce forage after the seed has dropped. Excellent for baking, soups, dried beans, and canning. Hunters plant crops in fields to attract deer and game birds. Deer love these cowpeas. Quail & other game birds relish the seed if the plant is allowed to seed. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

68 days. Phaseolus lunatus. Open Pollinated. Jackson Wonder Lima Bean. The plant produces good yields of medium-sized lima beans with purple speckles. Pods are 3 ½" long and have 3 to 4 beans. It originated in the 1880s on the farm of Thomas Jackson near Atlanta, Georgia, and became widely known in Southern seed catalogs by the early 1890s. This variety is very popular in the South. The plant sets pods even in hot weather. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 549467. An heirloom variety from the USA.