by Jennifer Poindexter Are you interested in adding cover crops to your garden? Have you thought about growing field peas as a cover crop? Many people grow field peas for harvest. However, few think of them as a way to add nutrients to your growing area. Cover crops are a … [Read more...]
Guide To Growing Southern (Field) Peas
Southern peas (Vigna unguiculata), also known as cowpeas, black-eyed peas or crowder peas, are technically beans, not peas. Like green peas (Pisum sativum), they are legumes, fixing nitrogen in the soil and enriching it for later crops. Unlike green peas, they thrive in hot … [Read more...]