Improved Crowder flavor.

Colossus Crowder Pea

Improved Crowder flavor.

7-9 inch pods
Easy to shell
Disease-resistant plants

Semi-vining plants produce plenty of 7-9 inch, easy-to-shell, silver-green pods with large, brown peas. The peas have an improved flavor over older varieties. Colossus Crowder Pea, sometimes called a cow pea, is one of the more popular southern peas and can be eaten as a green shell pea or dried for later use. The plants produce high yields, are resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes and are adaptable to a range of soil conditions, including clay and sandy soils. 75 DAYS.

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Botanical Name: Vigna Unguiculata 'Colossus Crowder'
Height: 24 inches.
Spacing:1 - 4 inches between plants and 24 - 36 inches between rows.
Depth:1/2 inch deep.
Spread:24 - 36 inches.
Light Required:Full Sun
Pollinator:Self pollinating
Yield: Excellent producers.
Size: 1/4 Lb
Fruit: Straw-colored, red-tinged 7-9 inch pods.
Days To Maturity: 75 Days
Zone: 3-9

Germination: 7 - 12 Days
Form: Vegetable, Pea, Southern Pea, Cowpea
Flower Form: purple flowers
Soil Requirements: Deep, rich, fertile, loose soil.
Seed Count: 1/4 lb. is approximately 400 seeds, (sows a 50 ft row) and 1 lb. is approximately 1600 seeds.
Foliage: Green foliage with alternate 3 foliate leaves.