Cowpeas are the most productive legume in warm regions of the united states.
Cowpeas vs iron clay peas.
Another said that black eyed are also known as cow peas.
Due to their preference deer have been known to strip a newly seeded area if it is heavily overpopulated.
With their highly digestible protein packed leaves they are commonly used as a warm season forage for deer and livestock.
Iron and clay cowpeas are a summer annual legume.
Cowpeas are relatively inexpensive easy to establish and manage grow well under just about any condition produce a tremendous amount of protein packed and digestible forage and deer are extremely attracted to them.
They tend to be productive throughout the summer.
They will also produce seeds in pods in late summer that.
Per acre broadcast rates of 20 30.
It s the same just a different name.
Iron clay cowpeas yield an extremely high number of seeds which helps them be fairly resilient when faced with high amount of deer pressure.
Iron clay peas cowpeas are a southern favorite for food plots and are an easily planted crop either in row or by broadcasting.
Good root knot nematode resistance.
Planting iron clay cowpeas.
This high protein forage is excellent when used for grazing haying baleage or as a component in a summer cover crop.
Clay peas were carried as rations by confederate soldiers while both iron and clay peas sustained newly freed african americans after the civil war according to george washington carver s 1908 cookbook of field pea recipes vigorous drought hardy plants are a great nitrogen fixing cover crop.
Zone temperature zone warm.
The one said that cow peas are so much tastier than black eyed and healthier.
Pods light tan seeds.
Are they the same.
Small packet has about 245 seeds.
This is an annual legume that provides forage and seeds for deer and game birds alike and can be planted in early march through september depending upon the climate zone.
Iron clay cowpeas are one of my all time favorite summer forages for deer.
I have probably planted more acres in cowpeas during summer than any other species.
Iron and clay cowpeas are perhaps the most popular peas for wildlife enthusiasts planting warm season plots for deer.
It will also produce seed in pods in late summer that make excellent quail and turkey food.
They are vigorous drought hardy plants and are a great nitrogen fixing crop.
Late maturing pods can be harvested for the kitchen or used for fodder.
They are extremely high yielding in forage mass with high protein levels.
Cowpeas are a favorite for a good hardy southern area food plot.
Iron clay cowpeas are a summer annual legume.
They are also commonly planted as a cover crop because they fix nitrogen they have fast weed suppressing growth and they are exceptionally.
It is very tolerant to deer pressure once established and has good regrowth potential.
Plant to the rate of 60 lb.
It is extremely high yielding high in protein and productive throughout the summer.
Plant characteristics height 24 36 bloom color purple leaf color green sun.
I have read conflicting reports.
Cowpeas are generally very tolerant to deer pressure and once established have good re growth potential.
