Seeking advice for a southern pea

[kyredneck]

Hello all! Haven't posted here for a while, been distracted by duty to family mostly, anyway good to see my password still worked, good to be here.


What's a 'bushy' type field pea that's good eating fresh or dried? Brown speckled preferred but not necessary.


Also has anyone Piggott Family Pea for trade? 

[khoomeizhi]

i think old timer would fit the bill.

[kyredneck]

Jan 29, 2020 5:08:35 GMT -5 khoomeizhi said:

i think old timer would fit the bill.

Thank you! These just might be what I've been looking for:

www.rareseeds.com/store/vegetables/cowpeas/old-timer-or-purple-hull-speckled-cowpea

Do you have any Old Timer cowpeas to trade? $2.50 for thirty seed is a bit steep. (.083 per seed)

[prairiegardens]

Solana Seed in Quebec Canada is selling them 40 seeds for 2.50 Canadian funds. US money costs us about 35 cents per dollar these days so I imagine the cost to you (aside from shipping which I don't know) would be less than $2 when all was said and done. When I ordered from her some years ago everything came in good order...but every word on the packet was in French, in case you care.

[khoomeizhi]

Jan 30, 2020 19:05:48 GMT -5 kyredneck said:

Do you have any Old Timer cowpeas to trade? $2.50 for thirty seed is a bit steep. 

i think so. let me do some digging and get back to you.

[blueadzuki]

I doubt this will be of any help (given that 1. you seem to already have settled on a pea and 2. you thought 2.50 was steep for seed) but Ricters sells a cowpea in it's seed zoo called avakli that might fit you bill as well. Besides being speckled and bushy (I think, based on the third picture on the general page) it also appears to be fast growing (if they are planting it in May and harvesting it in August)

link

[kyredneck]

Jan 31, 2020 21:19:38 GMT -5 blueadzuki said:

 you thought 2.50 was steep for seed
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Thanks for the info, sounds right, but 6.25 for 25 seeds is even steeper. (.25 per seed)

'Old Timer' is also called 'Speckled Purple Hull'. Check this out and tell me how much seed one gets for forty bucks:

Speckled Purple Hull Cowpea Seed - Southern Peas Field Pea Seeds (½oz to 1 LB) - 39.99

(I wrote the seller for clarification)

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Judging from this one (I ordered 4 oz - .0324 per seed) it's 1 lb for 39.99.

[kyredneck]

Jan 31, 2020 6:31:22 GMT -5 khoomeizhi said:

Jan 30, 2020 19:05:48 GMT -5 kyredneck said:

Do you have any Old Timer cowpeas to trade? $2.50 for thirty seed is a bit steep. 

i think so. let me do some digging and get back to you.

Disregard, don't bother, I've ordered 4 oz Speckled Purple Hull from Amazon. Thanks.

[kyredneck]

Jan 31, 2020 1:55:08 GMT -5 prairiegardens said:

Solana Seed in Quebec Canada is selling them 40 seeds for 2.50 Canadian funds. US money costs us about 35 cents per dollar these days so I imagine the cost to you (aside from shipping which I don't know) would be less than $2 when all was said and done. When I ordered from her some years ago everything came in good order...but every word on the packet was in French, in case you care.

Thanks. That's about .045 per seed before shipping. I found them for .0324 per seed (free shipping).

[blueadzuki]

Feb 1, 2020 16:53:04 GMT -5 kyredneck said:

Jan 31, 2020 21:19:38 GMT -5 blueadzuki said:

 you thought 2.50 was steep for seed
link

Thanks for the info, sounds right, but 6.25 for 25 seeds is even steeper. (.25 per seed)

'Old Timer' is also called 'Speckled Purple Hull'. Check this out and tell me how much seed one gets for forty bucks:

Speckled Purple Hull Cowpea Seed - Southern Peas Field Pea Seeds (½oz to 1 LB) - 39.99

(I wrote the seller for clarification)

[add]

Judging from this one (I ordered 4 oz - .0324 per seed) it's 1 lb for 39.99.

Actually, I have since found out there is someone in the SSE that has Avakli (no idea what they charge, but it's probably less)