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vegetable
BeesSouthern US classic. Heat-loving and drought-tolerant. White seeds with distinctive black eye. Both fresh and dried. Fixes nitrogen efficiently.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Thrips, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Well-draining, sandy — drought-tolerant
Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica
A fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Black-eyed Pea
