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Cowpea subspecies with smaller seeds and shorter erect pods. Drought-tolerant. Both grain and forage use. Popular in African and Indian cuisine.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
Vigna unguiculata
A fellow Fabaceae — similar growing habits to Catjang Pea
Direct-sow Catjang Pea outdoors about 2 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 8 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 80 days.
Water: Low · Height: 80 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average — heat-loving