The southern pea, a warm-season crop, is sometimes referred to as a cowpea, asparagus bean, crowder pea, field pea, or blackeyed-pea. It is not a true pea, but a bean with high protein content that is commonly grown in the South. Sow seeds 2 to 3 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart. The vegetable can be used fresh, canned, frozen, or as dry shelled beans. Both seeds and pods are eaten in the green immature stage like snap beans, or they can be left to further mature the seed. Shell southern peas before pods turn yellow. For dry use, let pods turn brown or yellow and then shell.
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