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Post by hmoosek on Aug 31, 2022 23:58:00 GMT -6
Just a couple notes on my Cowpea trials this year. As many of you know, I resorted to using containers for cowpeas this year. Not for everything, but most everything. Here are 3 varieties that I’d definitely recommend if you wanted to grow them in a container. MN 150 (medium sized tan & cream seed) is a vigorous pea plant. Doesn’t mind the container one bit. It got beat down by a storm and in a few days jumped right back up. It’s blooming and growing peas quicker than ALL the other peas I have planted. The seed is two-toned. I’m impressed with its vigor and ability to bounce back.  Big Boy Cowpea is another one I’d recommend for growing in a container. Although It does send up runners, I’ve grown it in ground without support. Yesterday, I did place it near some string in case it wants to climb. I stuffed quite a few into a big sized flower pot that’s on par size wise with a 5 gallon bucket.  Red Ripper…I’m sorry, but I do not know which version of Red Ripper I have. My seed is quite old. My seed was on the small side. Not like lady pea small more like the size (maybe a bit smaller) of black eyed peas you’d buy at the store to cook. Seed color was a very pretty deep maroon color. I crowded these guys into a very shallow, two foot long flower pot. They don’t seem bothered by being crowded at all! They have really surprised me! In fact, they are doing so well in that confined area, I just have to wonder what they would do if grown in the ground. Like I said, my seed is pretty old. I bought them sometime between 2005 and 2007. I was listening to the “Dirt Doctor “ back then and he recommended them. I “think” my seed came from Baker Creek, but I could be mistaken. I was buying a lot of my seed from them back then. The bottom picture shows how crowded they are. I will snap a picture tomorrow of what they look like now. You will be impressed!   |
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Post by woodeye on Sept 1, 2022 8:04:59 GMT -6
I have to say that I'd love to have some contained peas in the backyard in addition to peas inside my enclosure next year down at the big garden. They look great, moose. It would be a waste of time and money for me to try it though, unless I build Fort Duncan Jr. up here here behind the house. Mama deer has been coming back for a few cucumber leaves once in awhile, nothing major. Well, it was nothing major until last night or early this morning. Apparently she likes my spiky cucumbers as much as I do, she ate one that was 6+ inches long, plus the bottom 3 feet of a vine that had baby cucumbers swinging on it.
Upon finding such an abhorrence, I have made a corporate decision. Anything planted on this place next year will be inside the enclosure. It will make my garden plans smaller, but it can't be helped. The deer have spoken. I have listened...
Anyhow, good job, moose! 
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Post by june on Sept 1, 2022 9:06:32 GMT -6
First day of September and a slow drizzly rain has moved in...just what I need, and the way a seasonal September should start. Loving it. Before the rain started, I got a photo of my purple hull cowpeas just starting to bloom. Trivia--purple hull brown crowder's have purple blooms....
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 1, 2022 10:25:50 GMT -6
juneIt’s the same here. Cloudy and with Drizzle. Just enough to wet the grass. A break from the summer sizzle is nice!
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 1, 2022 14:45:07 GMT -6
I promised another picture of Red Ripper  |
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 1, 2022 19:58:39 GMT -6
I have to say that I'd love to have some contained peas in the backyard in addition to peas inside my enclosure next year down at the big garden. They look great, moose. It would be a waste of time and money for me to try it though, unless I build Fort Duncan Jr. up here here behind the house. Mama deer has been coming back for a few cucumber leaves once in awhile, nothing major. Well, it was nothing major until last night or early this morning. Apparently she likes my spiky cucumbers as much as I do, she ate one that was 6+ inches long, plus the bottom 3 feet of a vine that had baby cucumbers swinging on it.
Upon finding such an abhorrence, I have made a corporate decision. Anything planted on this place next year will be inside the enclosure. It will make my garden plans smaller, but it can't be helped. The deer have spoken. I have listened...
Anyhow, good job, moose! I am so sorry to hear that. I have never done any kind of pepper spray or pepper sprinkles on a plant, but I think I might be out there tomorrow with whatever I could find in my pantry to try to save those cucumbers. |
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 1, 2022 20:00:28 GMT -6
hmoosek, your pea plants are looking great. You’re right, I am impressed by Red Ripper, but by the others as well. Keep up the good work.
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Post by chrysanthemum on Sept 1, 2022 20:03:35 GMT -6
First day of September and a slow drizzly rain has moved in...just what I need, and the way a seasonal September should start. Loving it. Before the rain started, I got a photo of my purple hull cowpeas just starting to bloom. Trivia--purple hull brown crowder's have purple blooms....
June, that’s an absolutely beautiful photo of a stunning blossom (and it’s glowing!). Thanks for sharing it. I’ll be excited to see the pods, too. |
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 1, 2022 20:04:12 GMT -6
Thanks chrysanthemumI got to thinking about what you said. You know , of providing information about all the varieties. It makes since to also include things like being able to grow in a container. As you know and saw from my posts, not everything was happy in a container. |
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Post by woodeye on Sept 2, 2022 6:39:28 GMT -6
I have to say that I'd love to have some contained peas in the backyard in addition to peas inside my enclosure next year down at the big garden. They look great, moose. It would be a waste of time and money for me to try it though, unless I build Fort Duncan Jr. up here here behind the house. Mama deer has been coming back for a few cucumber leaves once in awhile, nothing major. Well, it was nothing major until last night or early this morning. Apparently she likes my spiky cucumbers as much as I do, she ate one that was 6+ inches long, plus the bottom 3 feet of a vine that had baby cucumbers swinging on it.
Upon finding such an abhorrence, I have made a corporate decision. Anything planted on this place next year will be inside the enclosure. It will make my garden plans smaller, but it can't be helped. The deer have spoken. I have listened...
Anyhow, good job, moose! I am so sorry to hear that. I have never done any kind of pepper spray or pepper sprinkles on a plant, but I think I might be out there tomorrow with whatever I could find in my pantry to try to save those cucumbers. |
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 5, 2022 10:01:19 GMT -6
Red Ripper was blooming, but that storm yesterday blew thing round quite a bit. I noticed the blooms are Lavender. Very pretty! Once it recovers a bit and starts blooming again, I’ll get a snapshot up.
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 7, 2022 9:06:46 GMT -6
Red Ripper Bloom  |
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Post by hmoosek on Sept 10, 2022 14:55:18 GMT -6
The first 3 pods of peas are drying on the vine. It’s from the puny pea patch that has multiple varieties, so no clue which pea it is. I’ll keep them for giggles. I’ll plant them in the coming seasons to see if we have a cross. Ya never know, might get lucky.
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