PEA-PIGEON + Inoculant
PEA-PIGEON + Inoculant
A$3.50
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Cajanus Cajun
PEA-PIGEON (small) + Inoculant have been cultivated for 3500 years & may have come to the West Indies with the slave Indian workers around the mid 1800′s You can use the green peas like fresh peas, & the dried peas like any other dried peas, beans or lentils. (In India Dhal is made from pigeon peas.) The peas can also be sprouted & they can be ground into flour. Pigeon pea would have to be one of the most versatile plants because it improves soil fertility by fixing atmospheric nitrogen. It is a perennial, evergreen shrub, growing to over 3m tall &has a lifespan of about 5 years, tolerates various soil types.
Recommended Planting Time: Spring, soil temp should be at least 25C for germination, a higher soil temp will give a more even germination. It can be direct-seeded or planted into tubes & later transplanted. Sow the seed 2.5 cm deep. Soaking seeds overnight will improve germination. PH: 6 – 7.5
| Germination Time (Days) | 8 – 16 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 65 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 5 – 10 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
90 - 300 cm (3 - 10 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to Autumn
Temperature Range
20 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Perennial
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil
pH
5.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
20 - 25 °C (68 - 77 °F)
Seed Preparation
Use inoculant for nitrogen fixation; soak seeds for 12 hours before sowing
Sowing Depth
2 - 3 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
50 - 90 cm (20 - 36 inches)
Row spacing
90 - 120 cm (36 - 48 inches)
Watering
Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 15 days
Harvest Time (Days)
100 - 120 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Millet, Cereals
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas
Pests
Pod Borers, Aphids,Thrips
Diseases
Fusarium Wilt ,Powdery Mildew
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
