PEA – PIGEON (small) + Inoculant

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PEA – PIGEON (small)

Pea – Pigeon (Small)

Cajanus Cajun

Pigeon Peas 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