The cowpea sustains the people who live on the very edge of existence with much needed nutrition and thrives in hot, dry conditions. My ag seed supplier didn't have forage soybeans but they said Iron Clay Cowpeas are just as good, so I spring planted some for the first time, four plus acres worth, as part of a mix with radishes, sorghum, sunflowers, clover and t-raptor brassica. deep, 2 in. Iron and Clay Cowpeas are some of the top performers when dealing with heat and drought conditions. They are vigorous, drought hardy plants and are a great nitrogen-fixing crop. It is extremely high yielding, high in protein and productive throughout the summer. Iron & Clay cowpeas. Show All. We use Facebook Pixel and other cookies to optimize user experience. Like all cowpeas, they can also be consumed by humans in the form of snap beans and dry beans. Is it an acquired taste? Vigorous-growing summer annual legume that thrives in hot, wet conditions; Excellent drought stress tolerance (better than soybeans) and fixes up to 150 lbs. Seeding rate was 54 pounds per acre. This is an annual legume that provides forage and seeds for deer and game birds alike, and can be planted in early March through September depending upon the climate zone. Cowpeas are relatively inexpensive, easy to establish and manage, grow well under just about any condition, produce a tremendous amount of protein-packed and digestible forage, and deer are extremely attracted to them. Cowpea, Iron & Clay Description; Reviews (1) Good legume cover. Quick View. Iron and Clay Cowpeas also have shown to handle acidic soils much better than other legumes. Iron and Clay Cowpeas are heat- and drought-tolerant legumes. Iron Clay Peas produce forage in 45 days and mature seed in 100 days. I'll throw in some shoofly pie and Philly cheesesteaks to make it worth your while. Like all cowpeas, they can also be consumed by humans in the form of snap beans and dry beans. With their highly digestible, protein packed leaves they are commonly used as a warm season forage for deer and livestock. N/A; Widely adapted to varied soil types including nutrient poor, sandy or droughty soils. I have probably planted more acres in cowpeas during summer than any other species. Many guys see that with brassicas. Iron Clay Cow Peas Description. They do well in a wide range soil types, including nutrient poor or sandy and droughty soils. They are able to excel due to their massive tap root that has been measured reaching depths of 8+ feet. Excellent for baking, soups, dried beans, and cann Cowpea Seeds $ 3.00. Cowpeas, Vigna unguiculata, are a warm-season annual that can be grown throughout the United States.Often called iron-and-clay pea or black eye pea, this legume crop produces highly digestible large triangular leaves on viney, stemmed growth that is very attractive to deer. Iron & Clay Peas (Iron-Clay Cowpeas) are a southern favorite for food plots and are an easily planted crop either in row or by broadcasting. They are excellent for quail, dove and deer. They tend to be productive throughout the summer. IRON & CLAY COWPEAS. Iron and Clay Cowpeas are a summer annual legume. Planting Iron & Clay Cowpeas Iron Clay Cowpea. Iron Clay Cowpeas are a vining summer annual legume, and the beans it produces are also known as black-eyed peas. What seed store are you getting your iron clay cowpeas from? Iron and Clay Cowpeas are heat- and drought-tolerant legumes. Planted at 25-50 lbs per acre. This series features the cover crops we've grown on our Headquarters Farm in southern Oklahoma. Second, could be it takes a little bit for them to figure it out.

How to Grow: Sow seed 1 in. Cowpeas are generally very tolerant to deer pressure and once established have good re-growth potential. Iron and Clay is a fast growing plant that can reach 3′. They are excellent quality crops and have They mowed my ag beans like candy. This warm season annual legume produces high protien forage for wild life and makes a great soil building cover crop. They are adapted to a range of soils and seem to be relatively pest-free. This high protein forage is excellent when used for grazing, haying, baleage, or as a component in a summer cover crop. Iron-clay cowpeas are one of my all-time favorite summer forages for deer. Southern peas are also called cowpeas, field peas, crowder peas, and black-eyed peas. Maybe yankee deer don't like black eyed peas? L. cv. Iron & Clay Peas Cowpeas are a southern favorite for food plots and are an easily planted crop either in row or by broadcasting. So I've got these beautiful Iron Clay Cowpeas for what? I'll trade you a few for some southern deer with big racks that are smart enough to eat cowpeas. This year for our 2019 food plot, we are making a 1/2 acre food plot using iron and clay cowpeas. Of all the things you could plant cow peas are about the least picky about ph ,fertility,planting. apart in rows 3-6 ft. apart, thinning to 4 in. Cowpeas, Field Peas, Stock Peas and Southern Peas are just a few names by which the Vigna unguiculata is known. Inoculant: cowpea, lespedeza type . Iron and Clay Southern Pea (Cowpea) 110 days [Brought to the U.S. by enslaved Africans before the American Revolution. This is an annual legume that provides forage and seeds for deer and game birds alike, and can be planted in early March through September depending upon the climate zone. Bush type plant produces heavy yields of cowpeas. ). This is an annual legume that provides forage and seeds for deer and game birds alike, and can be planted in early March through September depending upon the climate zone. Out of stock. (You must log in or sign up to reply here. Add to Wishlist. Could it be a regional thing? (more than 10 bags of 50 pounds) please contact us by Phone at 800 253 7346 or click here for a price quote and delivery options.. Known as the most heat-adapted legume with excellent drought tolerance, which can largely be attributed to it's stout tap root. Cowpea roots have been documented at penetrating over 8 ft. into the soil profile, which is far superior to soybean roots. Out of stock. Planting Time: Planting Rate Acre: Late Spring: 15-25 lb. Iron & Clay Cowpeas. Vigna unguiculata. Lady. Unlike other cowpea varieties, iron and clays continue to grow and produce forage after the seed has dropped. Iron and Clay cowpeas makes a great cover crop for smothering weeds and adding Nitrogen to soil. Iron & Clay Peas (Iron-Clay Cowpeas) are a southern favorite for food plots and are an easily planted crop either in row or by broadcasting. Vigna unguiculata . Type: warm season annual legume Uses: Iron and clay cowpeas are perhaps the most popular peas for wildlife enthusiasts planting warm season plots for deer. Your Review. Production Residue: 2,500 to 4,500 lb/acre. Open Pollinated. For additional information, review our Privacy Policy. Iron Clay Peas are excellent for quail, turkey, dove & deer. My ag seed supplier didn't have forage soybeans but they said Iron Clay Cowpeas are just as good, so I spring planted some for the first time, four plus acres worth, as part of a mix with radishes, sorghum, sunflowers, clover and t-raptor brassica. Cowpeas are a highly preferred summer deer forage and can be difficult to prevent over grazing in small or medium sized plots. It became an eight foot high jungle, and the deer were in there eating stuff all summer and actually living in there as well, but I could never find any evidence that they took one bite of Iron Clay Cowpeas? Pretty much just need contact with bare dirt. Its humble origins seem to be in northern Africa where they are still cultivated to this day. This variety of cowpeas are grown just like soybeans. Discussion in 'Food Plots for Wildlife' started by Mennoniteman, Sep 10, 2017. Do they only eat at certain times? They are adapted to a range of soils and seem to be relatively pest-free. Iron Clay Cowpeas are a warm-season legume used as an added ingredient to spring, summer and fall food plots for wildlife. These videos explore our results on establishment and growth, ground cover potential, and weed control for each crop. Cowpeas are the most productive legume in warm regions of the United States. apart. Total: 76 (members: 6, guests: 57, robots: 13). $ 68.00. ‘Iron Clay’ Season type: summer annual legume Seeding rate: 40 to 50 lb/acre drilled; 80 to 100 lb/acre broadcast. Select options. Your Name. Iron Clay Cowpeas produce forage in 45 days, and mature seed in 100 days. Iron Clay Cowpeas. What is your guys experience with Iron Clay Cowpeas? Annual southern pea (cowpea) used for hay, forage, wildlife, soil building, human consumption. Plant April - August. Iron-Clay Cowpeas are one of the most popular peas for wildlife in the warm season plots for deer and other wildlife. Excellent for quail and deer. Iron & Clay cowpeas are a summer annual legume. Or are they just not a top ten deer plot planting? Although I don't plant summer plots I have several friends who plant IC peas with lablab and their plots stay mowed down! 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This variety would be found in the “field and forage” classification of cowpeas, but can be used to eat for human consumption as well. Iron & Clay cowpeas protect soil from erosion, smother weeds, produce 100 - 150 lbs/ac of nitrogen, and are tolerant of lower fertility soils. By whatever name you call them, they're an old favorite in the South and can be grown where both days and nights are warm for a period of 60-90 days. Iron & Clay cowpeas are a widely used summer annual for hay, cover crops/soil building and wildlife. Produce forage in 45 days with maturity in 100 days. Cow peas are fast-growing, annual, summer forage legumes. 65 days. Iron Clay Peas - A warm season Legume used as a added ingredient to Spring, Summer and Fall food plats for wildlife. First, you may have enough at four acres that they can keep up with browsing. For added soil building and diversity, plant in a mix with other summer annuals, such as sunn hemp, sudangrass, buckwheat, or MasterGraze till-ering corn. Iron and Clay have a long season of vegetative growth before flowering and will make vines that will run along the ground or climb up other plants, if given the chance. Iron & Clay Peas (Iron-Clay Cowpeas) are a southern favorite for food plots and are an easily planted crop either in row or by broadcasting. In a straight stand, cowpeas form a dense weed suppressing mat and fix nitrogen. For a fast-germinating summer food plot or early bow-season hotspot, try planting some cowpeas. I have asked at the bedford farm bureau but they don't carry them, I got a bunch of evolved harvest mean bean crush on clearance a few years ago and the deer seemed to like the cowpeas in the mix. For quantities over 500 lbs. Oops, no products to show. For article reprint information, please visit our Media Page. Description: Cowpeas are a vigorous growing warm season annual legume. It is very tolerant to deer pressure once established and has good regrowth potential. This is an annual legume that provides forage and seeds for deer and game birds alike, and can be planted in early March through September depending upon the climate zone. Clay peas were carried as rations by Confederate soldiers, while both Iron and Clay peas sustained newly freed African-Americans after the Civil War according to George Washington Carver’s 1908 Cookbook of Field Pea Recipes.] The “Iron Clay” variety is commonly grown as forage, and incorporates both the bush and vining types. The best time to plant is during spring for best results as the frost will kill the cowpeas. Some can't get them to produce a bulb before they're wiped out, others can't even find a nibbled leaf. Description Additional information Reviews (0) Description. Dumb Yankee deer. They are extremely high yielding in forage mass with high protein levels. ros, 40-60 broadcast: Write a review.

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