Iron & Clay Cowpeas

Iron & clay cowpeas are one of the most popular warm season legumes. They love the heat, they tolerate drought, and they offer nitrogen fixation in a soil building mix, or higher protein in an annual grazing mix. Cowpeas have a long maturity which means when they are planted at the beginning of summer, they can achieve a lot of growth before temperatures cool down into fall.

Type: Legume

Season: Warm Season

Seeding & Growth

Drilled: 1″ to 2″ deep
Broadcast: 65-80 lbs/A
Avg Seeds/lb: 4,100
Height: 2′-3′
Drought and Heat: Very good drought tolerance, excellent heat tolerance
Flooding: Fair tolerance for flooding and ponding