Dixie Lee Pea
Dixie Lee Pea is a crowder-type, cowpea variety with high pod set for clean, easy harvesting. Productive and drought tolerant — a great variety for freezing or canning. Vigna unguiculata. 65 days to maturity. 1,500 seeds per lb.
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Description
Be sure to check out our Cow Pea Growing Guide for more tips & tricks on successfully growing cow peas in your garden.
Dixie Lee Pea is a crowder-type, field pea with pods that sit high on the plant for easy, clean harvesting. This cowpea variety is fast-maturing and can be succession planted with multiple crops per year in warmer climates. Plants average 10-12" tall and will spread 42" wide with runners.
Dixie Lee Pea is a heat-tolerant variety that performs well in drier growing conditions. When planted in spring, it will continue to flower and set new pods into the summer months. It also can be grown as a fall crop when planted in late summer or early fall.
Dixie Lee Pea produces pods that are initially green and turn yellow once pods are ready to be harvested and shelled. Pods average 7-8" long with 14 peas per pod. Once cooked, peas will have a dark brown color with a rich, nutty flavor. These are delicious when prepared fresh, but also hold exceptionally-well when blanched and frozen or canned.
We recommend planting Dixie Lee Pea using a walk-behind planter like our Hoss Garden Seeder. Use a #5 seed plate, but always check the hole size and modify if necessary. Because it has a semi-vining growing habit, allow 3-4' of growing space for each row.
Field peas or cowpeas do very well when planted on double rows. Plant two rows about 6" apart, then skip over 3-4' and plant another double row. This will allow you to maximize garden space and produce more vegetables per square foot of garden. Peas should be harvested when pods are full and shelling is easy. If the pods do not shell easily, they likely need to stay on the plant longer.
Dixie Lee Pea Planting Information
Planting Method: direct seed
When to Plant: after last frost
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 3-4"
Row Spacing: 3-4'
Days to Maturity: 65
Disease Resistance: None
The Dixie lee peas had 100% germination ,something very few seeds can do, awaiting the crop yield.I will order all my seeds from Hoss in the future. Good bye Ferry Morse.....
Absolutely love them they're doing very good now I planted them the last week of July they came up within 4 days I'm just waiting on them to get flowers and little peas
I planted Hoss Dixie Lee peas on July 26th and they was already coming up by Tuesday July 30th when I was ordering from burpee seed company I have to wait until at least 6-7 days but when I discovered hoss if I order like on Monday I have them seeds here by Wednesday afternoon I'm very satisfied also with the other seeds I've ordered from hoss
I am unable to have a garden in the ground due to medical issues. I decided to plant a lot of these in pots instead. I was unsure how it would go, but decided to give it a shot, since these peas are a childhood favorite. So far, I am very pleased with the seeds. Everyone that I sowed have come up. I am anticipating a great yield from the seeds. They are all going great, and I highly recommend them.
Dixie lee peas have been a staple in every family function that I can remember. My mom's favorite that she only knew as "field peas". I've been scouring the stores to find this particular variety of field pea, and can only find it here at HOSS. I've planted them for the first time ever and I'm excited to learn about them as they grow and tweak my methods for the best yield. My sister in Nebraska will also be so excited when I send her Christmas present....
