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Texas Creme 40 Pea

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Texas Creme 40 Pea is an heirloom, open-pollinated cowpea variety developed by the Texas A&M University in the early 1950s. Performs well in a wide variety of soil types. Excellent texture and flavor. Vigna unguiculata. 65 days to maturity. 2,500 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.

Texas Creme 40 Pea is an heirloom, open-pollinated cowpea variety that produces delicious, creme colored peas. This southern pea variety is drought-tolerant and performs well in a wide variety of soil conditions from sandy to clay. Plants have an upright growth habit and produce white flowers with pods set high on the plant for clean, easy harvesting. Pods average 6-8" long and are slightly curved. Pods are light green and will dry to a tan color.

Texas Creme 40 Pea was introduced in 1952 and developed by the horticultural department at Texas A&M university. It was originally developed by crossing an early-season blackeye pea variety with a mid-season creme pea variety. This is a great variety for freezing and canning. Blanch briefly and vacuum seal to have delicious peas throughout the cooler months, or pressure can in jars for long-term storage. For best results, plant field peas on drip irrigation to ensure adequate water is available throughout the plants life cycle.

We recommend planting Texas Creme 40 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 "crowder peas", 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.

Texas Creme 40 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/Pest Resistance: None

Customer Reviews

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Melissa Fosburg
I loved these peas

I'm relatively new to growing crowder peas. I bought these along with Mississippi Pink Eyes this year, and I loved both. Will definitely be growing both again.

The only thing I'd change is to add that these are a vining type. I assumed these were a bush style and planted them accordingly. Thankfully I had previously planted snap peas nearby in the same bed, because these guys found it and took it over.

Dear Webmaster, a quick mention of the growth habit would be helpful to other gardeners.

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robert ham
Updating earlier review.

Cow peas aren’t sexy, but these sure changed my mind. Near 100% germination as noted made for a great cover crop. Had to till between rows for about three weeks then the peas took over. Great crop of great tasting peas. Some work involved in picking, but I will be growing these every year. Just turned them under. With the price of peas at the grocery, a little water and work probably yielded 5-6 times my seed investment.

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robert ham
Near 100% germination

Great looking pea patch this year. Got them going late so harvest won’t be for another couple of weeks. The wheeled plow tool from Hoss was great for keeping the patch clean until the peas covered up the whole area.

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David S
According to Dave

Arrived on time and in very good condition.

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Miguel Larsen
5 out of 5

Very quick germination. Planted them here in NE Texas as part of my fall garden this past Monday and 5 days later they are a couple inches tall.