Colossus Crowder Pea

  • Botanical Name:Vigna Unguiculata ‘Colossus Crowder’
  • Height:24 inches.
  • Spacing:1 – 4 inches between plants and 24 – 36 inches between rows.
  • Depth:1/2 inch deep.
  • Spread:24 – 36 inches.
  • Light Required:Full Sun
  • Pollinator:Self pollinating
  • Yield:Excellent producers.
  • Size:1/4 Lb
  • Fruit:Straw-colored, red-tinged 7-9 inch pods.
  • Days To Maturity:75 Days
  • Zone:3-9
  • Germination:7 – 12 Days
  • Form:Vegetable, Pea, Southern Pea, Cowpea
  • Flower Form:purple flowers
  • Soil Requirements:Deep, rich, fertile, loose soil.
  • Seed Count:1/4 lb. is approximately 400 seeds, (sows a 50 ft row) and 1 lb. is approximately 1600 seeds.
  • Foliage:Green foliage with alternate 3 foliate leaves.
  • Comments:Large, semi-vine plant with easy-to-shell pods. Seed is large with improved flavor. Resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes. Silver-green pods with brown peas.
Large, semi-vine plant with easy-to-shell pods. Seed is large with improved flavor. Resistant to fusarium wilt and nematodes. Silver-green pods with brown peas. 75 DAYS.