'Promiscuous Peas' African Pea Breeding Mix

Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata Origin: Western North Carolina Improvement status: Breeding population Seeds per packet: ~45 Germination tested 12/2024: 90% Life cycle: Annual From our friends at The Utopian Seed Project, here's another diverse breeding mix ready to be adapted to your farm or garden. We'll let founder Chris Smith tell the story: "This is the beginnings of an African Pea Ultracross, created as part of a search for promiscuous peas! In most things related to seeds, I always first turn to Yanna Fishman, board member of The Utopian Seed Project and an incredible seed keeper. I told Yanna I was looking for African peas [A.K.A. southern peas, black-eyed peas, or cowpeas — though they are not just food for cows!] and when I arrived for a visit she had pulled out jars and jars of different African pea varieties. They were diverse and beautiful, but there was one jar pushed to the corner labelled only 'Sports'. Yanna explained that she plants all of her peas pretty close t