A farmer might call them cowpeas. A grocer might call them black-eyed peas. A restaurant waitress might call them field peas. But they are all talking about the same vegetable — the southern pea. If ...

I like to grow Purple Hull peas because when the pods are ready to pick, they turn purple (great for a novice grower unsure of when to harvest) and the flavor of the peas is excellent. YARDLONG BEANS: ...

At this time of year, many of the vegetables we planted back in spring (March/April) are looking about as weary as we feel out in the heat and humidity. Production has just about finished now, and age ...

They sounded interesting - a little bit like a black-eyed pea but with more flavor. But what the heck do you do with a purplehull pea? When Vernon Conrad told us he had them coming in by the bushel at ...

SOUTHERN PEAS: Southern peas are easy, productive and delicious. Excellent varieties include Mississippi Silver, Purple Hull, Whippoorwill, Black-eyed and Elite. They grow on relatively short vines ...