I invested in a pea sheller several years ago. Best investment ever. Growing up I used to always beg my grandmother, please let's take them to the sheller.She always responded, no it mashes them to much. When I got grown and started my own garden, I grew some of the family white peas and took them to a local sheller. I brought them by my grandmother's house and she said Ooo that's some pretty peas. I told her I tookem to the sheller. She just laughed because I always begged her to take them to the sheller...
I grew up eating black eye peas. They are very good dried and are shelf stable, but my favorite way of eating them is picked young and green and I always pick some immature pods for snapping which adds a great flavor to the peas.
In Florida we always called the "cow peas or field peas" black eye peas. We also plant zipper peas and crowder peas. When I was very young 3 to 6 years old we lived in Savannah ; this colored lady would come around with a cart selling vegetables (she shelled the peas as she pushed her cart) one of the peas she sold were called pigeon peas , they were half the size of a black eye pea and were excellent. I haven't had or seen them since, by the way that was in the 1950's.
This was a great talk. I learned a lot about peas getting stung up and other things I didn't know! The old goat is on the second shelf behind two big yummy tomatoes..on the side the nails are on.
My first year growing field peas here in southeast Ohio. I've got some purple hull pink eyed peas growing and plants are looking great. Cant wait to try them. Old goat hiding behind hoss and tomatoes
The zipper peas are really good. I never ate a bad cowpea. Big Boy purple Hull, crowders, or red rippers, all go go great with corn bread! I get some in Arkansas every year, but I grow them here in Missouri (zone 4).
Hello from Jacksonville, Florida! Another GREAT video! Field peas are my favorite to grow in the garden. My grandpa would grow a few of them (mainly zipper peas) every year when I was a kid and they were always my favorite to eat at our family meals! I found out a few years back that the local feed and seed store that I shop at each year (Standard Feed & Seed) was where he would get his seeds from. I am so glad that I found out that your company sells a variety of field peas too (including my favorite zipper peas). I've bought many of them from your company to give a try in my lil' backyard garden. Feels like I am carrying on a gardening tradition! Anywhooo.... I would say zipper peas are my favorite to grow even though they have given me a fit in the garden this year. I'm taking your advice & trying them again in the fall garden. As for Old Goat, I think he is hiding on the tomato shelf right behind Mr. Hoss. Have a GREAT 4th of July holiday! :)
Another great episode you two. I don't know how the old goat could see anything hiding behind Gregs head like that. Also OSHA regulations say you need a safety harness when climbing on the tomatoes.
Great Show. I learned alot about peas. when I was growing up it was always beans. It was a litte hard to find the old goat but every now and then he would show up behind Greg on the second shelf. I little worried about my garden tomatoes are looking great and just pulled some sweet corn but going to be in the 100's next 11 days.
Mississippi Purplehull Peas have been by far the best field peas we have grown!! Of course, we bought the seeds from Hoss. ;) We are in Central Florida, Zone 9a. Usually, aphids and nematodes take them out but even with our lack of rain and an extreme heat wave these beauties just keep right on trucking. I love the purple flowers too! They are easy to shell and there are a lot of peas in each hull as well. Thank you, Hoss, for such a great selection of such great seeds! Oh my gosh, they taste great too. Can't believe I almost forgot to say that! LOL!
Those zinnias are gorgeous! Zinnias are one of my favorites and since pollinators like them it’s a win-win! I planted cow peas for the first time this year.
My favorite is the blackeye pea. I tried the pinkeye pea last year and they were all "stung up" from the leaf-footed bug and other stink bugs. Lost the whole crop. Back to the California Blackeye pea this year. Already enjoyed the first harvest with cornbread. I ordered a fresh packet from Hoss Tools, planted a row and got 100% germination. Will be succession planting again around mid July. Thanks for the planting dates.
Gotta admit, I'm not a pea eater. Forgive me, I'm a Northern Yankee. But on a better note, I ordered some seeds from you last week on Thursday. I got them the following Monday. I ordered some seeds you didn't have in stock from another seller at the same time. I got them two days later and they were closer. If your seeds grow anywhere as fast as you ship them, they may be sprouted in the package already. 1st time customer and I do believe I'll be a lifetime customer. I have binge watched your videos over the last couple of weeks and have been convinced on drip irrigation. I bought everything I needed local and will be installing it tomorrow. Thank you for all the information you give us and most importantly, God Bless You!!!
I might have a warped sense of humor. But laughed at your one star review story. Cowpeas? Field peas? My dad grew up in the south so black eyed peas for New Year’s is a must. I learned something new again from this video. I really only think of green peas when I think of peas. That is all we’ve grown in our small Colorado garden. Never heard of cowpeas. Well that darn goat has found his way into the corner on the shelf tucked behind a tomato tucked behind Mr Hoss’s head, which is tucked under a cool hat.
I did not grow peas this year. I saw old goat while you had your hat off talking about how much you liked it for only $20. Old goat was all the way in the right corner of the middle shelf with the tomatoes.
I’m in Northeast Oklahoma…high humidity and 90+ days from first of June until October usually. I grew up with what we called black eyed peas and purple hull peas. Love them. What we called black eyed peas are actually purple eyes. I want to find some orange lentil seeds because I’m gluten free and I buy a lot of them, and I’d rather grow them myself. I can make flour from the dried lentils.
OMG I need to know how to order the Dixie Lee peas from y’all oh my y’all I’m 70 years old and disabled I try to grow them in containers I have to drag my chair and do the best I can thank you for doing what y’all are doing
I was disappointed you didn’t mention Mississippi Purple Hull Peas-my favorite! Those white butter peas-I planted those a couple of years ago and they were quite good But I won’t plant them again. Even at maturity, the hull is rather small. I had to literally feel every hull on the bush every time I picked to determine if they were mature. They grow down in the bush and I just found them tootime consuming. And then, they’re hard to shell. Very good though! 😊
Great show enjoyed it and very interesting. Packed with some knowledge and wisdom. Old goat behind Greg's head. My Hossanators are very productive and large. They started out from seeds with 100% germination! And they still impressing me with the size of fruit, numbers of fruit, taste of fruit, and them dog gone good mator sandwiches. Tonight we had BLHT....(bacon, lettuce and Hoss tomato) just wonderful. Will grow them again. 21 ounce so far my biggest. May not win the contest but I am a winner with these. I am coming to get some zipper pea seeds.
Howdy Greg, Got a question for you…I’m fixin to replace my chicken flock. The old girls are spent and it’s time for them to become dog food. While I am raising my new chicks I want to replenish my chicken yard with a good clover or ground cover while the chicken yard is empty. What I’m looking for is something I can broadcast and roll in. My chicken yard is approx 15,000 sq ft. Of course, I have Florida Sandy soil so I need something that will take to the Sandy soil. You got something like what I need? TIA, Hollis
Our Hossinator tomatoes are doing great but nothing like that monster you have Greg! Still very satisfied with them and they are holding on in this heat so far. Back in my younger days my grandfather had a hobby retirement farm and he grew all sorts of peas. I remember every summer all the extended families sitting around in front of fans in the heat of summer shelling peas. My favorite back then was the "butter pea", but cream peas were a close 2nd. Now that I'm in my later years I look back fondly on those simple summer evenings and wish I could go back there again and spend just a little more time there. Peas are one of those "memory" foods for me! As to the Old Goat, that sucker is getting good at hiding behind Greg and avoiding the camera. He is in the very corner of the 2nd shelf behind Greg and his "Mission" hat (those hats are available on Amazon by the way).
We can't submit pictures on the form anymore. I tried 5 times to put in our family garden but it didn't let us. Any ways we love watching you guys. We are growing hossinator, snapper, orange wellington and other tomatoes.
Here in east central Mississippi i grow top pick purple hull and zipper cream. I also grow a smaller pea my grandpaw had that runs a little with a white hull not real sure what it is but i grow it in his honor.
Another great garden show. Thank you very much for taking the time to show us all those pea varieties. I heard a Florida Urban Gardener say that, in the spirit of permaculture, having aphids all over your cowpeas is beneficial. They draw in the ladybugs for the next rotation crop that you grow. Lady bugs is one of the best beneficial predators. Just something to weigh and ponder on.
My favorites to grow are Colossus and Big Red Ripper, but this year I am trying the top pick pink eye pea. I missed the name of that new grape or plum tomato.
FOUND THE OLD GOAT - hiding in the tomatoes on the shelf behind Hoss' hat. Took a long time to find him, until 21:03 when Hoss was talking fertilizer. Thanks for explaining what field peas are, I was mystified until your video!
I've transplanted what I call blackeyed peas many times. our local feed store has a greenhouse and have them in spring. But I only set out 15-20 Back in the day helped grandma sew them and she just bought a bag at grocery store to plant. Also back when I worked long hrs and lazy Id just cook some dried ones in my pressure cooker and mix my fresh graden snaps with them and a pan cornbread.
I don't eat field peas, but I did plant a few as a cover crop a few days ago (they're up now, and more than I really expected), and am anticipating doing more with them along those lines in the future. I might grow them in a compost pile that has a lot of woody material in it as well. I confess, though, that I went the cheap route: I just grabbed a bag of blackeye peas in the dry bean section at the grocery store for this year's experimentation.
I just finished with my pink eye peas this past week. On my 20' double row I put up about 3 or 4 lbs. That old goat is getting good almost couldn't see him in the tomatoes behind Greg.
Planted White acre peas that I got by mistake so I said why not use them. So glad I did because they are doing great. Going to be planting Zippers soon. My question is how do you tell when they are ready to pick? Old goat is hiding behind the tomatoes but he was hard to see behind Mr. Greg new hat.
Great show as always. Getting ready to plant a Buckwheat cover crop ahead of our fall Lady Cream peas. Appreciate the info on pests and disease. BTW..the Old Goat is behind Hoss's left shoulder on the middle shelf behind the tomato.
It is true what Greg said about canned foods not spoiling when power goes out and freezer stuff does if you don't turn on the generator or have solar backup. I love to have home canned food in my pantry too! I also think a freeze dryer is a worthwhile investment and I sure hope you two get a freeze dryer and share putting up produce in that. I bet you could work a deal with Harvest Right to give discount to your viewers and maybe they would discount you for your purchase of the freeze dryer if you show your journey of getting it and using it on some of your videos. Also -- is that the old goat behind Greg on middle shelf I see at 16:49 of this YT video?
I think I see old goat at 16:49 over Greg's shoulder on middle shelf tucked in above tomato. My RU-vid picture definition isn't very clear even when I increase the pixels so I'm not sure but that would be my guess.
I've never been much for Southern Peas, but honestly didn't know there were so many choices beyond black eyed peas and purple hull peas until tonight. I'm in zone 9a near the Texas Gulf Coast, so I think I am a week off your timeline. I will be adding some varieties with my fall crops to try for the first time. BTW, Old Goat is hiding behind Hoss' head. Thank you for sharing your knowlege. Love the show!
Great show tonight as always. Didn’t know so many pea varieties, I like growing any type purple hull pea and black eye, that’s what my mom grew for years. Thanks for the show. Old goat a bit hard to see, but, right behind Greg, middle shelf in the tomatoes and peppers. Also, great wheel hoe tools, I have the high arch, the regular 2 wheel and just got the single wheel hoe, have also the planter, so I’m set for gardening more, with the push type tools when I retire, here in Arkansas, retirement is in 2 years. I enjoy your videos, the tools and of course your seed. Next is to learn more about your drip tape.
Hi, Thanks for another great show. I believe the old goat is in with the tomatoes right behind Greg’s head. Have a great weekend and Happy 4th of July!!
Love my snaps in my peas. I got a white pea that's been passed down through the family. The original pea is probably over a hundred years old from the original. It's so old no one remembers the variety of white pea it was...
Going to order those tomatoes seeds for next year!Question for Greg.We grow lots of produce to sell here in Fair Play SC . We grow on black plastic,irrigation under it. I want to grow corn next year in many of our plots the same way . How close should I plant my corn in my rows. Close or really close. Going to put down chicken manure for my fertilizer this fall! Love your Videos ! Thanks for all your help and know how! Have a great day!
This is from our corn growing guide. The link is included below hosstools.com/corn-growing-guide/ Based on 6” seed spacing with 36” row spacing and 5 extra seeds per row to be on the safe side. 25 seeds/10 ft. row (3 rows) 75 seeds/10’x10′ Plot 750 seeds/1000 sq. ft. This means you would need roughly 32,000 seeds of sweet corn per acre. Row Spacing - 30 to 36 inches Plant Spacing - 6 inches Planting Depth - 1 inch
I like every kind of pea but those english ones but then I have only tried (once) the store bought can version!😣 Maybe I should grow a few to try fresh. Psst. the old goat is on the shelf with the tomatoes and peppers (behind Greg)
Well I ordered zipper peas from y’all about a month ago . I was gonna plant them in mid August but you said your gonna plant yours in late July . Now I’m gonna plant mine in late July.
I'm not a big fan of peas. I think it's a mental thing that stems from growing up and having to shell peas every summer day and sometimes way into the night. I hated it then and still hate shelling peas.
I’m going to order the zipper peas and try them along with the hossinator tomato for the fall. I’m zone 8a so should have plenty of time, right? The old goat is hiding behind Greg’s head on the second shelf.
Well that was good field pea info. I have grown red ripper and now have been growing the pink eyes, although I don’t think I have the top pick variety which I may have to switch over to hopefully they are the same Pea . For me my biggest pest is a aphids but neem does not work well, I have to go stronger .for the most part. You said that when planting you only put an organic fertilizer as a pre-plant, do you still use the inoculant as well or is that not necessary? Also you stopped at zone 9 would Zone 10 be the same I’m guessing? Momma hoss should do a canning and recipe video for them.. thanks