Sowing calendar · Legumes
Black-eyed pea
Vigna unguiculata · Feijão-frade, Frijol carita, Niébé, Augenbohne, Fagiolo dall’occhio, feijao frade
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directMay–Jul
- HarvestJul–Nov
- Germination
- 5–10 days · soil from 16 °C
- Spacing
- 60 cm between rows · 15 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 3 cm
- Harvest after
- 70–100 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~3 years
Notes
Loves heat and handles drought better than common beans. Eat the young pods green or leave them to dry for beans.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.