Cowpeas - Mississippi Silver

Approximately 1,000 to 2,000 seeds per lb

Open Pollinated 1965, VFN

• 56 Days, 6.5”
• Part of the Brown Crowder category
• They are a large legume (cowpeas are actually a bean, not a pea) with a meaty taste and a hearty texture
• Bred by Mississippi State University and released in 1965
• Called silver for the silvery-green sheen on their pods
• The 6.5” pods will have 11-12 peas “crowded” in them
• Brown with white hilum