It would be cheaper to just buy a bag at the grocery store! A pound of dried seed only costs about $1, cheaper than shipping! I have planted a lot of different dried seed from the grocery store and they work well. Unless you are looking for a particular variety.

I love black eyed peas too, but I've only ever had them reconstituted from the dry, bagged, grocery store ones. I will say, though, that pretty much anything that you simmer with smoked pork products, and especially bacon, is going to taste pretty spectacular. ;) I'm going to start another couple tubs of cowpeas this weekend, and maybe crowd them a little bit more, since I've read some differing things on spacing, and see which ones produce more. Since it's more or less just an experiment, I won't be too terribly heartbroken if I don't find myself drowning in a sea of peas.

I think that is not much soil to grow that number of plants, so likely we are seeing the beginnings of nutrient deficiency. In general yellowing/browning leaves that start at the bottom and work upwards is indicative of insufficient nutrition.

This is why I LOVE this site! I had the same exact question and here it is pre-answered for me and everything. I wanted to do something different with BEPs this New Years and the caviar sounded like a fresher alternative. Christine