Spread 2 inches (5 cm.) of organic matter (compost, rotted leaves, aged manure) over the bed and dig into the upper 8 inches (20 cm.). This southern pea variety is easy to grow, not fussy about the type of soil they grow in, and needing very little additional fertilization. Succession crops can be sowed every two weeks. Purple hull peas are a warm weather annual that can’t abide frost, so timing is essential for later crops.įor early plantings, sow seeds in the garden four weeks after the last average frost date or start peas indoors six weeks prior to transplanting out into the garden. ![]() Once the tomatoes have finished up, use the garden space for purple hull peas for an early fall crop. The neat thing about growing purple hull peas is that they are an excellent choice for late summer planting. Called the Knuckle Purple hull, it is a compact bush variety that matures at 60 days with a resulting stronger flavor than its counterparts. One variety, however, produces a larger brown bean or crowder. Most of the purple hull pea varieties produce pink-eyed beans, hence, some of the names. The Texas Pink Eye Purple Hull is yet another bush variety with some disease resistance that is harvestable in 55 days. Both are resistant to mosaic virus and mature between 65 and 70 days. Petit-N-Green is another such variety with smaller pods. The Charleston Greenpack is one such variety that forms a compact self-supporting bush with pods developing on the top of the foliage, making for easy picking.
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