Best time to plant cowpea in Richmond
Vigna unguiculata
Also called black-eyed pea, black-eyed bean, southern pea
Sow cowpea in Richmond in Sep to Feb.
An annual legume, the cowpea can stand upright, trail or climb, and plants vary greatly in size and shape. First farmed in Africa, it ranks among the oldest farmed crops. The cooked seeds are the main food, best known as black-eyed peas, and young pods and leaves are eaten as well.
When to sow in Richmond
Richmond, QLD is in the arid zone. Its months for cowpea apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Richmond
Frost usually arrives in Richmond around late June and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early June or as late as late August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 20-30mm
- Plant spacing
- 15-20cm
- Row spacing
- 50cm
- Height
- 90cm
- Germination
- 7-14 days at 18-25°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-80 days
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.