The latest planting time of cowpea

Cowpeas, commonly known as carob beans, ginger beans, with beans, hanging beans. Cowpea is divided into cowpea and rice cowpea, belonging to leguminous plants. Cowpea is not strict in planting environment, so it can be planted in spring, summer and autumn. The following editor will introduce the planting time of cowpea.

Planting time of cowpea

Cowpeas are divided into spring cowpeas, summer cowpeas and autumn cowpeas according to the planting time. Let's take a look at their planting time.

The main results are as follows: 1. spring cowpea seedlings are generally raised from late February to late March, planted from late March to late April, harvested from early June to mid-August, and seeds are collected from late July to early August.

2. Summer cowpea was sown from April 20 to June 30 in the Yellow River basin, from mid-April to early July in the Yangtze River basin, from early April to early August in northern Guangxi, spring and summer in Zhejiang and Fujian, and spring in Leizhou Peninsula.

3. In autumn, cowpea should be sown from August to September. Direct seeding is suitable for sowing. Reasonable close planting, 1.25-1.5 kg per mu, 50-60 cm between rows and 8-10 cm between plants, double-row planting with two seeds in each hole.

Planting environment of cowpea

Cowpea requires high temperature and strong heat tolerance, and the suitable temperature for growth is 20-25 ℃. It can bear pods normally and does not fall flowers when the temperature is above 35 ℃ in summer, but it is not resistant to frost. When the temperature is below 10 ℃, the growth is inhibited. Cowpea belongs to short-day crops, but cowpeas cultivated as vegetables are mostly medium-light, and the sunshine requirements are not very strict, such as red-billed swallow, cowpea 28-2 and other varieties, which can be cultivated in spring, summer and autumn in the south.

Cowpea has a wide adaptability to the soil, as long as the drainage is good, the soil is loose, the fields can be planted, the pods are tender, and the pod stage requires sufficient fertilizer and water.

Cowpea is a climbing plant, so it is necessary to build a shelf with a height of about 2 meters when the seedlings grow above 30cm. The materials are usually Reed, thin bamboo pole, thin wood and so on. The top branches of cowpea have the habit of winding and climbing, and will climb on their own.

Seeing here, I believe you should have a certain understanding of the planting time and environment of cowpea. I would like to take this opportunity to briefly introduce the planting technology of cowpea to you.