Purple hulls

[Danny]

I used to love home canning up crowders/field peas, so nice later in the year to enjoy them. Shelling is sort of a zen thing.

[Tormahto]

...when one has easy shelling pods.

I have this one variety of a dry common bean where the pod constricts around the beans so tight, there is basically no air space. It is not a tranquil experience in shelling.

[Cole_Robbie]

...when one has easy shelling pods.

I have this one variety of a dry common bean where the pod constricts around the beans so tight, there is basically no air space. It is not a tranquil experience in shelling.

Shelling is the difficult part, indeed.

[Danny]

Mmmm, if the shelling was that awful on a bean, I would give it a try of really letting them get very dry and smacking the beans out of the pods in a pillow case sort of thing. Release those aggressions time, LOL!!

Otherwise, for me, sort of a repetitive no thinking about it thing while my mind idles or we are chatting and popping out peas or beans.

[karstopography]

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I planted purple hull pink eye peas where I had been growing the onions and garlic. That all came out in April and May so I was if going by most local planting calendars way late on these peas, but whatever, they are as much as a cover crop as anything else so If I get a few peas to eat I’ll be happy. They are beginning to flower so that’s promising.

[GoDawgs]

@karstopography, the purple hulls should be just fine. They can take the heat. I always plant my Red Rippers right behind the corn and that's usually around the end of June-early July.

I do have a row of Mississippi Silver from last year's MMMM growing as well as a row of Green Dixie Blackeye that I bought just to try. Supposedly they're a good canner and the peas inside stay green even when dry. We'll see.