Cajanus cajan Seed : Pigeon Pea

Description

• Seeds can be eaten fresh from the pod, or dried and used as lentils/beans.

• Super vegan non meat food source: 25% Protein, very rich in Iron, Vitamins A and C.

• Vigorous plant, easy to grow – abundant food production.

• One of the best perennial permaculture and food forest plants around 🙂 We plant one of these in the middle of each veggie garden – keep it pruned leaving everything on the ground for a living green mulch.

• Excellent for fixing Nitrogen into the soil – no need for synthetic, toxic fertilizers!

• Attracts every kind of Bee, including many large Aussie Native ‘bumble bees’ and blue bands.

• Ornamental: Beautiful plant, often in flower with pods at the same time. Attractive red and yellow ‘pea’ flowers.

• Can tolerate light frost and extreme hot, humid and dry conditions.

• All of our herbs and plant products are grown organically in Queensland Australia. Support local produce!

 

Germination:

Soak seed overnight then sow when soil temp is above 25C (77F)

 

Shipping:

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Happy gardening!