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Topic: purple hull peas

Posted By: Ken in Texas
Subject: purple hull peas
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2018 at 6:52pm

I'm in the middle of harvesting/picking, shelling, washing and packaging in 1 1/4 # quart and 5# gallon ziplocks. I sell Purplehull peas fresh and frozen.

Peas will keep my bride and myself busy till frost. I plant manageable new patches about every 15 days. Drip Irrigation gets them up if it don't rain.

Anyone else growing Southern Cow Peas like Creams and Crowders and Purplehulls?

Market is hot here.

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Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2018 at 7:05pm

Good to hear from you Ken, glad you are staying busy. Didn't know there were so many varieties of peas. Don't mean to get off subject but my grandmother made the best cream peas ever. God I miss her. Got a good market for all them peas, raise your prices. Again good to hear from you Ken.

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Posted By: TMiller/NC
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2018 at 7:38pm

Ken, do you have a machine to shell the peas, or is it an thumb exercise?

Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2018 at 8:20pm

I have two Taylor Mfg LITTLE SHELLERS.

We pick in recycled Yellow Purina Kitty Litter plastic buckets. Paying attention how you lay peas in the rectangular bucket is important. M0st pods fit nice across the short distance in the bucket. I always lay them side by side with the pointed bloom end all in the same direction. When you go to the sheller with a handful the rollers grab the pointed ends first the best. These cat litter buckets when carefully packed will shell out a little over a gallon or 5 + pounds of peas. Close to a 1/2 bushel when shook down level with the top.

I retail the Quarts fresh on ice for $6. I weigh a Quart at 20 ounces. I sell 5 pound gallon bags fresh or frozen to restaurants. for $17. My best pea customer buys 150 gallons a year. I plan on delivering them no less than 20 by the 4th of July. Pea season is just getting started

Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2018 at 9:08pm

We love the purple hull Crowder peas. Ain't much better!

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Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2018 at 6:23am

It aint easy getting folks out to U-PIK Peas. I make this offer to everyone. You pick 2 bushel. One for you one for me. No money changes hands. Even offer the picker free use of my pea sheller. Most will rather pay $6 a quart and let us do all the stoop labor sweaty work

These 98 degree afternoons keeps me out of the pea patch past 11am. I have my sheller set up in the AC. Eat a early breakfast and hit the patch at 6 . Plenty light enough this morning with a full moon. Big second pick tomorrow, Saturday. Come on down!

Lab and a KEYTRUDA Cancer treatment at 7:30 am Today in Longview TX

Posted By: Tracy Martin TN
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2018 at 9:38pm

Ken, glad you are still getting after it. Prayers on your treatments. Tracy

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2018 at 11:09pm

I've never heard or seen them Ken...can you post a pic of them?

Posted By: Ken in Texas
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 9:47pm

shameful

I have lost my connection between my camera and computer . No pictures of Peas Southern/ Cowpeas for table use.

Plenty pix online of pickin and shellin Search "COWPEAS"

Made a $1000 PEA PICKIN pay day off my first little patch already. Another BIG pick starts at 6am Tomorrow and again the 4th. Hard way to make a buck

Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2018 at 9:50pm

I couldn't stand all that bending over! whew!

Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2018 at 2:43pm

Ken you need raised beds, sure would be a lot better for the back.

Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2018 at 9:06am

Ken, I put the peas/beans on a cookie sheet and set it in the freezer. Then the next day I put those frozen ones into my vacuum packer and suck out the air. They'll keep for a few years (if the kids don't raid the freezer) and are always just like fresh. Best money I've ever spent!!

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