Texas Cream 40 Pea Seed

Texas Cream 40 Pea Seed (Vigna unguiculata) is a warm-season southern pea variety known for its creamy white peas, tender texture, and rich, mild flavor. Popular in southern gardens, Texas Cream 40 produces attractive pods filled with delicious cream-colored peas that are excellent for fresh eating, freezing, and cooking. This heat-tolerant variety performs well during hot summer months and is a great choice for home gardeners, market growers, and vegetable production. For larger quantities or bulk seed orders, contact us for availability and pricing.

Key Features of Texas Cream 40 Pea Seed are:

High-Quality Peas: Produces creamy white peas with a smooth texture and mild, rich flavor, making them excellent for traditional southern cooking.

Heat Tolerance: Thrives in warm growing conditions and performs well during hot summer months when many cool-season vegetables struggle.

Productive Growth: Produces pods filled with cream-colored peas, providing dependable harvest potential under favorable growing conditions.

Nitrogen Fixation: As a legume, Texas Cream 40 can fix atmospheric nitrogen through beneficial root bacteria, helping support soil fertility.

Versatile Applications: Ideal for home gardens, market gardens, fresh eating, freezing, canning, and traditional southern dishes.

Growth Habits: Develops a bushy to semi-vining growth habit, making it suitable for garden rows and larger vegetable planting areas.

Planting and Seeding Rates.

Optimal Temperature: Plant when soil temperatures consistently reach 65°F to 70°F or warmer and all danger of frost has passed.

Planting Season: Plant during late spring through summer when warm soil temperatures encourage rapid germination and healthy growth.

Garden Seeding: Space seeds approximately 3 to 6 inches apart in rows spaced 24 to 36 inches apart. Thin plants as needed to maintain adequate airflow and growing space.

Field Seeding: Use approximately 20 to 40 pounds per acre, depending on row spacing, seed size, planting method, and desired plant population.

Planting Depth: Plant approximately 1 to 1.5 inches deep in well-prepared soil. Maintain adequate moisture during germination and early establishment.

Harvest Timing: Generally ready for harvest approximately 60 to 80 days after planting, depending on temperature, moisture, and growing conditions. Harvest pods when peas are fully developed for fresh use or allow pods to dry for dry pea production.

Climate Zones

Best suited for warm-season production in USDA Hardiness Zones 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Texas Cream 40 Peas can also be grown as a summer annual in cooler regions with a sufficient frost-free growing season. Plants perform best in full sun, warm temperatures, and well-drained soils. Although established cowpeas tolerate periods of drought, consistent moisture during flowering and pod development supports better yields.

Available Sizes: Texas Cream 40 Pea Seed comes in a variety of package sizes to accommodate gardens and planting projects of all sizes. For larger quantities, custom seed requirements, or bulk orders, contact us for availability and pricing.