{"product_id":"red-ripper-pea","title":"Red Ripper Pea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprove yields with our \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGranular Garden Soil Inoculant!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBe sure to check out our Cow Pea \u003c\/span\u003eGrowing Guide\u003cspan\u003e for more tips \u0026amp; tricks on successfully growing cow peas in your garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Ripper Pea is an heirloom, open-pollinated cowpea variety that works great as a food\/cover crop or wildlife pea. This field pea produces long, trailing vines that can be trellised to save space in the vegetable garden. They grow great on our Hortonova Trellis Netting!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vigorous plants produce pods at foilage level, location scattered, and that is initially green and turns maroon in color at the dry stage. The peas are a dark red to brown color and can be eaten fresh or allowed to dry on the vine. Pods average 6\" in length. Red Ripper performs great in sandy soils that may be nutrient-deficient. It works well as a dual-purpose food crop and cover crop in the summer to replenish nitrogen supplies in your garden soil. A non-crowder pea with a slight curvature, smooth testa, and maroon color at the dry stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Ripper Pea is a heat-tolerant variety that performs well in drier growing conditions. When planted in spring, it will continue to flower and set new pods into the summer months. It also can be grown as a fall crop when planted in late summer or early fall. A highly bushy, cover crop that is considered as \"late maturing\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend planting field peas using a walk-behind planter like our Hoss Garden Seeder. Use a #5 seed plate, but always check the hole size and modify if necessary. Because it has a semi-vining growing habit, allow 3-4' of growing space for each row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eField peas or cowpeas do very well when planted on double rows. Plant two rows about 6\" apart, then skip over 3-4' and plant another double row. This will allow you to maximize garden space and produce more vegetables per square foot of the garden. Peas should be harvested when pods are full and shelling is easy. If the pods do not shell easily, they likely need to stay on the plant longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRed Ripper Pea Planting Information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Method:\u003c\/strong\u003e direct seed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e after last frost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed Spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRow Spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-4'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to Maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisease Resistance: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"200 Seeds","offer_id":53972912308408,"sku":"AG9ZC 8443573403958","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Pound","offer_id":53972912341176,"sku":"AG9ZC 8443573403958-2","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 Pounds","offer_id":53972912373944,"sku":"AG9ZC 8443573403958-3","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Pounds","offer_id":53972912439480,"sku":"AG9ZC 8443573403958-4","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Pounds","offer_id":53972912472248,"sku":"AG9ZC 8443573403958-5","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/3390\/2520\/files\/red-ripper-pea_5d46d565-32eb-49cb-9e57-92cc45135ea6.jpg?v=1787549691","url":"https:\/\/hosstoolssale.com\/products\/red-ripper-pea","provider":"hosstoolssale.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}