Pigeon Pea (Gandules) [3 Plants]

Description

Important Information:
Plants will be mailed via USPS Priority Mail in April/May 2024. We will contact you via email and/or phone to schedule a shipping window. When the plants ship, you’ll receive an email that contains the USPS tracking number and link. Plants generally arrive within 48 hours.

Please closely monitor the tracking information, to know exactly when to expect arrival. As soon as the plants arrive, carefully open the package, and water them well. We give the plants a thorough soaking prior to shipping, so your plants will arrive in good shape. If the leaves appear a little droopy upon arrival, a good watering will help them “perk up” after a couple of hours.

Each plant comes snuggly nestled in it’s own 12″ x 3″ x 3″ box.

Plant Information:

The Pigeon Pea is also known as “Gandules” throughout the Caribbean. It is a semi-perennial, meaning that if there is no frost, then the plant can live for multiple years. Generally, if there is frost, the plant will die back at the end of the growing season. This means that for North Florida and Part of Central Florida, the Pigeon Pea is an Annual. For South Florida and the other Part of Central Florida, the Pigeon Pea is a Perennial.

The Pigeon Pea is the perfect bush bean to grow in the sunshine state. Plant anytime during the Spring or Summer, Pigeon Peas thrive in Florida’s climate. Late Spring Planting is optimal for North Florida and Central Florida. Early Spring is perfect for South Florida.

Nitrogen-fixing, Pigeon Peas enrich the soil with nitrogen. A drought and poor soil tolerant crop.

Harvesting: Pigeon Peas are unique because depending on when they are harvested, they can be treated as a pea or a bean. If harvested early, before the pods become brown and dry, they can be eaten fresh, much like green peas. If harvested after the pods become brown and dry, prepare Pigeon Peas the way that you would a bean (pintos, black bean, black eyed peas, etc.) Expect harvest to take place during Winter/Early Spring.

Seed Saving: Dry the pods out and save the peas to be re-planted the following years.

Growing Instructions:

Plant Pigeon Peas in a location where they will receive plenty of sunshine (during the Spring, Summer, and Fall). Make sure that they are well-watered, watering them daily for best results. As the rainy season begins to take hold (typically sometime in June), Mother Nature will bare the brunt of the watering responsibility.