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'Knuckle Purple Hull' Peas

Sub-Category:	Shelling

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Heirloom. Shelling brown sugar crowder pea that has a purple hull when mature. Erect bush plant produces pods with large, plump, dark-brown peas. 60 to 80 days to maturity. Also known as Purple Knucklehull.
Days To Maturity:	60-80
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 08/20/2010 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This is a good pea. Not as productive as the Pinkeye Purple Hull but competitive with other brown crowders. I prefer other types of peas to brown crowders, but taste is good for the type. The hull does become purple at green shell stage, making harvest easy for new gardeners.

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