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'Field Pea ‘Rouge et Noir’' Peas

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Description:	A Southern pea aptly named "Red and Black" in French, this heirloom cowpea hails from Washington Parrish, Louisiana. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange writes that this variety has large seeds that are red when fresh and black when dried, and that it is similar to Peking Black, but produces earlier. William Woys Weaver notes that these peas are traditionally cooked with lima beans and green peanuts in Louisiana. Weaver himself describes them as long (about 10 ½ inches), shelly beans with up to 18 seeds per pod, a very productive, drought tolerant bush type that produces runners. In his book "100 Vegetables and Where They Come From," Weaver also notes that the fresh, young pods are lovely snap beans or as an accompanying ingredient in okra soup, and that they have commonly been toasted and mixed with roasted chicory root as a coffee substitute. These seeds have been grown from those which originally made their way to William Woys Weaver from the Lang family of Washington Parrish, LA, who kept up this variety for many years.
Days To Maturity:	63-0
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Rating Summary

Overall: (4.2 Stars) Taste: (4.2 Stars) Yield: (4.1 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.7 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 13

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/23/2022 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Great germination and yield. Would have like to try fresh but didn\'t get to harvest enough in time. Very pretty fresh bean.

Reviewed on 11/09/2022 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Climbing habit. Tried both as young green pods in August and mature pods in late September and early October. Mature pea flavor was quite good.

Reviewed on 10/24/2022 by Orleans County MGs - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orleans, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Poor germination and growth. Only harvested about 10 pods from several plants. Okay flavor

Reviewed on 10/17/2022 by VVTG Warren - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Warren, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Prolific, low-maintenance variety.

Reviewed on 10/16/2022 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Broome, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Grew very well , very good yield

Reviewed on 10/11/2022 by CCE Orrange County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Very prolific. Tasty both fresh and dried.

Reviewed on 10/06/2022 by Ashley Helmholdt - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Monroe County Rating, on behalf of Ashly Piedmont\r\n\r\nWe harvested at this point 9 pods and gathered 96 peas.\r\n-cooked peas in soup and flavor was okay.

Reviewed on 09/28/2022 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Upright plants produced beautiful flowers. Did not require staking. The 3-foot row yielded one ounce of dry beans. Tasted nice.

Reviewed on 09/22/2022 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Grew very well and had a high yield. The cooked beans remained firm on the outside, but tender on the inside. So they were great in salads.

Reviewed on 09/19/2022 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
Stayed a smaller height. Dried pods harvested mid September with about 6-8 peas per pod.

Reviewed on 09/15/2022 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cortland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Lovely, easy to grow, pea.

Reviewed on 09/14/2022 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Seeds sown at the end of May. Tried cooking the green pod with peas in early August but the pods were stringy although the peas were tasty. Dried pods harvested in early September. They were about 7" long with about 8 peas. When cooked, peas were delicious.

Reviewed on 09/11/2022 by Food bank vvtg - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Erie, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Not Sure Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Very easy to grow..good flavor and tasty

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