Non-GMO Iron and Clay Southern Pea Seeds - 25+ Seeds for Planting | Heat-Tolerant Cover Crop & Forage for Gardens, Farms, and Wildlife Food Plots

Brought to the U.S. by slaves before the American Revolution. Clay peas were carried as rations by Confederate soldiers, while both Iron and Clay peas sustained newly freed African-Americans after the Civil War according to George Washington Carvers 1908 Cookbook of Field Pea Recipes. Vigorous, drought hardy plants are a great nitrogen-fixing cover crop, late maturing pods can be harvested for the kitchen or used for fodder. 6-7 in. pods, light tan seeds.These make a mouth-watering pea-soup broth that is SOOO..Delicious with fresh baked cornbread....It's just like eating Chinese food...You get full and 15 minutes later you can eat a bowl full again they are that deliciousIron Clay Peas are a warm season Legume used as an added ingredient to Spring, Summer and Fall food plots for wildlife. Excellent for quail, dove & deer. Iron Clay Cow Peas produce forage in 45 days and mature seed in 100 days. Iron Clay produces the abundant amounts of matter and nitrogen needed to enrich the soil, resists common forms of root-knot nematode Southern Peas are part of a traditional Southern meal. Rich in Minerals, Calcium, Iron & Vitamins: A, B1, B2, C, & Niacin.