 | Whippoorwill Cowpea Seeds (Vigna unguiculata cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.In 1798 Thomas Jefferson wrote that the cowpea (also called southern, crowder, or field pea) "is very productive [and an] excellent food for man and beast." He also praised the species' ability to improve the tilth and fertility of the soil. Cowpeas, first brought to the southeastern U.S. by African slaves, were sowed in the South Orchard at Monticello between 1806 and 1810. Whippoorwill Cowpea, a bush variety with short runners,... - Whippoorwill Cowpea Seeds (Vigna unguiculata cv.). |
