What are Purple Hull Pinkeye Peas: Purple Hull Pinkeye Peas are a variety of cowpea. They look similar to Blackeyed Peas but in my opinion, are wayyyyy more delicious! For the non-southern pallet, if I had to describe their flavor, they are a combo of English sweet peas and Blackeyes because they are creamy like English sweet peas. Trust me when I tell you they are delicious, easy to grow, and can grow in baking hot heat in poor soil. Purple Hull Peas are like the low maintenance sister of your everyday peas. )They do not need a trellis.) Even a small patch of peas can generate a good amount of peas. In my small, zone 6B, central Missouri garden, I grew no more than 10-12 plants last year in a small section of a raised bed crammed in beside a large tomatillo plant. I still managed to make out with a gallon of peas for my freezer! Like English sweet peas, these peas are shelled and you eat the peas inside the pods. ...
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