I just planted 5 pigeon peas plants that I started from the dried peas I bought at the grocery store here in Central Florida.... I can't wait to harvest and enjoy
A friend nearby gave me a seedling about 6 months ago and it’s wayyy taller than me now. I have no prior knowledge of this plant but being that I am interested in survival gardening, she knew I would appreciate this. I just wish I had researched them sooner so I could have planted it in a more suitable location 😆
The trunk of mine got 2-3 times as thick as that in 7 months (from seed). I had it planted by my chicken run, so maybe their poo 💩 fertilized it. Regardless, I am so amazed by these. I absolutely love them. I can't wait for them to start flowering!
After a couple years of frustrating tries to grow gandules I find the Lazarus dwarf variety of PR botanical garden of the UPR. (Compostapr you tube video on gandules) it give fruit twice a year. Until the cold kills the plant here in NC. I’m super happy with my gandules. This is my third year growing them!
I bought a seedling from a neighbor kid this spring. It's growing and at least 6 feet tall! I hope that it will come back in the spring. I want some pigeon peas to eat!
I just bought some pigeon pea seeds on Etsy . I am going to grow the trees for food and as a shade wall for my home here in Deltona Florida.Anxious to get some results.
Mine are doing well here in zone 9b central california. I harvested some pods today May 5. The plants are over 7 feet tall and loaded with easy to collect clusters of mature pea pods. I'm wondering how long they live. I will prune after harvest and plant more from my best and largest saved seed. Delicious and versatile too. I planted them a year ago from a grocery store pkg of dried peas. Excellent plant for this hot, dry climate along with moringa for chop and drop. Severe drought challenges here now.
I love that pigeon peas it's easy to take care my parents use to plant and harvest then sell.I dont know if this pigeon peas can grow here in vancouver.
I live in Florida and when I was a pre- teen ( I'm 65 now ) I had a tall pigeon pea tree that my Latin neighbors were always asking to harvest. They only took what they needed which was respectful to everyone. I also had a papaya tree. The problem with papaya trees are that they attract ants because of the sap.
Got turned on to pigeon peas by AP and really enjoy them in my pea soup, I add them to the completed soup when reheating and they add a little bit of a crunch to the soup. Quick question, can I cut down the plant, cover with mulch to over winter it?
Hi I grow them in zone 9. I ordered my from PR. There are several varieties. There is a dwarf variety that blooms pretty much year around. They also come in red, black, pinto, maroon and white varieties however these are not the dwarf variety and only bloom once a year.
Trying them out for the first time. From what I have read most of them but not all are day length depended to flower. So planted in April and when the days shorten in October until frost they are suppose to produce.
I got hold of a new variety developed by the Department of Agriculture in Puerto Rico (call them) called "Gandules Lazaro"; it grows to about 4 feet tall and produces pea pods all year round; give it a try!
@@GoGreenCompost yeah the weather has been crazy weird, thanks to the chemtrails and other crap the crazy people in politics and big business have been up to.
Thanks for your video, I watched because I’m planning out my food forest. I have a couple questions: did you lose any gandules trees to frost? I’m in 9B, a bit north of Orlando. And how do you harvest the seeds that are out of reach? I thought I should probably keep them pruned to what I can reach. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
I do lose a few every year to frost, kinda hard to predict which ones will die as some seem to not mind. It's not usually a big deal because they grow so fast after a year or two they can be the size of small trees. I just reach up and bend the branches down to grab the beans that are up high, but it is pretty easy to prune them to whatever shape and size you like
I'm also in zone 9 Florida my Pigeon Pea Tree always get up rooted after very strong wind, I am seeking any ideas to at least stop this from happen again.
I usually start mine in nursery pots just to be safe, but you can definitely direct sow as well. I even get a lot of volunteers around my yard from dropped peas!
They are easily grown in Hawaii, and I have grown my pigeon peas from propagated seeds. Definitely a nitrogen fixer. Pigeon peas are used in stewed chicken (my roots - Trinidad) and so delicious the Trini way
I’m new to growing food and want to grow pigeon peas. I’m in zone 10a/9b. Can a buy it as plant starts? What time of year is best to plant? Today is Nov 6 and it’s 88F.
Any idea where to buy the day neutral variety or variety called "Amarillo" that was bred in Florida and will bloom multiple times a year and not just one harvest in December?
I have 5 growing planted late spring it’s mid October and now flowering, my leaves are yellowing and dropping is that normal? Near Tampa area. I’m in love with this plant!
A few of mine are also flowering at the moment, might even get a few peas! Usually for me the big flush of peas is in the spring though, around february and march. Sometimes they don't survive the cold of winter, although many of my plants have survived for years, but they all tend to lose at least some of their foliage when the weather turns a bit colder. Good luck with your Gandules!
Is it really that pigeon peas can be alleleopathic to other trees? One of my citrus saplings near a pigeon pea died, and my other citrus saplings are struggling. I love my pigeon peas, but I love my citrus more....I want to know before i rip out my pigeon peas, because they are doing so well, but my citrus is barely hanging on
I grew up with these in Puerto Rico. I'm trying to get some started in northern GA but I'm having a hard time getting the seedlings to grow in pots before transplanting them outside. Any recommendations?
You could try germinating the seeds indoors before putting them in the pots. Soak them overnight, and then take a dish and lay down a moist paper towel. Spread the seeds over the moist paper towel, and then cover them with another moist paper towel. Keep this in a warm area out of direct sunlight indoors, and keep the dish moist. Within a few days you should see sprouts forming. Put 2-3 of these sprouts in each pot, and then after a week or leave the healthiest plant in each pot and cull the others. Hope this helps!
I'm not entirely sure, the climate here in north Florida is a lot different than yours. I'd say in the late winter/early spring, as soon as any chance of freeze has passed is probably a good time. In a hot dry climate the pigeon peas will likely do well, but they'll need time to get established before the punishing heat of summer.
Some live some die! There doesn't seem to be a lot of rhyme or reason to it honestly, I usually just lose a couple plants each winter. They make good compost or firewood and I just plant more! They grow so fast it's really not a big deal
Mine is in partial shade (south FL) just flowering now in early April. I’ve ignored it most of it’s one year old life and it’s rewarding me- lots of pods!
I've had a few pigeon peas die during our north florida winters. Usually it's the one's that have not had time to develop a substantial root system or have just been stunted for one reason or another. My heartiest pigeon pea plants survive no problem
@@freewillchoice8052 thank you... right now I have mine in large pots so I can move them in my garage when it freezes 🥶... I planted them in September and they currently have blooms
I read it takes 140 days from planting to harvest. I'm in North Texas and planted pigeon peas for the first time, praying they survive this winter. Hope you have a good harvest!
Hey Andrew. Would like to barter with you. We have a Honey business and would be interested to send you some honey if you would send us some pigeon peas. Let us know if you are interested. Thanks for the good info!
I just planted 5 pigeon peas plants that I started from the dried peas I bought at the grocery store here in Central Florida.... I can't wait to harvest and enjoy
That's great! I hope you get lots of beans =)
@@GoGreenCompost thank you
It's one of my favorite plants I have about 25 in my garden they provide good shade also love to cook with them very yummy.
A friend nearby gave me a seedling about 6 months ago and it’s wayyy taller than me now. I have no prior knowledge of this plant but being that I am interested in survival gardening, she knew I would appreciate this. I just wish I had researched them sooner so I could have planted it in a more suitable location 😆
The trunk of mine got 2-3 times as thick as that in 7 months (from seed). I had it planted by my chicken run, so maybe their poo 💩 fertilized it. Regardless, I am so amazed by these. I absolutely love them. I can't wait for them to start flowering!
I love how the seed pods smell
Best I've heard. Nobody else has said WHEN they flower and throw out pods!
After a couple years of frustrating tries to grow gandules I find the Lazarus dwarf variety of PR botanical garden of the UPR. (Compostapr you tube video on gandules) it give fruit twice a year. Until the cold kills the plant here in NC. I’m super happy with my gandules. This is my third year growing them!
I have the worst soil ever and these grow great
Watching while shelling pigeon peas
Nothing like fresh gandules for cooking.
The best!
I bought a seedling from a neighbor kid this spring. It's growing and at least 6 feet tall!
I hope that it will come back in the spring. I want some pigeon peas to eat!
I'm going to try them this Spring for the first time.
I just bought some pigeon pea seeds on Etsy . I am going to grow the trees for food and as a shade wall for my home here in Deltona Florida.Anxious to get some results.
Good luck!
My family is in Sw FL. grow gandules and harvest plenty. We freeze gandules because we have several trees.
Fascinating! I am in Iowa and won't be growing these anytime soon, but this video inspired me.
Mine are doing well here in zone 9b central california. I harvested some pods today May 5. The plants are over 7 feet tall and loaded with easy to collect clusters of mature pea pods. I'm wondering how long they live. I will prune after harvest and plant more from my best and largest saved seed. Delicious and versatile too. I planted them a year ago from a grocery store pkg of dried peas. Excellent plant for this hot, dry climate along with moringa for chop and drop. Severe drought challenges here now.
How do you harvest the pods that are out of reach, or do they just fall to the ground, intact, where you can gather them?
I’m also zone 9 Florida and so interested in growing these. Thanks for the seriously good info.
Any time! Happy growing =)
Just planted two and i had no idea they grow so big, ha. Thanks for sharing!
You can keep them smaller if you want, it's all about how you prune them
Pigeon Peas & Malabar Spinach
mine are absolutely thriving in 9b here in Louisiana. thanks for sharing!
Fascinating video. Thanks.
I’m trying them in NW Florida 8B. I’ll see if they survive the winter, it’s been getting colder and colder every year.
Hello, I´m in zone 8B too. I wanna know if they survive the winter
I love that pigeon peas it's easy to take care my parents use to plant and harvest then sell.I dont know if this pigeon peas can grow here in vancouver.
Guandules are delicious! I make them with rice - So yummy!
Thanks for sharing! Very informative! I think I should try these
I live in Florida and when I was a pre- teen ( I'm 65 now ) I had a tall pigeon pea tree that my Latin neighbors were always asking to harvest. They only took what they needed which was respectful to everyone. I also had a papaya tree. The problem with papaya trees are that they attract ants because of the sap.
I'm in zone 7 b and I planted some this year in a pot inside , I'm going to try my hardest to grow them or at least keep seeds and plant yearly
There are some varieties developed for higher latitudes so you should be able to manage it!
Got turned on to pigeon peas by AP and really enjoy them in my pea soup, I add them to the completed soup when reheating and they add a little bit of a crunch to the soup.
Quick question, can I cut down the plant, cover with mulch to over winter it?
Hi I grow them in zone 9. I ordered my from PR. There are several varieties. There is a dwarf variety that blooms pretty much year around. They also come in red, black, pinto, maroon and white varieties however these are not the dwarf variety and only bloom once a year.
I think i got a dwarf variety. Its likr 6 feet tall and has been blooming since december
Trying them out for the first time. From what I have read most of them but not all are day length depended to flower. So planted in April and when the days shorten in October until frost they are suppose to produce.
Great video I’m growing pigeon peas here in Ocala! I make videos documenting my backyard gardening as well!
I will check it out!
In your thumbnail I thought you were Lemmy. LOL.
What else do you recommend in SW FL. Now in June and then in the Fall. I am also doing containers to keep them away from the iguanas.
Planting some seeds after overnighting them. We are in zone 9b East bay San Francisco 👋🏼
Mine went wild in zone 8
I sprouted a bunch on paper towels. Should I direct sow or get them started in pots? Do they transplant well?
Are you selling the leaves? I would like to make tea with them.
I got hold of a new variety developed by the Department of Agriculture in Puerto Rico (call them) called "Gandules Lazaro"; it grows to about 4 feet tall and produces pea pods all year round; give it a try!
I got one given to me yesterday. Now I want 20 more
I always planted them in February and harvested in November/ December in South Florida
Typically I get a harvest here in early spring, but we had un unseasonably warm winter this year and got a lot of beans in December!
@@GoGreenCompost yeah the weather has been crazy weird, thanks to the chemtrails and other crap the crazy people in politics and big business have been up to.
Thanks for your video, I watched because I’m planning out my food forest. I have a couple questions: did you lose any gandules trees to frost? I’m in 9B, a bit north of Orlando. And how do you harvest the seeds that are out of reach? I thought I should probably keep them pruned to what I can reach.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
I do lose a few every year to frost, kinda hard to predict which ones will die as some seem to not mind. It's not usually a big deal because they grow so fast after a year or two they can be the size of small trees. I just reach up and bend the branches down to grab the beans that are up high, but it is pretty easy to prune them to whatever shape and size you like
Dang those bugs are loud! LOL!
I'm also in zone 9 Florida my Pigeon Pea Tree always get up rooted after very strong wind, I am seeking any ideas to at least stop this from happen again.
great video. I just received my seeds. Which is best? Direct sow or indoors? From zone 9b Thanks!
I usually start mine in nursery pots just to be safe, but you can definitely direct sow as well. I even get a lot of volunteers around my yard from dropped peas!
Is that a bat house behind you? Guano is so good for fertilizer
They are easily grown in Hawaii, and I have grown my pigeon peas from propagated seeds. Definitely a nitrogen fixer. Pigeon peas are used in stewed chicken (my roots - Trinidad) and so delicious the Trini way
I’m new to growing food and want to grow pigeon peas. I’m in zone 10a/9b. Can a buy it as plant starts? What time of year is best to plant? Today is Nov 6 and it’s 88F.
I've started a bunch of these this summer. Not sure when they will give peas. I put them in my garden, so I hope they will transplant well. 9B
Any idea where to buy the day neutral variety or variety called "Amarillo" that was bred in Florida and will bloom multiple times a year and not just one harvest in December?
Do Iguanas eat them. Did you grow them in SW Florida?
Boss after first harvesting I cut them down because the 2 ND harvest has some worms an less harvest from the Caribbean
I have 5 growing planted late spring it’s mid October and now flowering, my leaves are yellowing and dropping is that normal? Near Tampa area. I’m in love with this plant!
A few of mine are also flowering at the moment, might even get a few peas! Usually for me the big flush of peas is in the spring though, around february and march.
Sometimes they don't survive the cold of winter, although many of my plants have survived for years, but they all tend to lose at least some of their foliage when the weather turns a bit colder.
Good luck with your Gandules!
Did your leaves ever return Tracey?
Is it really that pigeon peas can be alleleopathic to other trees? One of my citrus saplings near a pigeon pea died, and my other citrus saplings are struggling. I love my pigeon peas, but I love my citrus more....I want to know before i rip out my pigeon peas, because they are doing so well, but my citrus is barely hanging on
I grew up with these in Puerto Rico. I'm trying to get some started in northern GA but I'm having a hard time getting the seedlings to grow in pots before transplanting them outside. Any recommendations?
You could try germinating the seeds indoors before putting them in the pots. Soak them overnight, and then take a dish and lay down a moist paper towel. Spread the seeds over the moist paper towel, and then cover them with another moist paper towel. Keep this in a warm area out of direct sunlight indoors, and keep the dish moist. Within a few days you should see sprouts forming. Put 2-3 of these sprouts in each pot, and then after a week or leave the healthiest plant in each pot and cull the others. Hope this helps!
I direct sowed mine when it was warm outside. Haven't tried transplanting. Good luck.
@@GoGreenCompost how do you get them to flower and produce anything? Mine just grew to huge healthy trees last year. I leave in Missouri.
Is a fish emulsion fertilizer good for these?
I have been having a wicked problem with root knot the past couple years. Always grow them but its been a challenge.
Are these affected by RKN?
We are in Phoenix Arizona. at what time of the year we should plant pigeon peas here?
I'm not entirely sure, the climate here in north Florida is a lot different than yours. I'd say in the late winter/early spring, as soon as any chance of freeze has passed is probably a good time. In a hot dry climate the pigeon peas will likely do well, but they'll need time to get established before the punishing heat of summer.
How do your pigeon peas do in the cold?
Some live some die! There doesn't seem to be a lot of rhyme or reason to it honestly, I usually just lose a couple plants each winter. They make good compost or firewood and I just plant more! They grow so fast it's really not a big deal
I like pigeon peas better than the common garden pea.
how close to your home can you plant a pigeon pea tree.
Do they grow well in partial shade?
Mine is in partial shade (south FL) just flowering now in early April. I’ve ignored it most of it’s one year old life and it’s rewarding me- lots of pods!
Does frost affect the trees?
I've had a few pigeon peas die during our north florida winters. Usually it's the one's that have not had time to develop a substantial root system or have just been stunted for one reason or another. My heartiest pigeon pea plants survive no problem
@@GoGreenCompost thank you
@@jennifer_loves_8766 thermal mass near by them helps a lot to keep them alive. A water body such as a pond, block wall, boulders, etc...
@@freewillchoice8052 thank you... right now I have mine in large pots so I can move them in my garage when it freezes 🥶... I planted them in September and they currently have blooms
My neighbor planted Pigeon peas in my garden and the things are gowning very tall but need peas. How long does it take to grow peas on them?
I read it takes 140 days from planting to harvest. I'm in North Texas and planted pigeon peas for the first time, praying they survive this winter. Hope you have a good harvest!
Would you ever be interested in selling seeds for this variety?
Hey Andrew. Would like to barter with you. We have a Honey business and would be interested to send you some honey if you would send us some pigeon peas. Let us know if you are interested. Thanks for the good info!