Climate & Soil

Warm humid climate. Well drained soils.

Season:

  • Cowpea can be grown during any season
  • As a rainfed crop, sowing is done in the month of June. The most suitable time is after the first week of June.
  • During the second crop season (rabi), ie: Sept- Dec, cowpea can be grown as a fringe crop along the rice field bunds. Sowing can be done on either side of bunds on the day of transplanting the paddy crop.
  • During summer, cowpea can be grown as pure crop in rice fallows after the harvest of paddy.