Red Ripper Cowpeas are a warm-season legume used as an added ingredient to spring, summer and fall food plots for wildlife. They are excellent for quail, dove and deer. Red Ripper Cowpeas also grow better in sandier soils than the Iron Clay Cowpeas. Product Information Application or Use: Food Plot, Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Cover Crop Germination Time: 14 - 21 days, under optimal conditions Growing Locations: Warm Season, Transition Zone, Cool Season Height: 2 - 3 feet Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 8 hours, full sun for best results Advantages: Pairs well with other Spring and Summer forage varieties; resists common forms of root-knot nematode. When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees and 3 months prior to first frost.   Product Details Grows better in sandier soils than Iron Clay Cowpeas Fast growing warm-season annual legume Commonly used as an added ingredient to spring and summer food plots Great for growing in hotter, drier climates Provides high level of protein     Don't forget the inoculant for the Red Ripper Peas Product Information Red Ripper Cowpeas are a warm-season legume used as an added ingredient to spring, summer and fall food plots for wildlife. They are excellent for quail, dove and deer. Red Ripper Cowpeas produce forage in 55 days, and mature seed in 100 days. Red Ripper produces the abundant amounts of organic matter and nitrogen needed to enrich the soil.  Deer are highly fond of Cowpeas, which is fortunate because the Red Ripper Cowpeas provide a high level of protein that will help promote antler growth. Due to their preference, deer have been known to strip a newly-seeded area if it is heavily overpopulated. Red Ripper Cowpeas have become a favorite addition to deer forage food plot mixtures.Aside from deer, Cowpeas also provide a food supply for turkey, rabbit, and quail. Turkey in particular will seek out Cowpea plots due to their preference for early seedlings. Once the plants have matured, they will attract insects that turkeys depend upon for their diet. In the late summer, the Red Ripper Cowpeas will produce seed in pods that make a superb food for turkey and quail.Cowpeas are a highly-preferred annual season legume which is best used when planting a combination of plants for foraging wildlife food plots. Due to their ability to produce their own nitrogen in root modules, Iron Clay Cowpeas are a good choice for soil-building summer crops. **image_product** **title_product** **description_product** **price_product** *Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.