Big Boy Southern Pea

70 days — Also called 'Texas Big Boy', 'Big Boy' has bushes that are compact, stand erect, and have lavender flowers. They can bear up to ten peas per eight inch pods that are set high on the plants and easy to pick. A very productive field pea that is good for fresh use, freezing or canning. Peas are cream colored with light brown eyes. The pod color at green shell maturity (65 to 70 days) and are green and at dry stage (85 to 90 days), they are a light, straw color.

'Big Boy' has been commercially available since the 1950s and is believed to have originated from genetic material from the Texas Cowpea breeding program. Somehow it ended up in Georgia, it was increased there and named 'Big Boy' in recognition of its large seeds. Each ounce is approximately 135 seeds.