Blackened pea?? Maybe Black eyed pea??

If a seed germinates and it is planted in a suitable climate, at a suitable temperature, in a suitable soil and suitably cared for it will produce. But whether your climate and conditions are appropriate for BEPs we can't tell.

Puzzling... if the seed passed germination testing, and the soil is already warm enough for beans to germinate, then the cowpeas (which is what black-eyed peas are) should have come up already. It would be helpful to know your location, Dons916, and the weather that you had after planting.

"My experience with black eyed peas is that I grew hybrid plants from a seed packet."

All named cowpea seed (whether commercial or heirloom) - as well as all named bean seed - is non-hybrid, and should grow true-to-type from saved seed.

"All named cowpea seed (whether commercial or heirloom) - as well as all named bean seed - is non-hybrid, and should grow true-to-type from saved seed."

Interesting... I didn't know that... I figured that's how it should be but I had a pint jar full of saved dried seed from the previous year (from dried pods to jar at different times, kept in a cool dry place, with no special treetment), in which I initially planted a few seed. None came up.. I tried agan and none came up... Finally, I poured out all the seed, slightly covered with a little soil about a quarter inch or less deep, watered, and still nothing came up... I couldn't figure out why they wouldn't grow and I noticed some seed of other plants are sold as hybrids so I assumed that is what was going on...

When bean seed are saved properly, germination is typically high to very high. Cowpeas in particular tend to germinate at 95% or higher. If you got zero germination, then something was wrong with either the way the seed were saved or the way the seed were stored. Cowpeas should be fully dry and must be stored in a cool dry place. The best cool dry place is in a deep freezer. I have grown cowpeas that were 10 to 15 years old with high success when they were stored in a freezer.

As Zeedman says, there are no commercial hybrid beans or peas. This is because they tend to self-pollinate nearly 100% of the time. While it is fairly easy to hand make hybrid beans, it is uneconomical to produce hybrid bean seed for garden use.

Sorry I didn't give good info.

I have saved seed and have had good success,but these are groceries store peas (cow peas) in the bulk bin.

I have grown these a lot in Sacramento California, but I could get seeds.After moving to Bakersfield California same zone ( 9 ) no one carrier's them

I have been gardening for yrs (I'm 75 yrs old ) and still learning.

My green beans are doing good, so I planted next to them so I new the soil was good

Hope I cleared it up a bite

Thanks Don in Bakersfield California

Mav72, like Fusion, I suspect that the black eyed peas you saved were either (a) not fully dry when stored, or (b) exposed to damaging conditions during storage.

Proper drying is crucial to good seed storage, and especially so if the seed will be frozen. I am fortunate (if you can call it that) that my indoor humidity gets very low in winter; this allows me to dry my seeds to the proper moisture level for storage, with little effort on my part. Yes, that means I am storing 50-100 trays of seed indoors from the time they are harvested (late summer) until some time in December! DW obviously isn't pleased, but she loves the vegetables, and understands the necessity.

In your climate, close to the ocean, you might need to use some desiccant in the jar to get the seeds dry enough. The color-changing silica gel is the best for this purpose; as a good starting point, use an amount that is equal in weight to the seeds being dried. Replace the gel if it changes color. When the gel no longer changes, the seeds are dry enough. You can test for dryness by striking a seed with a hammer, properly dried beans & peas will shatter if struck. Gel which has changed color can be re-used, you can re-charge it in a microwave, or in an oven.

Once dry, store the seeds in a water-tight container, in a cool, dry, dark location. If using a transparent container (jar or zip lock plastic bag) be especially careful not to expose it to sunlight; the heat is trapped in the container, and can build up rapidly, destroying seeds within minutes. If that container will be taken outside when planting, use some form of protection (such as a small ice chest) to protect the seeds.

zeedman like I stated. These are NOT saved seeds.I bought them at the grocery store in the bulk section.

They have things like rice,beans peas, flower etc. You buy it by the pound.That's where I got the seed from

Dons916, you & I cross posted (note our posting times) so I didn't see your last post... my apologies for any confusion. As stated in the beginning of my previous post, those comments were directed to the problem experienced by Mav72.

Knowing your location is helpful (I lived in California for many years) but I'm still mystified as to how beans which passed germination testing, would fail to germinate in soil. Soil conditions are one possibility. Another is that your seeds did germinate, but were immediately eaten. Have you tried digging where you planted, to see if the seeds are still there?

Yes, I turned the ground over and there were seeds.

I'm going to try again,maybe with a bean inoculate if it's still good (check date )

I ordered some good seed from "rare seed.com" but I still want to know.

I will post to let you know, and no appolage needed anyway

Thanks for your input

Don in bakersfield California