🫛 Pigeon Pea

Cajanus cajan

vegetables Perennial Shrub Fabaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun

💧 Water

Low

🗺️ Zones

9-12

🧪 Soil pH

5.0-7.5

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining, poor tolerated

🚿 Drainage

Well-drained

📏 Spacing

3-6 ft

📐 Height

6-12 ft

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Corn

Tall pigeon pea provides partial shade for corn

🤝 Sorghum

Both deep-rooted drought-tolerant crops

🤝 Sweet Potato

Pigeon pea fixes nitrogen for sweet potato

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic - may inhibit growth

⚠️ Mint

Aggressive mint competes for resources

⚠️ Walnut

Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Essential tropical protein source. Perennial living for 3-5 years. Deep taproot - drought-proof.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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