BLACK EYED PEAS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WEEVIL DAMAGE. IN THIS VIDEO I TELL YOU HOW TO PREVENT WEEVIL DAMAGE TO YOUR BLACK EYED, PURPLE HULL OR OTHER FIELD PEAS.
Perhaps I should have started it out a little different. I have been meaning to finish up talking about Black Eyed peas and now I have. I have other videos I want to make and I will get working on them. Thank you for watching my videos. OAG
Today I am a grandmother and I still remember that my grandmother had no freezers but to store beans and not grow the larvae she would put pepper and bay leaves along with the beans and I don't remember seeing larvae in the beans she kept. When I buy beans from the farm and not from the stores, I still do the same and I can have the beans on the shelf, in jars for 3 or 4 years, I've never had problems and, to use them I wash the beans that are always perfect. What is admirable is how in the old days, people could find processes to solve problems, nowadays people want other people to solve their problems. Although not yet many, fortunately some young people are beginning to realize the importance of old knowledge.
I’m not sure if this works because I haven’t done it but I saw it on another CZcams channel......this gal said her grandma used to put broken pieces of china in her flour to keep bugs out and weevils from hatching. 🤷🏼♀️ This gal buys odd pieces of china at thrift stores, wraps them in an old towel, breaks into large chunks, smooths the edge with sandpaper, wash and dries good and then stores in her dry goods. AOG, have you heard of this ? I live in the north and it’s freezing cold outside shortly after harvest to I store stuff in the garage or outside but it has to be protected from other critters then ......everything wants our food 🤣
You can also dry can the peas to kill the Weevils. I pack then into pint jars, set them in a pan put into a 180 to 200 degree oven for 60 mins. I put the lids in a pan and place them into the oven for the last 15 mins. When they come out i put the lids on them and set aside. They will seal 😀Thanks Old Alabama hardener for sharing your knowledge.
I’m growing my first pink eye purple hull cow peas at age 54 in 2024. I’d like to dry them and store them in glass jars for cooking in future months or years. Or also to sow for future crops. I’ll be watching all of your videos. God bless you and your family. Vicki in California.
Hello Robert. I hope you are doing well this morning. And of course you know I am happy to share my gardening experience with you. I appreciate you watching and commenting on my videos. C.
Really glad you clarified "my last video". When I buy flour and corn meal I always put them in my freezer for a couple of weeks and sometimes even longer. That started after I went to get some flour from my canister and found it full of bugs/weevils. Since then I never put flour in a canister but instead keep it in my fridge. ewww Thanks for the black eyed peas infor Sir. Love your channel. 😊 😊
Just want to you to know you are loved and appreciated! Thank you for all your videos and helpful information over the years and to your wonderful wife who lets you share 😅
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I'm getting old, 80 years old this past summer, and I want to document in videos as much of my knowledge and experience as I can. Thanks for watching. OAG
Thank you for this presentation. I admire your thorough guidelines and thoughtfulness. I subscribed when you were working with Dr . Ford Brewer on his channel. You have set a fine example for me to follow, sir.
@@OldAlabamaGardener thoughtful of you to ask. I have been working out a treatment for atrial fibrillation through exercise, weight loss and control, lower carbohydrate consumption (less than 100 grams per day) and supplemental magnesium glycinate (200mg twice daily) and ensuring that I consume enough potassium and not too much calcium. I'm fairly tall at 6'2" and am maintaining 210 lbs. down from 265 lbs. at 63 y.o. I haven't gone full keto yet because I haven't found a ketone meter. Statins or lisinopril didn't set well with me. So, anyway, I'm doing better. Rarely notice any fibrillation anymore and looking to lose 5 or 10 more pounds. You are looking pretty healthy and active. How have you been doing?
Kenny Charles: I am doing well. I am 80 years old and as you see working in the garden every day. I went on a very low carb eating and lost 55 pounds. I am now down to 145 pounds. During the winter (when I am not busy in my garden) I will make some videos on my health and what I am doing to maintain and improve my health. If you would like more information on what I am doing, put your E-mail address here, I will copy it and then remove it. OAG
@@kenycharles8600 Okay, I have your E-mail address. I will send you an E-mail in a couple minutes to make sure I have it right. And I have removed your comment with your address.
Thank you OAG! I look forward to your next video when it's time to make another one. Have a restful fall and winter until the work begins again! Thank you for being here for us.
If you feel like making another video this winter I'm betting it would be amazing to see your pantry. Thank you for a, of your videos they are informative and I enjoy watching your eyes sparkle
I live in Monrovia, Madison County, AL and have been growing field peas as a second crop after spring harvest for seven years and haven't found any weevil damage to my peas and I don't poison them at all. After shelling and before cooking, my wife looks through the peas for signs of weevils and she hasn't found any either. I grew up on Sand Mountain and we had weevils in beans, corn, peas, peaches, apples and cotton.
Thank for the information. I think my peas shower so much damage this year because it was so hot and dry as they were maturing. I am in the same county, north end. OAG
Gees I thought you were not going to make any more videos started my sad face, but yahoo your going to make more. Thank you.😄 for sharing good information.
Thank you L, I appreciate you watching my videos. I used to grow Purple Hull peas and thought they were the best tasting ones until I tried Black Eyed peas, now I like them best. C.
I bought eight pounds of shelled purple hull peas at the Amish auction and have them all canned now. My Whippoorwill cowpeas I grew I’m storing dry. Hope your week is going great. 😊💚🌱
Gaaaaaaah!!! At first I thought the tiny little black weevils in my kitchen were cute, but they just wouldn't stop... In my spaghetti, my rice and the motherload 😲 in my mixed beans and grains for soup, which I just put to the freezer... Been washing them down the drain all week 😬... First time I've seen them. My beans are store bought but I'm going to be sorting and freezing from now on. Thank you kindly for sharing ❤️
@@OldAlabamaGardener I guess they are now, I'm up in Ontario, Canada. I subbed in earlier. I appreciate how you respect our planet and looking forward to your shared knowledge 🌻
Thank you for that suggestion. During the winter I will make more videos using the vegetables I have grown and stored. In the summer time I am so busy growing and canning what I grow that I don't have time or I am too tired to cook much. Thanks for watching my videos. OAG
Last video??!! Well thank you for such and informative season! Take care O.A.G! God bless you 🙏❣️ 😇 Take care friend! Make those black eyed peas on New Year's! Lol
@@OldAlabamaGardener Aww your good dude! We all make mistakes! I was just sad to know I wouldn't be hear from you for awhile lol......with that being said, I'm sooo happy it's not your lol ast video of the year......side note, I think my tomatoes will make it thru the winter! California weather had been so weird and my plants bloomed super late. We will see. I still have blooms, green, and red tomatoes on my plant. I'm growing Romas, Big Boys, Beefsteak, Cherry, Early girl, and Sun Sweet tomatoes 🤙😋😊😁💥
Hello and welcome to my videos. Yep, I plan to have a good fall and winter and be ready to start gardening all over in the spring. Thanks for watching my videos. OAG
Great video. Have you kept information about how many peas you planted and how many were harvested (buckets picked, pounds shelled, etc.)? I really enjoy your channel.
Thank you. The same logic applies to corn, when the worm tries to eat the modern day corn, it kills the worm. So, if eating the corn kills the worm, why would we want to eat the corn. Thanks for watching my videos. OAG
There is absolutely nothing wrong with how you shell died black eyed peas. If, while still in your 5 gallon plastic bucket, you get a clean wood 2x4 and crush the peas, still in the shell, most of them will be shelled. That will save you a bunch of time however you will for sure have all of the "worm damaged" ones included. For me, when I add water to wash them prior to cooking, most - if not all, of the worm and weevil damaged peas will float to the top.
I don't think vacuum sealing would make any difference. It is the egg that hatches and becomes the weevil. Freezing is one sure way to kill the egg. Heating in an oven might work but I don't know what it would do to the peas. Thanks for asking that question. OAG
In storing my dried peas, beans etc. I rarely see weevil damage. I've seen videos where such beans are cooked in canning jars dry. The result are peas that will supposedly store for 30 years. Can't see the point myself.
You are right. I freeze my peas as an added precaution. Years ago when I didn't have freezer, I just stored them as dry peas. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe to my channel. OAG
OAG, Do you eat the blackeye peas green? I like'em both ways. I usually freeze my seeds anyway. Didn't know about killing the weevil eggs thou. Thank you so much for the video.
Interesting question. And I don't know if that will work or not. Next spring, when I am ready to plant again, I will give it a try. Thanks for watching my videos. OAG
Yes, freezing the peas doesn't keep them from sprouting when you plant them next spring. I will keep them in the freezer for at least two weeks and remove them. We will eat some and save some for seeds next year. Thank you for watching my videos. Subscribe if you haven't already. OAG
You can probably buy organic black eyed peas at Baker Creek Seed Company. After freezing, I store them in glass jars on the shelf. Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe. OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener appreciate the information. Subscribe today😊 found in neighboring city organic blackeye peas 2.99 pound. I loaded up. Putting in freezer 3 days then defrost at room temperature then will put in jars on a shelf. Hope i got this right. Thanks again. 👌
@@debstayblessed9549 I leave my black eyed peas (and other field peas) in the freezer for at least one month (longer than 3 days). And I admit that I don't know how long it takes to kill all the eggs in the peas by freezing. You will know if 3 days wasn't enough, because when you have them out of the freezer, some of the eggs will hatch and you will have weevils. Thank you for subscribing. OAG
This gets a like just for telling me that I have to FREEZE the peas before I store them. I will freeze them until I need them. Unless that’s a no go 🙅🏾
The freezing is to kill any weevil eggs that might be in the peas. After that I store them either in glass jars or Zip Loc bags. No, darkness is not important.
@@OldAlabamaGardener you're such a very sweet Gentlemen! Thank you, sincerely, for SHOWING everyone- "HOW" & "WHY" these things happen, "WHY" the bugs eat/damage the vegetables (this case, beans) and I appreciate YOU.. ..and your time! You have a very dense, (like a dense, misty "fog") ..but you have a VERY strong, BRIGHT as all heck- "aura", around you! Keep shining, Sun!
Makes me want to try black eyed peas. Always enjoyed rattlesnake. I even accept worm damage on corn, just cut the tips of the ears off. Try to sell it to anyone they'll lose their minds. Worms won't eat modern corn ... neither will I.
You are right. Actually the worms do try to eat the corn, it just kills them before they can do much damage. And, if the corn kills the worm that tries to eat it, then why would we want to eat it? Thanks for watching my videos. OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener OK. I enjoy the line. I was talking to a farmer who worked with it. We were both complaining and it just came out that way. It's a lose/lose for me, I don't like the taste or the genetic shenanigans. I don't buy the line we must feed the world. The world should be able to feed itself. Take care.
@@tomjones4318 I agree that the reason American farmers use Round-Up and so many other chemicals is not to feed the world, but to fatten their bank account. Its all about money. OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener Can I please ask you? I never had homegrown black eyed peas. Do you enjoy them better than homegrown purple hulled and rattlesnake peas?
@@tomjones4318 I used to think purple hulls were the best field peas you could grow/eat. That is until I tried back eyed peas. I like black eyed peas both as green shell out and as dry peas better than purple hull. I like Rattle Snake Pole Beans (RSPB), as green or snap beans better than any other green beans, I have not tried RSPB as shell out beans. OAG
Hello and welcome to my videos. Yes, the Black Eyed peas, after being frozen to kill any insects and insect eggs, can be removed from the freezer and dried, then stored in bags or containers for long term storage. Please subscribe. Thanks for watching. OAG
@@mistastabs5840 Thank you, I appreciate you watching my videos. I try to give you enough details so you can copy me and be successful. You can find other of my videos by doing a Google search on: OAG (then the name of the vegetable), for example: OAG Tomatoes Will bring up all my videos on tomatoes. Or OAG green beans. OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener you can heat them in the oven but I never will again. After heating you can't use them for seed, also heating also destroys a lot of the nutrients. Even though they were sealed after about 5 years the black beans were really tough when I tried to cook some. Just wouldn't cook done. I ended up throwing out a half gallon of black beans.
I promise my wife and I were just talking about you today as we picked a haul of black eyed peas today. Now once they've been in the freezer for a week or two can you leave them in the freezer? I've heard freezing without blanching can make them bitter.
I have not hear that freezing could make them bitter. I usually freeze them for a couple weeks and then remove them from the freezer. Thank you for watching my videos. Subscribe if you haven't already. OAG
You scared me😲🤣. You started out saying folks this is going to be my last video. Oh my goodness!! I love love love learning from you! 😊
Perhaps I should have started it out a little different. I have been meaning to finish up talking about Black Eyed peas and now I have. I have other videos I want to make and I will get working on them. Thank you for watching my videos.
OAG
We were worried too!!!
I was thinking the same thing
@@OldAlabamaGardener Thank you for posting and sharing your knowledge sir.
Foobers, Thank you for being one of my viewers. If you haven't already, be sure to subscribe.
OAG
Today I am a grandmother and I still remember that my grandmother had no freezers but to store beans and not grow the larvae she would put pepper and bay leaves along with the beans and I don't remember seeing larvae in the beans she kept.
When I buy beans from the farm and not from the stores, I still do the same and I can have the beans on the shelf, in jars for 3 or 4 years, I've never had problems and, to use them I wash the beans that are always perfect.
What is admirable is how in the old days, people could find processes to solve problems, nowadays people want other people to solve their problems. Although not yet many, fortunately some young people are beginning to realize the importance of old knowledge.
Yes, times have changed. I am 80 years old and well remember those days. Thank you for watching my videos.
OAG
I’m not sure if this works because I haven’t done it but I saw it on another CZcams channel......this gal said her grandma used to put broken pieces of china in her flour to keep bugs out and weevils from hatching. 🤷🏼♀️ This gal buys odd pieces of china at thrift stores, wraps them in an old towel, breaks into large chunks, smooths the edge with sandpaper, wash and dries good and then stores in her dry goods.
AOG, have you heard of this ?
I live in the north and it’s freezing cold outside shortly after harvest to I store stuff in the garage or outside but it has to be protected from other critters then ......everything wants our food 🤣
You can also dry can the peas to kill the Weevils. I pack then into pint jars, set them in a pan put into a 180 to 200 degree oven for 60 mins. I put the lids in a pan and place them into the oven for the last 15 mins. When they come out i put the lids on them and set aside. They will seal 😀Thanks Old Alabama hardener for sharing your knowledge.
Yes, the suggestion you offer is another way to preserve and store these peas and other beans.
OAG
I’m growing my first pink eye purple hull cow peas at age 54 in 2024. I’d like to dry them and store them in glass jars for cooking in future months or years. Or also to sow for future crops. I’ll be watching all of your videos. God bless you and your family. Vicki in California.
Thanks for producing your videos. They really help aspiring gardeners.
Thank you, I appreciate you watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
Mrs OAG TY SO MUCH FOR KEEPING YOUR HUSBANDS VIDEOS UP . GOD BLESS YOU….
You never fail us.. Such a great mentor and teacher... Thanks so much for sharing your valuable time w/ us..
Hello Robert. I hope you are doing well this morning. And of course you know I am happy to share my gardening experience with you. I appreciate you watching and commenting on my videos.
C.
Really glad you clarified "my last video". When I buy flour and corn meal I always put them in my freezer for a couple of weeks and sometimes even longer. That started after I went to get some flour from my canister and found it full of bugs/weevils. Since then I never put flour in a canister but instead keep it in my fridge. ewww Thanks for the black eyed peas infor Sir. Love your channel. 😊 😊
Thank you for watching my channel. And for your comment.
OAG
Just want to you to know you are loved and appreciated! Thank you for all your videos and helpful information over the years and to your wonderful wife who lets you share 😅
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I'm getting old, 80 years old this past summer, and I want to document in videos as much of my knowledge and experience as I can. Thanks for watching.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener 💕
I'm always telling everyone who asks me how my garden is so beautiful it's all because of OAG. I wish you could see pics. You'd be proud.
Thank you for this presentation. I admire your thorough guidelines and thoughtfulness. I subscribed when you were working with Dr . Ford Brewer on his channel. You have set a fine example for me to follow, sir.
Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. If you are following Dr. Brewer, how is your health?
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener thoughtful of you to ask. I have been working out a treatment for atrial fibrillation through exercise, weight loss and control, lower carbohydrate consumption (less than 100 grams per day) and supplemental magnesium glycinate (200mg twice daily) and ensuring that I consume enough potassium and not too much calcium. I'm fairly tall at 6'2" and am maintaining 210 lbs. down from 265 lbs. at 63 y.o. I haven't gone full keto yet because I haven't found a ketone meter. Statins or lisinopril didn't set well with me. So, anyway, I'm doing better. Rarely notice any fibrillation anymore and looking to lose 5 or 10 more pounds. You are looking pretty healthy and active. How have you been doing?
Kenny Charles: I am doing well. I am 80 years old and as you see working in the garden every day. I went on a very low carb eating and lost 55 pounds. I am now down to 145 pounds. During the winter (when I am not busy in my garden) I will make some videos on my health and what I am doing to maintain and improve my health. If you would like more information on what I am doing, put your E-mail address here, I will copy it and then remove it.
OAG
@@kenycharles8600 Okay, I have your E-mail address. I will send you an E-mail in a couple minutes to make sure I have it right. And I have removed your comment with your address.
@@OldAlabamaGardener gotcha.
You remind me of a dear family friend who taught me to love gardening when I was young. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
You are so welcome!
Thank you OAG! I look forward to your next video when it's time to make another one. Have a restful fall and winter until the work begins again! Thank you for being here for us.
Hello Mikki and thank you. Actually I am still gardening, planting some cabbage plants today. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
I love & miss this man!💔
You should turn on some commercials for your CZcams channel to make money for yourself. I’ll watch 🤓some commercials for you 😉
Commercials are on all of my videos. Thank you for watching.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener ..I have CZcams Red so I dont see the commercials. Hopefully you still get something from what I pay.
Hi Charles how are you? Glad to see such a bountiful harvest 🤗
Hi Patti. I am doing great! Turned 80 years old back in August. How are you doing?
C.
OldAlabamaGardener doing good, just working and being Nana to my grand babies
Thank you. First time backyard “farmer” this year. I appreciate your knowledge.
Good for you, first time farmer. Gardening is very rewarding. Thanks for watching my videos. If you haven't already, please subscribe.
OAG
We have started vacuum sealing all of our dried goods in jars or vacuum bags in buckets.
Yep that work great. But I don't have a vacuum sealer. Thanks for watching.
OAG
Very informative ! I will be growing black eyed peas next year for the first time .. learning all I can . So glad to come across this video !
Thank you sir for your knowledge. May you have a blessed winter.
Thank you. I am happy to share my experience with you. keep watching.
OAG
Thanks for the information! I just discovered this pest the hard way and will use this method next year. RIP OAG
Wow, you explain so well. You are gifted. I enjoyed watching this video and learnt a lot from you. Thank you Sir.
You are welcome. Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
OAG
Great tips Charles, Hope all is going well!!
Thanks PPM. I am doing well, just turned 80 years old. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
If you feel like making another video this winter I'm betting it would be amazing to see your pantry. Thank you for a, of your videos they are informative and I enjoy watching your eyes sparkle
Lisa, I will give that some thought. Just might do it.
OAG
I live in Monrovia, Madison County, AL and have been growing field peas as a second crop after spring harvest for seven years and haven't found any weevil damage to my peas and I don't poison them at all.
After shelling and before cooking, my wife looks through the peas for signs of weevils and she hasn't found any either.
I grew up on Sand Mountain and we had weevils in beans, corn, peas, peaches, apples and cotton.
Thank for the information. I think my peas shower so much damage this year because it was so hot and dry as they were maturing. I am in the same county, north end.
OAG
Gees I thought you were not going to make any more videos started my sad face, but yahoo your going to make more. Thank you.😄 for sharing good information.
Hello Stella. Yes, others have said the same. In the future I will be more careful on how I start a video out. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Thanks old peoples like an open book full of knowledge
Thanks for sharing all this great information God Bless
Hello Colleen. I am happy to share with you. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Fantastic series Charles! Thanks for sharing with us. 😊🌱💚
Thank you L, I appreciate you watching my videos. I used to grow Purple Hull peas and thought they were the best tasting ones until I tried Black Eyed peas, now I like them best.
C.
I bought eight pounds of shelled purple hull peas at the Amish auction and have them all canned now. My Whippoorwill cowpeas I grew I’m storing dry. Hope your week is going great. 😊💚🌱
I thank God I found your info on Google. Was ready to cook my black eyed peas and the store bought bag was crawling with weevils
Hey my Friend Charles I will be growing blackeye peas this year. I love your videos.
Black eyed peas and cornbread. Good country food.
@@OldAlabamaGardener Yes Indeed!!!
You can freeze the seeds inorder to kill the weevils
Yes and that is what I said in this video. Thanks for commenting.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener I apologise I made a comment before I watched the entire video
That's okay, I understand.
OAG
Great advices as usual. Always outstanding. Highly appreciate all of your great efforts. Glad to see you are doing well. Thanks a lot.
Hello AB and thank you for watching my videos. Yes, I am doing well, after reaching the old age of 80 years old.
OAG
Gaaaaaaah!!! At first I thought the tiny little black weevils in my kitchen were cute, but they just wouldn't stop... In my spaghetti, my rice and the motherload 😲 in my mixed beans and grains for soup, which I just put to the freezer... Been washing them down the drain all week 😬... First time I've seen them. My beans are store bought but I'm going to be sorting and freezing from now on. Thank you kindly for sharing ❤️
Yes, they are every where. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener I guess they are now, I'm up in Ontario, Canada. I subbed in earlier. I appreciate how you respect our planet and looking forward to your shared knowledge 🌻
Thank you for your knowledge!!!
You are welcome Adam. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Do more videos on how you use what you store. Thank you
Thank you for that suggestion. During the winter I will make more videos using the vegetables I have grown and stored. In the summer time I am so busy growing and canning what I grow that I don't have time or I am too tired to cook much. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Thanks for your wisdom!
Hello Laura and you are welcome. I am happy to share my gardening experience with you. Keep watching.
OAG
Can’t wait til Spring! Happy Holidays!
@@laurabrowning924 Yep, me too. I like spring and summer better than winter.
OAG
Last video??!! Well thank you for such and informative season! Take care O.A.G! God bless you 🙏❣️ 😇 Take care friend! Make those black eyed peas on New Year's! Lol
*_No, not my last video, just my last video on Black Eyed peas._* I won't ever make that mistake again in my videos.
OAG
@@OldAlabamaGardener Aww your good dude! We all make mistakes! I was just sad to know I wouldn't be hear from you for awhile lol......with that being said, I'm sooo happy it's not your lol ast video of the year......side note, I think my tomatoes will make it thru the winter! California weather had been so weird and my plants bloomed super late. We will see. I still have blooms, green, and red tomatoes on my plant. I'm growing Romas, Big Boys, Beefsteak, Cherry, Early girl, and Sun Sweet tomatoes 🤙😋😊😁💥
Thank you! Great information, my friend!
Thank you Carol. I am happy to share my garden experience with you. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Great information and looking forward to your next video. Hope you have a wonderful week .
Hello Redgate. Well, it finally cooled off for us did't it! I am planting cabbage plants today. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Your videos make my day😁
Hello Karin. You watching my videos and commenting make my day. Thank you for watching.
OAG
I have loved your videos this season! Thank you very much!!
Thank you. I love you for watching what I am doing in my garden.
OAG
Love your videos...thank you for taking the time to teach.
Thank you. I am happy to share with you. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
have a great fall and winter , thank you so much for your vids., very helpful.
Hello and welcome to my videos. Yep, I plan to have a good fall and winter and be ready to start gardening all over in the spring. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Your videos are always great. I learn a lot
Thank you. That is the reason why I am making these videos, that is to help you grow some of your own food. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Great video. Have you kept information about how many peas you planted and how many were harvested (buckets picked, pounds shelled, etc.)? I really enjoy your channel.
I didn't keep that kind of records, would be interesting to have that kind of data. Thanks you for watching my videos.
OAG
good information thank you
Truthful information.
Yes.
Good advise on killing the pests .
Thanks
I enjoy your videos. This is good logic.
Thank you. The same logic applies to corn, when the worm tries to eat the modern day corn, it kills the worm. So, if eating the corn kills the worm, why would we want to eat the corn. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Good video and educational. Thank you
You are welcome. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
OAG
what a great tip about weevils!
Thank you. Its another garden pest we have to deal with. Thanks for watching my videos.
OAG
Super! Thank you
David
You are welcome.
OAG
Thanks so much for your videos. 👍
Thank you and you are welcome. Thanks for watching my videos. If you haven't already, please subscribe.
OAG
There is absolutely nothing wrong with how you shell died black eyed peas. If, while still in your 5 gallon plastic bucket, you get a clean wood 2x4 and crush the peas, still in the shell, most of them will be shelled. That will save you a bunch of time however you will for sure have all of the "worm damaged" ones included. For me, when I add water to wash them prior to cooking, most - if not all, of the worm and weevil damaged peas will float to the top.
That sounds like it would work. Actually I like shelling beans or peas. It reminds me of my old family days of shelling different beans and peas.
OAG
Enjoyed the video, one question. Would vacuum sealing the bags help any with the weevil/egg problem? Plan on growing some next summer.
I don't think vacuum sealing would make any difference. It is the egg that hatches and becomes the weevil. Freezing is one sure way to kill the egg. Heating in an oven might work but I don't know what it would do to the peas. Thanks for asking that question.
OAG
In storing my dried peas, beans etc. I rarely see weevil damage.
I've seen videos where such beans are cooked in canning jars dry. The result are peas that will supposedly store for 30 years.
Can't see the point myself.
You are right. I freeze my peas as an added precaution. Years ago when I didn't have freezer, I just stored them as dry peas. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe to my channel.
OAG
Agreed Peter. Seems like that would kill nutrients in the peas. Harsh.
OAG, Do you eat the blackeye peas green? I like'em both ways. I usually freeze my seeds
anyway. Didn't know about killing the weevil eggs thou. Thank you so much for the video.
Yes, I like Black Eyed peas as you say green. I call that the shell out stage or mature but still plump. I appreciate you watching my videos.
OAG
Great video... good info ♥️ Anna
Thank you Anna. How are you and family doing?
C.
OldAlabamaGardener doing well! I hope you are in good health and cheerful spirit 😃
OAG is awesome!!! :D
Thank you. You are the awesome one for watching my videos.
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I’m wondering if you could take the ones with worm bites and use them as planting seeds
Interesting question. And I don't know if that will work or not. Next spring, when I am ready to plant again, I will give it a try. Thanks for watching my videos.
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We soak them overnight and give to the chickens.
I have planted them, as long they still the embryo still intact. Not very good for eating. Good question.
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Black eyed peas are worth all the effort! So delicious!
I agree. Easy to grow too. Thanks for watching my videos.
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That’s exactly what I do with all of our dried beans.
Hello Donna, welcome to my videos. Thanks for watching my videos.
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GOOD VIDEO!!!!!
Thank you. I am happy you liked it. Keep watching as I will be making more videos.
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If you freeze the peas, can you still plant them for next season's crop? 💝☀🌵
Yes, freezing the peas doesn't keep them from sprouting when you plant them next spring. I will keep them in the freezer for at least two weeks and remove them. We will eat some and save some for seeds next year. Thank you for watching my videos. Subscribe if you haven't already.
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Thanks for sharing. Do you know who sells organic blackeye peas? After you freeze them how do you store them? Thanks
You can probably buy organic black eyed peas at Baker Creek Seed Company. After freezing, I store them in glass jars on the shelf. Thank you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener appreciate the information. Subscribe today😊 found in neighboring city organic blackeye peas 2.99 pound. I loaded up. Putting in freezer 3 days then defrost at room temperature then will put in jars on a shelf. Hope i got this right. Thanks again. 👌
@@debstayblessed9549 I leave my black eyed peas (and other field peas) in the freezer for at least one month (longer than 3 days). And I admit that I don't know how long it takes to kill all the eggs in the peas by freezing. You will know if 3 days wasn't enough, because when you have them out of the freezer, some of the eggs will hatch and you will have weevils. Thank you for subscribing.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener Got it👍
This gets a like just for telling me that I have to FREEZE the peas before I store them. I will freeze them until I need them. Unless that’s a no go 🙅🏾
So after freezing they can be dry stored?
After you freeze them for a week or more, then do they go on the dry pantry shelf until used? Is darkness important?
The freezing is to kill any weevil eggs that might be in the peas. After that I store them either in glass jars or Zip Loc bags. No, darkness is not important.
Have a nice healthy winter and holidays!
Thank you Joan. I plan to do exactly that. Thanks for watching my videos.
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Do you can them? I love watch your videos. I'm from nw Missouri.
I can beans. Never black eyed peas.
Yes, I do can them. And I freeze them and some I let get dry and store them as dry peas. Thanks for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
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Do I need to rethink putting dried beans and grains in the freezer for only one week? Is a month better?
I think one week is good. I tend to over do it. Thanks you for watching my videos. Please subscribe.
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...THANKS for sharing! ❤
In love, light, peace & unity, "gifted_spiritu_ally"!
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@@OldAlabamaGardener you're such a very sweet Gentlemen! Thank you, sincerely, for SHOWING everyone- "HOW" & "WHY" these things happen, "WHY" the bugs eat/damage the vegetables (this case, beans) and I appreciate YOU..
..and your time!
You have a very dense, (like a dense, misty "fog") ..but you have a VERY strong, BRIGHT as all heck- "aura", around you!
Keep shining, Sun!
@@99thmonkeyresonance66 Thanks. Have a great day.
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Weevils are just extra protein! LOL Enjoy your videos! Keep it up!
I plan to keep making videos. Thank you for watching my videos. If you haven't yet, please subscribe.
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Makes me want to try black eyed peas. Always enjoyed rattlesnake. I even accept worm damage on corn, just cut the tips of the ears off. Try to sell it to anyone they'll lose their minds. Worms won't eat modern corn ... neither will I.
You are right. Actually the worms do try to eat the corn, it just kills them before they can do much damage. And, if the corn kills the worm that tries to eat it, then why would we want to eat it? Thanks for watching my videos.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener OK. I enjoy the line. I was talking to a farmer who worked with it. We were both complaining and it just came out that way. It's a lose/lose for me, I don't like the taste or the genetic shenanigans. I don't buy the line we must feed the world. The world should be able to feed itself. Take care.
@@tomjones4318 I agree that the reason American farmers use Round-Up and so many other chemicals is not to feed the world, but to fatten their bank account. Its all about money.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener Can I please ask you? I never had homegrown black eyed peas. Do you enjoy them better than homegrown purple hulled and rattlesnake peas?
@@tomjones4318 I used to think purple hulls were the best field peas you could grow/eat. That is until I tried back eyed peas. I like black eyed peas both as green shell out and as dry peas better than purple hull. I like Rattle Snake Pole Beans (RSPB), as green or snap beans better than any other green beans, I have not tried RSPB as shell out beans.
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Question after they've been frozen for 2 weeks or a month can they be taken out and re-dried and stored in bags for long term storage?
Hello and welcome to my videos. Yes, the Black Eyed peas, after being frozen to kill any insects and insect eggs, can be removed from the freezer and dried, then stored in bags or containers for long term storage. Please subscribe. Thanks for watching.
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Perfect, great video my wife and I have recently found your channel and really love the info and the care you put into your videos. Thanks much!
@@mistastabs5840 Thank you, I appreciate you watching my videos. I try to give you enough details so you can copy me and be successful. You can find other of my videos by doing a Google search on: OAG (then the name of the vegetable), for example: OAG Tomatoes
Will bring up all my videos on tomatoes. Or OAG green beans.
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I was wondering if the peas could be put in the oven to kill any eggs and then in a jar. I don't have any freezer space.
Carol, I wonder that also, but I don't know if that works. Thanks for watching this video.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener you can heat them in the oven but I never will again. After heating you can't use them for seed, also heating also destroys a lot of the nutrients. Even though they were sealed after about 5 years the black beans were really tough when I tried to cook some. Just wouldn't cook done. I ended up throwing out a half gallon of black beans.
@@margiemelendy6857 You are right, about heating kills everything. And yes, once heated they will not sprout and grow.
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What kind of worms are they?
They are tiny little weevils about 1/4 inch long. Google search on: Weevils
And you will find pictures of them.
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I promise my wife and I were just talking about you today as we picked a haul of black eyed peas today.
Now once they've been in the freezer for a week or two can you leave them in the freezer? I've heard freezing without blanching can make them bitter.
I have not hear that freezing could make them bitter. I usually freeze them for a couple weeks and then remove them from the freezer. Thank you for watching my videos. Subscribe if you haven't already.
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@@OldAlabamaGardener FANTASTIC!! Thank you for responding😊. We subscribed while watching our first OAG video. Thank you for sharing your wisdom💖💖
Thank you! About where are you located?
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@@OldAlabamaGardener we are in Houston Texas.
@@theothermrs.randle3416 Thanks. I think it is fun to know about where my CZcams friends are located.
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Shelling field peas right now
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Thank you.
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