Chickpea, Golden Dragon

Annual. Cicer arietinum
30 seeds per packet.

Easy to grow, nitrogen fixing bush with beautiful foliage and attractive small flowers. Thrives in cool soil in the early season, intercrops very well and produces solid crops of golden chickpeas to stock your pantry.

The young pods can be eaten fresh (similar to edemame) or allowed to dry for long storage. Take care to protect ripening pods from rats and mice who love the high-protein chickpeas.