Chickpeas
Height: 2 4– 30 "Width: 2 4"Depth: 3 6–48"Annual/Cool Season
Wat e r : Evenly moist until chickpeas
have pushed through the soil; regularly
during flowering and pod formation.
Avoid overhead watering.
Sun : Full, but will grow in partial
shade
Companion Planting :
pro: Potatoes, cucumbers, corn, straw
berries, celery, summer savory
con: Garlic
Pests : Aphids, bean beetles, fl ea bee
tles, leafh oppers, mites
Diseases : Blight, mosaic, anthracnose
(Note: there are disease-resistant vari
eties)
Soil: Loose, well-drained soil, rich in
organic matter
Fertilizer: Add aged compost to
planting beds in advance of planting,
and potassium and phosphorus during
growing time
pH: 6.0–6.8
Varieties : Chickpea (garbanzo),
gram, Black Kabuli, Garden Green
Plant Care: Avoid handling chick
peas when wet or with heavy dew, as
this may promote the spread of fungus
spores
Zones : 3–11
Planting : Indoors, start in a peat or
paper pot several weeks before trans
planting out. Outside, sow 1½–2
inches deep, 3–6 inches apart, as early
as 2–3 weeks before the average last
frost in spring. Thin out to 12–24
inches apart.
Germinate: 4–10 days
Harvest: About 100 days
Rotation: Rotate chickpeas and other
legumes to add nitrogen to the soil
Edible: Immature seed
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