LOBIA – लोबिया (10 Seeds)

🌱 Lobia (Cowpea / Chawli) Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Lobia, Chawli, Cowpea
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Vigna unguiculata
🔹 Type ➜ Pulse + vegetable crop 🌿
🔹 Use ➜ Green pods, dry dal, fodder
✔️ Suitable for:
➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Desi beej cultivation
➜ Kitchen gardening

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ Summer sowing ➜ February – April ☀️
➜ Kharif sowing ➜ June – July 🌧️
➜ Best temperature ➜ 25–35°C
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best time:
• March – April
• June – July
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ North India vegetable farming
➜ Organic crop production

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best soil ➜ Sandy loam / loamy soil
➜ pH ➜ 6–7.5
➜ Avoid waterlogging ❌
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Organic soil management
➜ Natural crop growth
➜ Sustainable farming

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Organic lobia seeds 🌱
• Desi beej (desi seeds)
• Open pollinated seeds
• Non-GMO seeds
✔️ Best for: ➜ Seed saving
➜ Organic farmers
➜ Home gardeners

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing
Seed depth: ➜ 3–4 cm
Spacing:
Bush type: ➜ Row ➜ 30–45 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 10–15 cm
Climber type: ➜ Row ➜ 60–90 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 20–30 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Better growth
➜ Less disease
➜ Higher yield

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
➜ Before sowing: • FYM ➜ 5–8 ton/acre
• Vermicompost
• Rhizobium culture
➜ During growth: • Jeevamrit spray
• Panchgavya
• Vermiwash
✔️ Improves: ➜ Nitrogen fixation
➜ Soil fertility
➜ Organic yield

💧 Irrigation
➜ First irrigation ➜ after sowing
➜ Then ➜ every 7–8 days
Critical stages: ➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Pod formation
❌ Avoid excess water

🐛 Organic Pest Control
Common pests: ➜ Aphids
➜ Pod borer
➜ Whitefly
Control: ➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Sticky traps
➜ Garlic chilli spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Chemical-free farming
➜ Organic vegetable production

🧺 Harvesting
➜ First harvest ➜ 45–55 days
➜ Pick every 3–4 days
✔️ Regular harvesting = more pods ⬆️

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Bush ➜ 90–100 days
➜ Climber ➜ 110–130 days

📦 Yield
➜ Green pods ➜ 30–50 quintal/acre
➜ Dry grain ➜ 6–8 quintal/acre
✔️ Depends on: ➜ Variety
➜ Management
➜ Climate

🪴 Growing Lobia on Roof (Grow Bags)
Container size:
➜ 12–15 inch grow bag
Soil mix (Organic):
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
✔️ Best for: ➜ Organic container gardening
➜ Terrace farming
➜ Kitchen garden setup

Sunlight ☀️
➜ Minimum 6–8 hours sunlight
Watering 💧
➜ Every 1–2 days in summer
➜ Ensure drainage holes
Support (Climber type)
➜ Rope / net / bamboo
✔️ Good for: ➜ Vertical gardening
➜ Space saving
Production (Terrace)
➜ 1 grow bag ➜ 0.5–1.5 kg pods