By Stephen Albert
January 10, 2023
Source: Harvest to Table
Photo Source: Unsplash, Chickpea plant with pods The chickpea or garbanzo bean is a cool-season annual that requires about 100 days to reach harvest. Chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans and gram, are regarded as beans, but botanically are neither beans nor peas. Chickpea is a tender annual legume.
Chickpea Quick Growing Tips
Sow chickpeas in the garden about the date of the average last frost in spring or slightly earlier.
Chickpeas require a long growing season; to get a head start on the season, sow chickpeas indoors in a peat or paper pot several weeks before transplanting out.
Set the chickpea and biodegradable pot whole in the garden when the plant is 4 to 5 inches (10-12cm) tall.
Yield: grow 4 to 8 chickpeas plants per each household member.
The chickpea is a cool-season annual that requires 100 or so days to reach harvest. Planting Chickpeas
Plant chickpeas in full sun. Chickpeas will grow in partial shade but the yield will be reduced.
Grow chickpeas in loose, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. Add aged compost to planting beds in advance of planting.
Avoid planting chickpeas where green manures have just grown or in soil high in nitrogen; this will result in green leafy growth, not seed production.
Add potassium and phosphorus to the soil.
Chickpea Planting Time
Chickpea is a cool-season annual that requires 100 or so days to reach harvest.
Chickpeas are frost tolerant but grow best where daytime temperatures range between 70 and 80ºF (21-26ºC) and where nighttime temperatures do not dip below 65ºF(18ºC).
Sow chickpeas in the garden as early as 2 or 3 weeks before the average last frost in spring.
Chickpeas require a long growing season; to get a head start on the season, sow chickpeas indoors in a peat or paper pot and transplant the pot and plant whole to the garden when the plants are 3 to 4 inches (7-10cm) tall.
Planting and Spacing Chickpeas
Sow chickpeas 1½ to 2 inches (5cm) deep, spaced 3 to 6 inches (7-15cm) apart.
Thin successful plants to 6 inches (15cm) apart; cutaway thinned plants at soil level with scissors so as not to disturb roots.
Space rows 18 to 24 inches (45-61cm) apart.
Do not soak seed before sowing and avoid heavy watering after sowing to keep seeds from cracking.
Chickpeas allowed to grow a bit crowded will offer each other support.
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