Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Moderate
Flowering
Flowering
Edible & Fruit
Pois Chiche
A dryland legume: its roots fix nitrogen and feed the plot for the next crop, on very little water.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Near East
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Maintenance
Easy
The one that enriches the soil
Domesticated in the Near East nearly ten thousand years ago, the chickpea is one of the oldest crops of the Fertile Crescent.
Its root nodules fix nitrogen from the air: it enriches the soil it occupies and prepares the plot for the next crop, on very little water.
"The chickpea gives the soil more than it takes."
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Styling Tip 01
Full sun
Sow it in full sun on an open plot: this is a crop for the dry Mediterranean spring.
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Styling Tip 02
Minimal watering
One or two waterings at flowering are enough; excess water encourages foliage disease.
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Styling Tip 03
No nitrogen feed
There is no need for nitrogen fertiliser: it makes its own, and an excess reduces pod set.
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Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering