Chickpeas

[Klause]

How come nobody talks about them anymore ? Not growing any but they are tasty in pasta

[biglentil]

Could be the year of the Kabuli.

[Flatlander]

chickpeas may be a good crop to grow on spec this year. lentils are stealing the thunder and peas. chicks aren't easy to grow and successfully bin. but i know a guy who retired quite young on chick peas in the last cycle...

[sumdumguy]

Here Chickee!

[JDGreen]

I'm cleaning a shit pile of Kabulis for guys right now. Grew then myself 4 times. 1st at bat was homerun.. 2nd at bat hit a solid double. Next 3 times big old strikeouts. Game over

[ajl]

Mexico is quite competitive in the production of Kabuli's as they can get the large 12mm ones. The years that Mexico suffers from drought Canada can be competitive in this market. Lentils were easier and more consistent for Canadian producers.

[Robertbarlage]

Do they get disease bad ?

[Klause]

Now here's a dumb question but what is the difference between kabuli and desi?

[farmaholic]

.....about 10 cents a lb. in Kabuli's favor! (according to Johnston's, I can't guarantee accuracy!)

Somehow I don't think this is what you meant!

[freewheat]

Now here's a dumb question but what is the difference between kabuli and desi?

Kabuli=big seed and price
desi=small seed and price

[Jagfarms]

Kabulis big imput's
Desis smaller input's

Desi yield more but some new varieties of kabuli's yield pretty good

One year we had desi and Kabuli chickpeas
Desi chickpeas yielded 40 bi acre
Sprayed fungicide 1 time
Kabuli -25 bu acres
Sprayed fungacide 3 times
That was 10 years ago since we grew chickpeas
Lentils are lot less inputs