• NAME: Chickpea
• OTHER COMMON NAMES: Garbanzo Bean / Chick Pea / Ceci Bean / Gonzo Bean / Bengal Gram
• SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cicer Arientum
• COLOR: Large Golden Seeds / White Flowers
• PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
• HARVEST: 100 Days
• PLANT HEIGHT: 15 - 21"
• PLANT SPACING: 3 - 6"
• LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
• SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
• QUANTITY: 15 Seeds

OTHER: Chickpeas are great for cooking, roasting, in stews, or adding to salads. They have a mild nutty flavor and are packed with protein. Worldwide, there are a large variety of uses for these legumes. They can be ground into ‘gram flour’ (aka chickpea flour) which is frequently used in Indian cuisine, they are used to make falafel, hummus, farinata, curries, are found in traditional Mexican dishes, and are used in sweets & deserts in the Philippines.