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Peanuts

Peanuts can be direct seeded into the garden after danger of frost or for shorter growing seasons started in the greenhouse several weeks before last frost. Although it is best to remove the peanut seeds from the hulls, it is not necessary. Plant the seeds about 1 inch deep in warm (above 60 degrees), loose, well-drained soil that has significant sunlight. Do not use nitrogen fertilizer. Plant seeds 6 to 12 inches apart but thinning the final stand to 12 inches. Cultivate loose soil around base of plant when flowers first emerge. The peanut plant sends out a vegetative “peg” which protrudes into the soil where the nut forms. Harvest the entire plant by digging or pulling when the leaves have yellowed. Remove excess soil by shaking and hang the entire plant upside down in a cool environment suitable for drying. When adequately dried, the shells can be pulled free of the pods and used or stored for future use.

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Fastigiata Pin Striped Peanut from Ecuador - Arachis Hypo...
JS182
$4.50
Rating:
97%
7 Reviews
Beautiful striped peanut first collected by the botanical explorer, Joe Simcox. Striped peanuts like this are typically found in Ecuador. This stunning variety belongs to a group of peanuts that have very angular, deeply indented pods with high ridge lines. The seeds are often dark colored, orange, or striped as is the case with this variety. Very tasty, having a clean nutty flavor. Although susceptible to some blights, the variety is easy to grow, preferring loose soils and hot climates. Requires a long season of about 120 days or more. Shipped in the shell to protect tender peanut seeds.
Tennessee Red Peanut
PE102
$3.50
Rating:
98%
11 Reviews
A treasured heirloom that has been grown since before 1930. Each pod contains from 2-5 red-skinned, mild, sweet kernels. A Valencia type, earlier than the Virginia strains. Superior for roasting or boiling, which is a preferred method of preparing them in the Deep South. Plant peanuts in the spring after danger of frost has passed into very well cultivated soil with a final spacing of about 12 inches. As plants emerge and begin to flower, cultivate soil around base of the plant to allow for easier penetration of the vegetative peg that protrudes down from the flower to the surface of the ground....it is at the tip of this peg that the peanut forms beneath the soil. Keep peanuts weeded and watered. It takes about 120 to 140 days for crop to mature. As the plants begin to yellow in the fall, use a potato fork or a shovel to dig under the canopy of the plant being careful to not break the peanuts from the pod. Just test-dig a few plants to make sure that the crop is ready. When most of the pods are of full size and the seeds inside appear to be fully mature then it could be ready to dig the entire crop. Peanuts can be removed from the plant and washed at this time before drying or can be left on the plant for drying. Cure peanuts where they will be protected from rodents and out of direct sunlight where there is good air-flow. Another great idea we have employed here at Baker Creek Seeds which has worked well for us is planting the seeds under mulch until the flowers emerge. Usually you should not mulch peanuts because the peg will not be able to penetrate into the soil. As soon as we see the first flowers forming pegs then we remove the mulch so as to allow the peg to reach the soil surface. This helps control weeds and moisture for about 1/3 of the growing season making for a much more successful crop with less effort.
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