General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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January 7, 2012 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kansas, zone 5
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Peanuts
I just ordered some Virginia Jumbo peanuts as a novelty, have never grown them before nor do I have any idea how I will research it before planting time but was wondering if anyone in my zone has grown them successfully and would be willing to give me some tips? Lori
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January 8, 2012 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia)
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Lori, have you tried a search here at TV? seems like I remember this subject coming up once before. good luck!
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January 28, 2012 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Alabama
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Plant 2 weeks after last frost
Put seed 6 inches apart in the row and 1 inch deep in the soil in rows 36 to 42 inches wide. give them moderately fertile soil Don't add too much nitrogen, peanuts happily make about 1/2 the nitrogen they use Let the plants grow until just before you have a frost, then harvest with a shovel or fork. Just a heads up that Virginia Jumbo is not very well adapted to your climate. The black peanuts from Sandhill will mature more nuts in your shorter season. DarJones |
January 28, 2012 | #4 |
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Location: Espanola, New Mexico
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Dar is right - the black Spanish peanuts will make where you are. I am in zone 6 on the edge of zone 5 and get a good crop each year. PM me if you would like to try the strain we grow here in New Mexico.
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January 28, 2012 | #5 |
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They like sandy soil and they dont put the peanuts on the roots they put out a sprout (Peg) that grows from the stem and then back into the ground. this is where the peanuts come from..
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January 28, 2012 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Espanola, New Mexico
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Yes, it is pretty amazing. The flower is fertilised above ground and then curves downward and dives into the soil. You wonder how that came about. And, like you say, they like sand.
Lee |
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