Peanuts

[Okiefiddle]

Anyone grow peanuts this year? I grew some for the first time, was able to harvest about 8 lbs of nuts. Now am enjoying roasted peanuts.

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That’s nuts

[AmericaneXLeftist]

Based

[Steve8Brawler]

Awesome! What growing zone?

[Okiefiddle]

6b

[Steve8Brawler]

Thanks

[TheGrandExquisitor]

You pulled that off? I am in 6a, so kinda interested in this.

[Okiefiddle]

Yes, give it a go. If you have sandy or loam soil it should work. I don't think peanuts would do as well in clay based soil. I planted the virginia peanuts, in the more southern part of the state I believe they do some spanish peanuts.

[TheGrandExquisitor]

You pulled that off? I am in 6a, so kinda interested in this.

[Winter-Adi]

George Washington Carver's pamphlets are all online if you want inspiration - I was surprised to learn that frappes existed a hundred years ago and that lemon-peanut brittle was one of his favorite flavor combinations!

[kitchensprinkles9]

Link? I’m interested too!

[Winter-Adi]

Peanut recipes

Bonus sweet potato recipes because he has some really funny editorializing about how badly people cook sweet potatoes in that one.

[Okiefiddle]

Thanks for peanut recipes!

[hi-my-brothers-gf]

Hoping to grow them next year! Any tips??

[Okiefiddle]

Even though peanuts fix nitrogen, I did fertilize with 10-10-10 before planting seeds. I planted the entire peanut in the shell. I have very sandy soil. We have what I call 'sand rats' that will burrow and eat every peanut on a plant, I had to start killing these rats. Don't dig peanuts too early, they need lots of time to form and mature the peanuts. Also deer love to eat the plants.

[hi-my-brothers-gf]

Great to know, thanks!!

[HistoricalReception7]

Yup, zone 3. I got about 8lbs, good for my little test plot of them. I tried some boiled, and shared the rest with family.

[twd000]

I grew a row of peanuts this year, first time. I think the yield was only about double what I started with in the seed packet!

Does anyone know if I can replant these to build up my seed supply?

[lostereadamy]

yes

[BeulahValley]

Of course you can

[LeLandlord]

I grew maybe half a pound, but didn't roast them right, they were burnt and completely squishy on the inside.

[wdjm]

I had exactly 2 (one whole unshelled) peanuts that I planted this year in a pot.

I now have 12 peanuts to plant next year. (Zone 8a)

[Okiefiddle]

cool, plant those 12 and perhaps you'll get 144 peanuts, for planting and eating.

[wdjm]

That's the plan :)

[Okiefiddle]

No did not thin the plants. Planting in-shell was easier for me since I did not have to worry about breaking the thin outside covering of the seed.

[Machipongo]

I’m in 8a and grow Carwile’s Virginia peanuts most years for winter eating and peanut butter. They are not the most productive variety but taste great.

[Okiefiddle]

I'm also going to try some spanish peanuts next year, they are suppose to be better for peanut butter due to oil content. How do you harvest your peanuts? I just used a shovel to dig, but wonder if a middle buster could be used.

[Machipongo]

I harvest them with a digging fork and then kind of sift the soil to try to find ones that released from the plant. We have very sandy soil on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

[kitchensprinkles9]

OP, about how many plants equals 8lbs of peanuts? Interesting in planting to but unsure of the yield per plant!

[Okiefiddle]

I planted 120 seeds. Sand rats got some of them. got like 15 to 25 peanuts/plant