How to Grow Peanuts
Posted on January 1st, 2009 by monsterguide
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Selecting Site for Peanuts
In selecting a site, you must choose light-colored and sandy soil that has large amounts of compost.
You have to avoid planting peanuts in the same site for successive years. You can alternately plant it with other crops such as potatoes or corns.
Peanut Garden Site
Dig the site at least two to six inches deep. There should be four to six inches of space between each peanut.
After planting the peanuts and covering them with soil, you have to wait for ten to fifteen days to see the emergence of little plants.
Things Needed in Planting Peanuts
- Raw peanuts with red skin from grocery stores
- Compost
- Fertilizers
Watering Peanuts
You can water the peanuts while you are planting, but avoid watering it again until you notice the emergence of new sprouts. Usually it takes ten to fifteen days before the plant sprouts. However, avoid over watering the peanuts.
Nutrients Needed by Peanuts
To ensure the success of your peanuts, you have to make sure that you are controlling the grass as well as the weeds growing in your site.
In weeding, do not throw the dirt on the peanut site.
Apply further rich compost or fertilizers to enrich the soil. It is advised that you use fertilizers that contain calcium as calcium is good for cultivating peanuts.
You also have to prepare some pesticides in case some pests affect your peanut plants.
Season Suited for Peanuts
If you want to cultivate peanuts, you have to remember that it is best grown when the season is warm and moist, and you can harvest the peanuts during the dry season.
Harvesting Peanuts
You can harvest the peanuts during the fall season. You can harvest it by taking the whole plant out. Spading fork can also be used during the harvesting. You will recognize the maturity of the peanut when its foliage has turned into yellow.
After harvesting, you have to wait for at least two weeks but not more than four weeks to dry the peanuts. When the peanuts have finally dried, you have to store it in cool and dry places until they are ready to be roasted.
Growing Peanuts Image Gallery
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- Growing Peanut Plant
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- Peanuts In Pods
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- Peanuts Ready For Harvest
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- Planting Peanuts
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- Peanut Plant Anatomy
Ask a question
on July 20th, 2009 at 12:19 am
tried growing peanuts in pots, but can them be exposed to direct sunlight and wind? becos all my peanuts plants will grow to a certain height and then seem to snap at the stems, then wither and die without any blooming at all..what went wrong?
on April 26th, 2009 at 6:43 am
I live in Ga. during the summer it reachs 98 degrees on avg. and always a drought how often should i water? and should i put a mound around them?
on March 1st, 2009 at 8:51 am
No! Do not cover blooms. They send runners from the plant that penitrate the soil and grow underground. They do not need halp
on February 20th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
when the peanut blooms do you have to cover the bloom with dirt in order for it to produce peanuts? this is what i was told from an old man.what is your thought on this.