GROWING PEANUTS

Peanuts, also known as groundnuts, are grown underground as they are buried a few inches deep under the soil but are not roots. Peanuts are legumes of self-pollinating flowers. These peanut seeds can then grow into a new peanut plant. Peanuts do not grow back every year from the same plant. The whole peanut plant…

Peanuts are a popular, tasty, healthy snack, and it doesn’t take much to grow them in your own home or garden. Getting draining soil, planting your raw peanuts, and watching them sprout can feel like magic. But how big of a planter does a peanut plant need to grow successfully? A peanut plant needs a…

Although they have “nut” right in the name, peanuts aren’t nuts at all; that means they need preparation before we eat them. However, you need to prepare peanuts for storage, too. You can keep them for use as seeds, but storing them straight out of the ground presents issues.  You can dry peanuts for seeds…

Peanut plants are popular plants to grow in home gardens as they’re easy to grow. They resemble legumes and beans more than other nuts and should be grown in the hot summer months. If you’re growing peanuts, you’ll need to find them a proper place where they can achieve optimal growth.  Peanut plants need full…

Peanut plants are grown as annual plants, so they only grow during one season. But how exactly does this work, and what’s the lifespan of a peanut plant? The lifespan of a peanut plant is one year because it’s grown as an annual plant. It can only grow during the warm season and it needs…

Peanuts are one of the most used foods across all different cuisines. Surprisingly, they are actually fairly easy to grow. The most common question that amatuer peanut growers have is, how often you should water your peanut plants? You should water peanuts as often 2-4 times a week, providing about an inch (2.5 cm) of…