Peanuts

Simo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:59 pm

This is a picture of my peanut plant.

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As you probably already know it is not a nut but a legume and I am hoping that it might be a good nitrogen fixer planted between rows of fruit trees. I bought one from the local nursery to see how well it grows in my climate and so far so good. It has an interesting life cycle producing yellow pea type flowers which when fertilized turn into a pod which grows down into the soil and deposits the "nut" underground ready fro the next growing season. They prefer loose sandy soil so they can self plant the seeds. If my soil seems suitable I will mass propagate as a permiculture nitrogen fixer/soil improver and as a food crop, I like the idea of a plant that efficiently self sows and can be eaten, very little work that way.

I only have one plant and I must check if they need more than on to cross polinate. :learn:

Any info would be appreciated

chillidude · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 6:22 pm

Wow Simo - never seen 'em before - very cool !

Which nursery ?

The Hopefulls · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 7:10 pm

we had 6 plants here in Adelaide, during the peak summer time we covered our vegie patch with shadecloth to protect most of our vegetables. The peanuts did ok, they did produce but i think we did inhibit them a little.

Dont forget that your branching leaves will send down spikes into the ground when flowering and it is from these that the nuts will form.

Simo · **Posted:** Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:24 pm

chillidude wrote:

Wow Simo - never seen 'em before - very cool !

Which nursery ?

Just before Bullsbrook town on the left of Great Northern Hwy, the person that works there ordered the un-fumigated nuts off the world wide intranet and has had such good success growing them she began to sell them at the shop.

curnow · **Posted:** Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:30 am

G'Day Simo,

You will find peanuts will grow fine in summer time down here so long as you keep them damp. If you can avoid sprinklers to water them you may not have too much trouble with leaf spot and rust

We grew them in Kununurra through the wet season so the heat down here won't worry them :thumb:

Dennis

earthbound · **Posted:** Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:07 am

Excellent, I have a big bag of raw peanuts here. Bought them especially from an Asian supermarket to see if they will grow, hope they do.

chillidude · **Posted:** Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:11 am

Simo wrote:

Just before Bullsbrook town on the left of Great Northern Hwy, the person that works there ordered the un-fumigated nuts off the world wide intranet and has had such good success growing them she began to sell them at the shop.

Excellent - that's not that far - might be worth the trip next weekend - thanks Simo :thumb:

Simo · **Posted:** Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:19 pm

Well the peanut self pollinated and in the crappy photo you can see the "roots" that have grown down into the soil to form the nuts. :joy:

I will re plant all the nuts next year and build up a crop from there.

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chillidude · **Posted:** Thu Feb 18, 2010 11:06 am

Very cool Simo.

BatonRouge Bill · **Joined:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:59 pm **Posts:** 60

While they are good roasted, I like them better boiled. Most people just boil them in a brine but they are excellent boiled in a spicy seafood boil mix, like for crawfish or shrimp. They can even be frozen in the water they were boiled in ziplock freezer bags. Just need to let them soak for 2 hours after boiling with somthing to hold them down under the water to fill the inside of the shells with the spicy water. Eat them hot/warm, Awsome!

earthbound · **Posted:** Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:53 pm

Great to see that they grow ok in Perth. I have planted quite a few out the front in my pots, now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they will sprout...

chillidude · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:57 am

BatonRouge Bill wrote:

While they are good roasted, I like them better boiled. Most people just boil them in a brine but they are excellent boiled in a spicy seafood boil mix, like for crawfish or shrimp. They can even be frozen in the water they were boiled in ziplock freezer bags. Just need to let them soak for 2 hours after boiling with somthing to hold them down under the water to fill the inside of the shells with the spicy water. Eat them hot/warm, Awsome!

Really ?

Never heard of it. Want to try it now that I have though. Thanks Bill

earthbound · **Posted:** Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:38 pm

I missed that bit about leaving them in the shells when you boil them. Interesting idea.

BatonRouge Bill · **Joined:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:59 pm **Posts:** 60

One other little tid-bit, a sack full in a 80qt pot takes about 1-1/2 hours to boil then press them down under the water to soak for the 2 hrs.

Simo · **Posted:** Mon May 24, 2010 9:19 pm

My peanut harvest for the year, at this rate I think I might just retire of the profits form next year's crop, but for this year the profits will be reinvested.

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