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Peanut Cultivation – This is How Planting Succeeds

The best time for growing peanuts begins in early April. If you want to plant peanuts yourself with seeds, you should start soon. We have put together a few tips for you on how to grow peanuts successfully.

A quick guide to growing peanuts in the garden

The peanut is a real energy pack. It is full of important vitamins and minerals. Plus it tastes good too. For this reason, the peanut should not be missing as a snack on TV nights. As the name suggests, the peanut (Arachis hypogaea) grows in the ground. However, it is not really a nut but belongs to the legume family (Fabaceae). What many people don’t know is that you can also grow peanuts in your garden. We’ll tell you how it works here.

  • Growing peanuts is actually quite easy. It takes about six months from planting to harvesting the peanuts. So that you can harvest your first peanuts in early autumn, you should start planting soon.
  • You first need a few purchased peanut seeds for cultivation. Of course, you can also use the seeds of fresh peanuts. To increase germination, it is advisable to soak the seeds in a water bath overnight.
  • First, sow approx. 3 – 5 peanut seeds in a small planting pot with fresh potting soil. To do this, drill a plant hole of approx. 3 – 5 cm in the ground. Put the seeds in and cover them with soil.
  • After sowing, keep the soil moist. You should avoid waterlogging so as not to damage the roots of the young seedlings. Then place the pot in a sunny, warm place (approx. 20 – 25 degrees).
  • There is a little trick to speed up the germination time: simply cover the pot with cling film. This increases the humidity and promotes the growth of young plants.
  • With a bit of luck, you will be rewarded with the first seedlings within a very short time. You can usually discover the first tender, green seedlings on the surface of the earth after five to six days.
  • In May (after the frost period) or early June you can transplant the plant to a sunny spot in the garden. Peanuts love the warmth and the sun! Loose, sandy soil is best. If you have several plants, always leave a distance of approx. 20 cm.
  • Of course, you can continue to grow the plants in pots. You should only make sure that it is an appropriate size and that there is no waterlogging in it.
  • Please do not water the plant too much during the summer, because peanuts also cope well with drought. Fertilizing is not a must, but your peanut plant will appreciate a little complete fertilizer from time to time.

This is how the peanut harvest succeeds

It will be exciting in early autumn! Now you can see whether your peanut planting was successful. Here you can find out briefly what you should consider when harvesting.

  • How the sowing went is a surprise. Because peanuts grow in the ground, you won’t see the results until you harvest them in early fall.
  • Once the plant looks yellow and wilted, you can start harvesting. To do this, first loosen the soil around the plant with a garden fork. Then pull the entire plant with the root ball very carefully out of the ground.
  • The fresh peanuts are hanging from the root ball. If everything has gone well, you can expect around 20-30 peanut fruits per plant.
  • Then hang the plant including the root ball in a warm place to dry. After about two weeks you can pick off the finished peanuts. Depending on your preference, you can use them for nibbling, cooking, or roasting. Enjoy your meal!
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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