Posted: 5/25/2008 7:33:15 PM EDT
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My family absolutely loves boiled p'nuts. Last year I bought a 10# and didn't cook them all. The sprouted in the icebox. I planted a few, but the dog ate them shortly after they came up. that time of year is here again and I have 10# in the icebox waiting on me to cook them up tomorrow. I think that 9.75 pounds are going to make the pot, and the rest are going in the garden in that spot I have been wondering what to do with. These things grow like potatoes and can be made into bunches of stuff, if you have a place to grow them... why not? |
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Try to plant them in a sandy soil on raised beds in 20 to 36 inch wide rows 1 to 2 inches deep, and make sure the soil isnt hard clay . They need to have a good soil PH of 5.8 or better . fertilize with a heavy potash mix like a 7-18-36 , plaster at bloom ,they are going to start putting on peanuts soon after , start watching for web blotch and other fungus if any is found spray with clornithil ...(mispelled the commercial name is bravo ) its going to be about the only fungicide that you are going to be able to get with out an lic thats labeled for peanuts that will work,I would spray around bloom as a preventive , Im not sure the variety and the conditions you have in GA but here they should be ready to dig in late sep , about the best home tool to use is a pitch fork , to check the peanuts for readiness scrap the hull with your knife if you get to a black/dark layer they are ready . After digging them flip them upside down and let dry . They need to be less then 12% moister to store , the easiest test to check moister is to cut a peanut with a sharp knife if it sticks to the side of the knife blade its still to wet and needs to be dried more. Thats a quick over view , I would be more detailed but I got to get to work. |