In what conditions and how do peanuts grow? Growing peanuts on a personal plot

Peanuts are called walnuts, although they do not grow like cashews, hazelnuts or walnuts - on a tree, but underground. Moreover, the plant itself generally belongs to legumes, just like beans or peas. There are many health benefits for both men and women. However, peanuts can be harmful. You will learn all about the properties and proper use of the peanut from the article with the photo.

Appearance

Some people, at the very thought of this plant, imagine a huge peanut tree like hazel or walnut, from which you can pick delicious fruits. In fact, this is not the case at all.

Peanuts are small bushes most often no more than 30 centimeters high. This is an annual plant, that is, it will have to be planted every year in the spring.

But his root system is very powerful - in some cases, its length can be up to one and a half meters. The stems are covered with oval, with slightly pointed tips, paired leaves. The flowers are small, bright yellow.

In general, it is more correct to call peanuts not a peanut, as is customary, but a bean. Yes, botanists have long referred the plant to this particular group. Even looking at the pod that hides the appetizing nuts, it is easy to see that they resemble beans or peas, perhaps with a harder shell.

Types and varieties of peanuts for cultivation

The peanut, which belongs to the legume family, has up to 100 plant species. Due to the nature of the culture, it is grown mainly in regions of South America. Only two types of peanuts are suitable for cultivation in the country - Pinto and cultivated. The number of plants is divided into 4 groups.

Spanish

It is also called the Spanish nut. The main feature is the increased oil content, unlike other varieties. Spanish kernels are medium in size, which are covered with a pink-brown skin. It is an excellent raw material for making candied, salted nuts and butter.

Valencia

The group is represented by varieties with large fruits. The plant can reach a height of 1.2 m. In one shell there are not two nuts, as in other groups, but at once 3. The seeds in a capsule have an oblong shape and are covered with bright red husks.

Runner

The taste qualities of the representatives of the Runner group are several times higher than the varieties of Spanish and Valencia. Fruits lend themselves better to roasting and give high yields. The peanuts are very large and are distinguished by their elongation. Grown for the production of salted nuts for beer and peanut butter.

Virginia

It is considered the highest quality product among other representatives. Virginia goes through a rigorous selection process before it goes on sale. The largest fruits are left and used for the preparation of confectionery.

What are the benefits of peanuts

Now that you know how peanuts grow and look, let's see if it's worth eating. It turns out, yes.

First of all, it is worth noting that beans (or nuts) contain a large amount of protein, carbohydrates and fats, which are easily digestible and therefore particularly beneficial. In addition, it contains antioxidants, linoleic acid and vitamins B and E. Thanks to this, moderate consumption of food allows you to achieve excellent results. For example, antioxidants protect a person from vascular and heart disease.In addition, regular consumption of peanuts can reduce the risk of developing atherosclerosis, malignant tumors, and slow down the overall aging of the body.

And, of course, this is just a delicious and nutritious product. It can be stored for a long time at any temperature and humidity, does not require cooking and quickly gives a large amount of energy, thanks to which it has earned special love among tourists and other supporters of an active lifestyle. It is enough to eat a handful of nuts on the go to feel a burst of energy and continue the long journey.

Gallery: how peanuts grow (25 photos)

Potential harm

Alas, the use of peanuts is not always beneficial. One problem is the high fat content, which is fairly easy to digest. It's good on a hike - a small amount of food gives strength. But with a sedentary lifestyle, excess energy is not burned, but deposited in the form of a fat layer. Therefore, it is not useful for everyone.

In addition, cases of peanut allergy are well known - especially in the United States. Some people should not eat foods at all, even containing small amounts of peanuts - this may well lead to anaphylactic shock and death.

So it's worth seriously thinking about the acceptable amount of peanuts in the diet - you need to know when to stop in everything.

Stage four. Harvesting the harvest

Peanut harvesting process

By mid-autumn, the fruits should ripen. Roughly in early October, when the weather is dry, dig out the bushes with a shovel. Lightly shake each bush off the ground, turn it over and lay it on the ground with the root system upward so that the fruits dry out a little. Then move them indoors or under a shed to dry and keep them there for at least 4 days.

Snapshot of ripe peanuts

Once the stems have dried naturally, start to process the peanuts. Next, dry the fruits at room temperature and place them in cardboard boxes for storage (you can use small canvas bags instead of the latter). Store fruits in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Note! To speed up the drying process, you can use, for example, an oven, but the temperature in the appliance should not exceed 40 ° C.

Natural habitat

Now let's figure out where peanuts grow in natural conditions.

In general, South America is his homeland. Moreover, people appreciated the nutritional value and great taste of nuts many centuries ago - during the excavation of the cities of the ancient Indians, evidence was found that they actively consumed it as food.

From South America, Europeans brought the nut to Africa, suitable for the climate. Over time, he moved with travelers to India, and from there to China and the Philippines. By the way, today it is China that is the largest supplier of peanuts to other countries of the world.

In the United States, it is almost never grown - an unsuitable climate (with the exception of the southern states, where over time it has become one of the main crops, along with cotton). But it is used very actively. For example, during the Civil War of 1861-1865, it was included in the diet of soldiers on both sides of the conflict, often making up their main food. In peacetime, pigs were often fed to them - on fatty food they quickly gained weight, the meat became especially tender and tasty.

Chinese historians believe that it was peanuts that allowed the people of the Celestial Empire to survive hard times, preventing the death of many thousands of ordinary people.

Today, peanuts are actively cultivated in Africa, Mexico, South America, Africa and many Asian countries. Moreover, thanks to a powerful root system, it grows well even on lands that are considered unsuitable for growing other useful crops.

Biological features

Despite the fact that peanuts are considered a nut, in reality they are a distant relative of beans.This is an annual legume crop with a height of about 0.5-0.6 m, having a taproot, which, in turn, deepens by 1.5 m.The diameter of the upper part of the rhizome can reach 1 m, which, in fact, explains the resistance of peanuts to droughts.

Peanuts on the field

The leaves are paired, have a dark green tint. Flowers are collected in inflorescences in the leaf axils and are orange or yellow. One flower develops in the inflorescence, due to which the flowering phase lasts from the last days of June until the onset of autumn cold weather. Flowers open at about 7 am and bloom until noon.

Peanut bush

Note! Each bush produces an average of 30-70 beans and about 2,000 flowers.

A few days after flowering, a young ovary begins to develop in the place of each flower, which is a kind of aerial "root", bending and heading towards the ground. In the language of science, these ovaries are called gynophores and are designed to protect offspring from drought and heat. The upper part of the gynophore, after penetrating into the ground, grows rapidly and forms a pod in the shape of a cocoon or cylinder (for this reason, soil looseness is so important when growing a crop). Each such bean produces 1 to 4 oval-shaped pink seeds.

Peanut fruit

Choosing the right seeds

To find out how peanuts (groundnuts, as some experts mistakenly call them) grow, the best way is to grow them yourself.

Alas, it is hardly possible to buy special seeds in the store. Therefore, you will have to carefully look for a suitable replacement. Of course, you shouldn't use the fried and salted nuts sold in grocery stores - they will definitely not sprout. But sometimes in the markets you can see how peanuts are sold in cans or kilograms right along with a hardened pod - a protective shell. He did not undergo heat treatment, which means that it is he who is needed.

Stage one. Preparing the site

Start preparing the beds in the fall. Dig the selected area to the depth of a bayonet shovel, then apply organic fertilizer - compost, humus or wood ash at the rate of 2-3 kg / m². In the spring, cultivate the area (to a depth of no more than 10 cm) and remove the weeds along with the roots. It is also advisable to add nitrophosphate (about 50 g / m²).

Cultivation

Seed preparation

Alas, improper storage (in airtight bags, with frequent temperature changes) leads to the fact that most of the seeds become unviable. We'll have to select the right ones.

As practice shows, about one grain out of four to five germinates. With these statistics in mind, peel the desired amount of kernels and wrap them in a damp cloth. Moisten it as it dries. If there is no tissue at hand, toilet paper folded in several layers will do - but you will have to moisten it more often, at least a couple of times a day.

Within a day, some grains will swell, and on the second day small sprouts will appear from them. This will allow you to immediately sort out healthy seeds from the dead. Of course, the latter should be removed immediately - if they have not shown signs of life in two days, then there is nothing to hope for further.

Stage three. Further care

In May, the land is still sufficiently moistened with melt water, which means that it should be watered only after the mass emergence of shoots (twice a month, using only water heated in the sun). Better to resort to drip irrigation or, alternatively, furrow irrigation. Young shoots will immediately turn yellow.

An equally important condition for a good harvest is periodic hilling.

Hilling peanuts

Perform this procedure several times per season.

1. Before flowering, spud the plants to a height of 0.5-0.7 m.
2. The second time, hilling is done 10 days after the beginning of flowering.
3. In the future, do this every 10 days, over time, reducing the distance between the gynophores that appeared during flowering and the soil. Make the final hilling in early August.

Using the technique for hilling

Video - Hilling peanuts

Finally, add min. fertilizers, namely 450 g of potassium (if we are talking about sandy loam soil), 500-600 g of phosphorus and 450-600 g of nitrogen for each hundred square meters of land.

Add top dressing:

• during the formation of true leaves;
• while tying buds;
• during fruit setting.

Landing on the garden

If you live in a warm climate (for example, in the south of our country - in the Krasnodar Territory or Crimea), then the germinated seeds can be grown immediately in the garden. But most of our compatriots will have to germinate them first as seedlings. Otherwise, due to the short summer, it will not be possible to get a crop.

Each germinated seed should be planted in a separate pot, so as not to be picked later, damaging the overgrown root system. A mixture of black soil and sand in a 1: 1 ratio is best suited - peanuts love light soil.

It develops rather quickly with sufficient lighting - after a few weeks, the height of the seedlings will reach 7-10 centimeters. So it's time to plant them in open ground.

The optimal distance between rows is 40-50 centimeters, and between plants in a row - at least 20 centimeters.

The peanut plant arrived in our country from the tropics, therefore it needs a well-warmed earth. It is not worth planting it in open soil before its temperature reaches +15 degrees. You should also take care that the plant does not freeze. It develops well at an air temperature of +20 degrees. At a lower level, development stops, and at "frosts" below +15 degrees Celsius, the sprouts may die. This should be taken into account - sometimes at night you will have to cover it with polyethylene or other suitable material.

Sowing pattern and depth

The seeding procedure is quite simple:

1. It is necessary to prepare a container for plants and fill up the substrate.
2. One seed is placed in the center of the box and covered with earth. In this case, the depth is not more than 2.5 cm.
3. To make the plant sprout faster and feel more comfortable, cover the container on top with cling film or glass.

A homemade greenhouse must be periodically ventilated so that oxygen enters the soil, and the earth can dry out a little. This is a kind of prevention of the appearance of a fungus. If the first leaves appear above the soil, the shelter is removed, and the container with the seedlings is taken out to a permanent place. After that, care for the growing peanuts begins.

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Peanut care

Peanuts are not too difficult to groom. It is enough to water it regularly - at least once a week in normal weather and twice in dry weather. However, if at least one rain falls every week, then it is quite possible to do without watering.

In addition, it is very important to regularly loosen the soil around the bushes - but be careful not to damage the branched root system. In general, peanuts grow best on sandy soil - if possible, this should be taken into account. The root system is branched, but at the same time delicate - it cannot grow in clay or dense black soil, getting used to completely different conditions in its homeland. In addition, the fruits develop in the ground (which gave peanuts its second name - peanuts), and it is very problematic to do this successfully in compacted clay. And water and air more easily penetrate into the loosened soil.

However, it was the desire of experienced summer residents to loosen the earth that gave rise to the myth.Allegedly after flowering (which, by the way, usually falls on the end of June), shoots with pollinated flowers go down and buried in the ground, where they then turn into pods with tasty fruits. In fact, this is not at all the case. By the time the peanuts bloom, pods are already forming on their roots. True, they are still white or pale greenish, and the taste of the fruits, as well as their size, leaves much to be desired, but they are already there. Therefore, here you can draw an analogy with the potato - it also blooms, but the fruits are formed in the ground and have nothing to do with flowers.

Complete care from a seedling before the first harvest

After planting the beans in the ground, they proceed to the next stage of cultivation - caring for the crops. For normal growth and development, the crop should not need water, light and fertilizers. This is the only way to get a crop of peanuts.

Fertilizers for fertilizing the soil

After planting, it should take time for the sprouts to grow up to 10 cm in height. At this time, the first feeding is carried out. The composition can be bought in a specialty store or prepared by yourself. At the beginning of fruiting, you can re-fertilize, but this is not necessary.

Plant formation

As a rule, a plant rarely needs human help at the time of the formation of a bush. If the tops of the shoots cannot reach the ground and burrow, the nut will not be able to ripen. For this purpose, the branches are bent or a container with earth is suspended near each flower.

Protection from pests and diseases

Peanuts are occasionally attacked by various pests and diseases. To minimize the likelihood of insects appearing on the beds, it is necessary to observe crop rotation and agricultural rules. These are the simplest control measures. Weeds are sources of disease, so they are removed from the site.

Irrigation

This procedure is a type of watering. Irrigation is carried out as the soil dries out. There is no clear number of times how many watering can be done. The best method for introducing moisture into the soil is drip irrigation.

Harvesting

Since you know that peanuts cannot be called a tree, the fruits will not have to be plucked from the branches, but dug out of the ground. But here, too, there are certain wisdom.

When planted in the ground in mid to late May, the crop can be harvested in mid to late September - by this time the aboveground part has already begun to dry out. The roots should be carefully dug up with a shovel without damaging the pods.

Then the whole plant must be brought to a dry place and left for about a week. During this time, it will dry out and the pods will be easy to separate. By snapping them open, you will quickly extract delicious nuts. Some can be left for seeds for the next year, and the rest can be fried, salted and consumed, appreciating the result of their labors.

Preparing peanuts for planting

For further cultivation, unroasted peanuts are selected, the fruits of which have reached technical maturity. A handful of nuts are poured over two glasses of cold water and left overnight. The area where peanuts are soaked should be out of direct sunlight and well ventilated.

In the morning after soaking, the seeds are washed and dried. At night, the peanuts are again poured with water. The cycle of soaking and drying is repeated 3 times.

If a bulge appears at the top of the grain, this means that the product is ready to be planted in the soil.

Agricultural technology and care

Growing peanuts in your garden is almost the same as growing in the field or at home. General methods and techniques help to achieve results.

Harvesting after sowing occurs after 120-150 days. It is better to try to protect a heat-loving culture in case of unexpected frosts. For this, frames are installed over the landings and the film is stretched. The shelter is removed when the weather is warm.

Sun, heat and moisture are required in moderation. Can you grow in cool weather? No, as the flowers fall off when the air cools.

In hot weather - there is a danger of damage to plants by toxic moldy fungi. If symptoms of the disease are detected, fungicides are used.

At the beginning of growth, they are watered once every 2 weeks, and during the flowering period, the beds are slightly moistened every other day with simultaneous loosening. If prolonged rains begin, which is not uncommon in the middle lane, the crops are covered with a transparent film.

Periodically, the bushes are examined and treated for pests.

Spread

In recent years, the production of peanut beans in the world has been steadily increasing due to the increase in acreage, the use of high-yielding varieties, fertilizers, chemicals, irrigation, as well as the improvement of harvesting machines. Peanut crops in the world occupy about 19 million hectares. Leading countries in the production of peanuts: India (about 7.2 million hectares), China, Indonesia, Myanmar. The second place in the world production of peanuts belongs to African countries (about 6 million hectares). In the economies of Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Niger and several other countries, peanuts are of paramount importance. On the American continent, the largest areas are in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and the USA.

Brain health

Preliminary animal studies have suggested a potential reduction in the risk of stroke. Resveratrol is a flavonoid first studied in red grapes and red wine. Now it has been found in peanuts as well. In animal studies, the phytonutrient resveratrol (a purified nutrient given intravenously) has been shown to improve blood flow in the brain by 30%, thus significantly reducing the risk of stroke. The corresponding results of laboratory studies in animals have been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Lead researcher Kwok Tung Lu theorized that resveratrol exerts this effect by stimulating the production and / or release of nitric oxide (NO), a molecule formed in the lining of blood vessels (endothelium) that signals surrounding muscles to relax, dilating the blood vessel and increasing blood flow ... In animals treated with resveratrol, the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in the affected part of the brain was 25% higher than the concentration observed not only in the ischemic group, but even in control animals.

Stage two. Landing

Method one. Planting in open soil

When the temperature regime is at least 20 ° C (for the forest-steppe, this is usually mid-May), and the ground at a 10-centimeter depth warms up to at least 15 ° C, you can start sowing germinated seeds. If the temperature is lower, then the seeds will simply rot before they can sprout.

Prepare the planting site using one of two possible schemes:

• square-nested (0.7x0.7 m or 0.6x0.6 m), in which 5-6 grains must be placed in the hole;
• wide-row (the distance between the bushes is 15-20 cm, the row spacing is somewhere around 60 cm).

In both the first and second methods, the sowing depth should be 6-8 cm. Take only large grains, since small or damaged seedlings may not give rise. After sowing, cover the holes with earth, compact slightly. It is worth noting that the shell of nuts contains many beneficial microorganisms, so many gardeners grind it and place it in the holes during planting.

Note! At first, protect the planting from birds (such as magpies, crows, etc.), because they can destroy not only young shoots, but also seed.

To protect yourself from the bear, you can make one simple bait: collect the grain and cleanings, dig it all in on the garden bed, and then cover it with a piece of roofing material. Pour manure or plant debris on top. Make several of these lures and look at them from time to time, collecting a bear.

Video - Planting peanuts

Method two. Growing seedlings

As noted earlier, peanuts can also be grown using seedlings. In this case, proceed according to the following algorithm.

Table. How to grow peanuts seedlings

Soil preparation and selection

The harvest will be successful if they grow in the neighborhood. The place is chosen sunny and well ventilated. Peanuts do not like darkening, although they tolerate it in minimal quantities. A suitable option would be soil containing humus. If the soil is salty or contains acid, then when digging.

Before planting, the land must be rid of weeds, dug up and loosened up. A favorable time for sowing is mid or late spring. The nut ripens quickly, the first fruits will already go in July, and therefore it is undesirable to delay the planting dates.

The plant blooms all day, although abundantly. After this, fertilization is carried out and an ovary appears. It must be buried, otherwise the crop will die.

At home, peanuts are planted from seeds in small containers, the soil is regularly moistened and loosened. The plant should be in a ventilated area and in good lighting. Peanuts during the entire growing period should.

Seat selection

In the garden, you need to choose the right place where all the conditions are created for the further trouble-free development of the plant.

It is necessary to take into account such features when deciding on planting and growing peanuts:

1. The plant is light-loving.
2. But he is calm about a little shading.
3. Drying out the site, freeing it from snow is important if planting is done in the spring.
4. Cold winds have a negative impact on yields.

Description of the peanut plant

An annual vegetable plant, which self-pollinates, rises above the soil as a lush green bush up to 60-70 cm.Rotal roots with many shoots provide sufficient nutrition for upright stems, which are found in different varieties of peanuts:

• pubescent or naked;
• with slightly protruding edges;
• with branches that go up during flowering or descend after the formation of bean buds.

Alternate, pubescent leaves of different lengths: 3-5 or even 10-11 cm. Consist of several pairs of oval leaf blades, with a slightly pointed tip.

Pedicels emerge from the axils of the leaves, bear 4-7 flowers of the moth type, which is typical for legumes, which include peanuts. The petals are whitish or deep yellow. The peanut flower only blooms for a day. If pollination occurs, bean ovaries begin to form. At the same time, a gynophore, a receptacle area, grows, and as the branch tilts, it grows into the ground, pulling along with it the miniature bean ovary to a depth of 8-9 cm. Schematic pictures show how peanuts grow. One bush can produce up to 40 or more beans.

Usually, the beans are formed only from the peanut flowers located at the bottom of the bush. And also from the so-called cleistogamous flowers that the plant creates underground. Apical flowers, above 20 cm from the surface of the earth, do not bear fruit. Not all gynophores with bean ovaries grow into the ground, some simply dry out.

The fruits are oblong, swollen beans, with bandages, 2-6 cm long, with a wrinkled peel of a nondescript sandy color. Each contains from 1 to 3-4 bulky seeds.Grains from 1 to 2 cm, oval, with a reddish-brown husk that easily separates after processing. The seeds consist of two hard cream-colored cotyledons.

Collection and storage conditions

Harvesting begins when the peanuts turn yellow and the fruits are effortlessly released from the pods. It is important not to delay this moment, as inappropriate weather conditions will ruin the harvest. The process takes place in two stages. At the first stage, all the plants are collected and shafts are formed from them. Leave to dry for several days. At the second stage, separate the pods from the stems. The fruits are dried at a temperature of 40 ° C, in a room with good aeration.

Peanuts are stored in the form of pods, hatching is performed before use. A room with a constant air temperature of 8-10 ° C is suitable for storage. The fruits are laid out on racks, in layers no thicker than 10 cm, or laid out in fabric bags.

What does a peanut look like in the photo?

Next, you can see a photo of a peanut.

Nutritional properties

100 g of peanuts contains 551 kcal, so they are not recommended for people prone to overweight. In terms of nutritional value and usefulness, peanuts are more nuts than legumes.

The main reason is that in addition to basic nutrients (proteins, fats and carbohydrates), it contains: fiber, a complex of vitamins, macro- and microelements.

Gardeners reviews

Artemm

“I have been planting a small garden bed for 3 years in a row. I bought peanuts at the market where dried fruit nuts are sold unroasted with red skin.

The germination rate was poor, they even keep bags of peanuts in the cold in winter and dry them in ovens, in general you need to stock up in different places and try to germinate.

You also need to take into account the variety, you need the earliest. Subtracted that there are 4 main varieties - red-skinned (Valencia), small round with light brown skin (Spanish), slightly larger long with dark brown skin (runner) and very good. large oval with brown skin (Virginia). "

Silyia

“I would like to say a few words about the planting material (beans). For planting, you need to select the largest even ones of the correct shape, you should not use beans older than two years for planting after that, their germination rate decreases sharply. "

Other cultivation methods

There are alternative, albeit less commonly practiced, growing methods. However, they also deserve attention.

In warm beds

Preparation should begin in autumn or early spring in accordance with the following algorithm:

1. Choose a place and dig a 15-20 cm trench. It is advisable to make beds 1 meter wide.
2. Place the top layer of soil on one side and the bottom layer on the other.
3. Fill the bottom of the pit with a layer of plant residues (at least 10 cm), sprinkling them with a small amount of earth. Place semi-rotten compost on top.
4. Cover the beds with the top layer of soil.

Warm beds warm up earlier and give off heat longer due to overheating of organic matter.

At home

After receiving the seedlings, you can leave 2-3 sprouts for growing on the windowsill. To get a harvest at home you need:

1. Fill a wide container with earth mixed with sand and humus.
2. Plant the sprouts in the soil and remove the container on a well-lit windowsill. It is very important to avoid drafts.
3. Wait for the flower to appear and the pod to form. It is necessary to ensure that the shoots do not go beyond the container, otherwise the ovary will not be able to develop further.
4. Moisten and loosen the ground periodically.
5. When the plant stops growing and the leaves turn yellow, harvest the fruits.

This method is suitable for those whose local climate does not allow planting peanuts in the country.

In greenhouse conditions

In greenhouses, peanuts feel great, especially next to tomatoes. The latter should not grow too densely, so as not to shade legumes. In the case of this arrangement, the peanut enriches the soil with nitrogen, and the tomatoes protect it from the sun during particularly hot hours.

Planting and care is the same as for open ground.The greenhouse should be regularly ventilated, the ground should be loosened, the plants should be spud and watered. Harvesting can be started as early as September.

Where grows

According to the latest genetic research, modern culture is a hybrid and descended from 2 wild species. Crossbreeding, according to scientists, took place more than 9 thousand years ago under the influence of natural pollination and human activities. It happened in the south of Bolivia in the Andes region. It is this country that is considered the birthplace of cultivated peanuts.

Distribution history

The Indians first began to grow the plant about 7-8 thousand years ago in Peru near the Zanya River. Then the plant got into 1 century. BC. to Central America. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century. AD At the beginning of the 20th century, they began to grow it in Africa, Asia, Oceania. For example, in Africa, peanuts quickly became a staple food.

Today, India and China are considered the main producers and suppliers of peanuts. The shell of the walnut is used as a combustible material and the fruit is used to extract oil. You cannot find plantations of peanuts in Russia, even in the south. But amateur gardeners may well grow it on their own at an ideal air temperature of + 20 ... + 27 degrees.

Peanuts can also grow in hotter climates, where there is +30 degrees. But in areas that are too dry, it will be stunted. For cultivation, soils with medium moisture are used. If the soil is too wet, the plant will undergo fungal diseases. If the soil moisture is too low, the flowers fall off quickly.

Reference. For self-cultivation in Russia, you need to choose the southern regions. In the northern regions, the shrub can be grown in greenhouses, maintaining the required level of humidity and temperature. It will also not work to plant it in clay soils. You only need loose soil, such as sandy loam, loam, sand, black soil.

In Europe and Russia, walnut and peanut butter are known as food products and are not cultivated in agriculture. Most of the plantations of the leguminous plant are found in Asia and South America.

How to germinate for planting?

How to independently sprout peanuts for planting in order to get a good harvest - this question worries many. First of all, you need to buy unpeeled pods in the fall, in which the seeds are preserved. The ripening period of peanuts is 130 - 150 days, so you need to focus on the climate of your region when planting seedlings.

For the cultivation of peanuts in the southern regions, planting begins in early March. Not everyone knows how to sprout peanuts at home so that the seeds do not rot.

A more gentle method for sprouting peanuts is to put a few nuts at a time in a damp cotton pad, then wrap all the discs in a bag. After 3-5 days, the seeds will hatch, and you can plant them in a box with soil. You can try not to soak the nuts at all, but plant them directly into the soil.

Before planting peanuts for growing seedlings, you need to prepare pots of sufficient size. It is better to put containers on a warm windowsill so that the soil warms up. After three weeks, the seedlings will grow up to 10-12 cm and can be planted on the site.