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THE GREAT PEANUT CAPER

This is a repost of an article I wrote some time ago about one of my garden experiments. I can’t seem to put my hands/fingers/keyboard on the original, so I may have to just putter around a bit with this one. In the middle of a discussion with friends just now, about growing peanuts, and…

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This is a repost of an article I wrote some time ago about one of my garden experiments. I can’t seem to put my hands/fingers/keyboard on the original, so I may have to just putter around a bit with this one.

In the middle of a discussion with friends just now, about growing peanuts, and it seems like several have given them a try at least once, with varying degrees of success. I had to try it at least one time to see what they looked like growing and to see if I could. (A typical Vero characteristic)

13 responses to “THE GREAT PEANUT CAPER”

  1. Kate Crimmins Avatar
    Kate Crimmins

    I didn’t know how they grew. Interesting. Kind of like potatoes.

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    1. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      Somewhat, except the attaching sprout starts as a peg above ground and buries itself before growing the peanut.

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  2. Mags Win Avatar
    Mags Win

    Wow! You did it! I have never thought of trying to grow peanuts.

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    1. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      This was my one and only try. It was actually easy…just keep them well watered and then step back and let the plants do all the work. I will do a more elaborate post on this some time later if and when I find the rest of the pictures of it.

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  3. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Hmm – I must have gone to your SPAM folder, but I don’t recall saying anything SPAMMY.

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  4. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    My squirrels would love it if I grew them some. I once had a contingent of squirrels numbering 35-40, but now only about 6-8 … the park where I went every day tore up half the park and destroyed their habitats. It is National Peanut Day!

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  5. Anne Mehrling Avatar
    Anne Mehrling

    You could and you did!

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    1. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      They did surprisingly well. They require a really long growing season, so I had to start them in the greenhouse.

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  6. ghostmmnc Avatar
    ghostmmnc

    Funny how the grow underground. My mom grew some in the front flower bed one time and they did fine, looked just like these. Can’t remember if we ate them or not though. 🙂

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    1. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      It’s so neat how they put out pegs and a peanut grows at the end of each peg,

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    2. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      I think I still have some of these sitting in a jar……somewhere! lol

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  7. mjeanpike Avatar
    mjeanpike

    Oh how neat! That’s one thing I have never tried to grow 🙂

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    1. Vero Avatar
      Vero

      That was my one and only time growing them. It was such fun watching the little plants develop. I have lots more pictures that I will post some time when I run across them again. My picture files are a hopeless mess.

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