Key Features
- Variety: Organic Peanut Seeds
- Color: Not specified
- Plant Characteristics: Warm-season edible legume
- Garden Uses: Edible crop for home vegetable gardens
- Unique Feature: Peanut pods develop underground after flowering
Growing Benefits
- Produces edible peanuts when viable seed is grown in suitable warm conditions.
- Fits warm-season home vegetable plots with loose soil.
- Produces flowers and underground developing pods.
Seed Specifications
- Common Name: peanut
- Botanical Name: Arachis hypogaea
- Plant Type: Warm-season edible legume
- Colors: Not specified
- Height: Not specified
- Germination Time: Not specified
- Growing Zones: Not specified; confirm species and local hardiness
- Flowering/Harvest/Maturity: Not specified
- Uses: Edible crop
Growing Tips
- Sow whole raw viable peanut seeds after soil warms; avoid damaging seed coats
- Choose a planting site with full sun.
- Use loose, well-drained sandy loam.
- Label seed trays with the exact species and sowing date; keep a record of results.
Seed Storage
Keep dry, labeled planting material in a sealed container in a cool, dark location. Storage life and special handling requirements vary by species; verify them for peanut.
Unique Facts About Seeds
- Peanut flowers produce pegs that grow downward into the soil.
- Peanut pods mature below ground rather than on aerial stems.