How to Grow Peanuts in Pots
Have you ever tried to grow peanuts in the jar? Not everyone may know that peanuts belong to the legume family and that their growth, unlike other nuts - such as almonds or hazelnuts - is under the ground. You can grow peanuts in pots or in the garden. The peanut plants do not require a lot of attention and prefer a sunny exposure.
Peanuts are consumed mainly toasted. The guests can use without the addition of salt to enrich the muesli breakfast and salads. They are rich in fiber, zinc, magnesium and vitamin E. To get the peanut butter made at home, you will not have to do anything but blend them along with the food processor until the mixture is creamy.
Place your jar of peanuts in the most of the sunny balcony, terrace or garden. The peanut plants can withstand frosts of autumn and spring pretty cool. But if you live in an area where the climate is mild, the advice is to put your pot in a sheltered spot during the colder months. In winter and autumn you can begin to cultivate peanuts in the house.
sowing
For seeding, you can use peanuts in shell purchased at any grocery store. The shelled peanuts and / or roasted are not suitable. To sow your peanuts, choose the soil rich in nutrients. You can add a little 'of your home compost in pots. The soil should be well drained and soft, to allow proper development of the plant. The peanut seeds are inside the shell. You can choose to peel them or leave them intact. If you shelled them, do not remove the reddish film that covers the seeds, otherwise it will not germinate.
Cultivation
You can start the cultivation of peanuts in a sheltered place, possibly even at home, during the fall or winter. Following transfer the pots outdoors when the temperatures are mild, with the arrival of spring. Water the planting of peanuts once a week. You can decide to select the plants more resistant and to transplant them into larger pots, one for each vase. Follow the growth of plants by adding the peanut soil in the pots to cover the base, as is the case for the potatoes, so as to favor the development of the roots. Peanuts do not require fertilizer and are easy to grow. Choose at least 30 cm deep pots with a diameter of 40-50 cm. Peanuts create a symbiotic relationship with the ground, enriching it with nitrogen. To protect them from fungal diseases, you can use from time to time of macerated nettle or horsetail.
Harvesting Peanuts
When you pick up peanuts? The time of harvest is indicated from yellowing of the leaves and the appearance of streaks of gold inside the shells of peanuts. Occasionally you can pick up a peanut from soil and sgusciarla to control. Watered the soil just before the harvest, so as to facilitate the operation. The waiting time for the harvest varies from 130 to 140 days. The quality of peanuts "Valencia" have shorter harvest times, equal to about 10 days.
You will have to uproot the plants of peanut gently, gradually removing the soil from the base. Shake the plant to get rid of excess soil and leave it to dry in an airy place until the leaves are not well dried. It will take about 2 weeks.
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It is advisable to deal with the collection of peanuts with a couple of weeks ahead of the arrival of the first frost in autumn.
Conservation
Depending on the variety you choose, within the shell, you can find 2 or 3 peanut. As suggested by Organic Gardening, shelled peanuts will keep for up to one year in a vacuum container. You can also keep peanuts in their shells in a cool, dry place up to 3 months. After shelled peanuts of your crop, let them dry for another 2 weeks before storing them in the container designated for conservation. Finally, it is recommended to briefly toast the peanuts in the oven or in a pan before tasting
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