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Post by SA Hunter on Jan 22, 2019 21:19:48 GMT 10
Peanuts are fairly unique in the nut world, as they grow underground and are not produced by large trees. That’s because they are not actually nuts at all, but legumes like beans or peas. www.gardeningblog.net/how-to-grow/peanuts/ |
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Post by SA Hunter on Jan 30, 2019 17:47:09 GMT 10
My first peanut shoot came through today - a bit too small for a photo - now I wait for the other 6 shoots.
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Post by spinifex on Jan 30, 2019 18:20:31 GMT 10
I got nothing so far but I'm a few days behind you in planting.
I sowed some Fenugreek seed right next to them and that was up on the second day. Its going to the top of my list as a fail-safe 'greens' option.
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Post by SA Hunter on Jan 31, 2019 19:31:09 GMT 10
Another 4 shoots today - waiting for the last 2, then we'll see how it goes.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 1, 2019 17:08:02 GMT 10
My first two peanuts came up yesterday.
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Post by Pion on Feb 1, 2019 17:19:12 GMT 10
You guys will be the 'Jimmy Carter's' of the prep world! Lol...well done!...
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Post by spinifex on Feb 1, 2019 18:56:29 GMT 10
Heh, heh heh ... One day a farmer in Qld will look at this a wet themselves laughing at the thought of us being pleased growing several peanut plants. They will have a thousand acres of them! My ultimate aim is to increase seed stock until I can grow a 5X5 metre patch of them every summer
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Post by spinifex on Feb 2, 2019 12:45:28 GMT 10
I've purchased a packet of raw peanuts from the organic foods section in woolies. I'm going to take a risk and plant out a 3m X 0.6m patch. The risk being these peanuts might be disease couriers as they are not certified seed peanuts.
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 3, 2019 23:25:22 GMT 10
 All mine have popped through, though whilst I was away this weekend, my waterer didn't do a very good job-hope I can still save them. |
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Post by spinifex on Feb 9, 2019 15:40:30 GMT 10
of the original 3 seeds I put in I have just one healthy seedling so far. one seed got confused and sent its root up and its shoot down. It didn't survive. One seed just has not germinated.
Looking forward to seeing what happens in the larger plot.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 9, 2019 17:40:49 GMT 10
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 9, 2019 19:31:31 GMT 10
Thanks-downloaded, now to peruse. |
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Post by spinifex on Feb 10, 2019 6:58:10 GMT 10
You know, in our area, we should really be growing chickpeas rather than peanuts. Having just eaten raw peanuts for the first time I reckon they actually taste pretty similar to raw chickpeas. The difference being chickpeas can be grown on our natural rainfall while peanuts can't.
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Post by Beno on Feb 10, 2019 7:16:23 GMT 10
of the original 3 seeds I put in I have just one healthy seedling so far. one seed got confused and sent its root up and its shoot down. It didn't survive. One seed just has not germinated. Looking forward to seeing what happens in the larger plot. thats weird. i thought geotropism was strong in most edible plants. natural selection in process😀 even though your area would grow chickpeas it’s still important to see what will grow on he margins particularly if it all gos belly up and you need to rely more heavily on what you can produce. i’ve grown a small crop of cotton and wheat to harvest in far north coast nsw....an area that averages about 2m of rain a year in the coastal hills. it’s fun experimenting like this. |
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Post by spinifex on Feb 10, 2019 7:30:02 GMT 10
2000mm of rain? Holy cow. This year we only just made it over 300! (Our alledged average is 450mm) Wheat still yielded 3T/Ha though.
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Post by Beno on Feb 10, 2019 7:38:57 GMT 10
2000mm of rain? Holy cow. This year we only just made it over 300! (Our alledged average is 450mm) Wheat still yielded 3T/Ha though. yep 2000mm. its a bit more than surrounding towns due to topograpghy and proximity to the coast. I didnt see more than three clear, rain free days for six months a few years ago. i know how miserable the brits must get. too much rain sucks! i’d prefer the 600-800mm rain belt myself if i had the chance of buying a place. |
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Post by spinifex on Feb 26, 2019 19:00:56 GMT 10
I got about a dozen plants now at the three leaf stage in the 3m row I sowed in the vegetable plot. The original 4-nut plant is doing quite well in my pineapple pot.
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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 26, 2019 21:43:54 GMT 10
All mine have about 7-12 leaves, and are really starting to shoot up and thicken.
When I can find some more similar size pots, I'll plant a few more.
Have to look into chick peas too - I need a small farm!
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Post by spinifex on Mar 28, 2019 19:10:05 GMT 10
My peanuts are flowering but the plants are still quite small (20cm high). I'm thinking the weather is turning too cool for them and they are trying to set seed prematurely.
Definitely going to try them again going into next summer. Sow them in late september and put lazerlite row cover over the bed to heat it up so they germinate.
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