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Peanuts
Topic Started: Feb 20 2011, 09:39 PM (374 Views)
Grizzly
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Anyone ever try growing peanuts? When I was little, I remember my mom trying them one year. They seemed to grow fine just didn't taste real good. I'm guessing cause we were used to the boughten, salted ones. They didn't mess with them after that. Yesterday morning I saw a documentary on the history and uses of peanuts and that got me thinking on why don't we try it? Just wondering if anyone has any knowledge on this.
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Several weeks ago, I got curious as to how come peanuts aren't grown here - its cuz they need 5 months of fairly consitent warm weather. Some of the articles I read may have been old and so it's possible that hybrids that mature faster have been developed. If a person does try to grow peanuts for home use, be very careful in your after harvest handling:

From Wikipedia: "Peanuts may be contaminated with the mold Aspergillus flavus which produces a carcinogenic substance called aflatoxin."

I take that to indicate that some fast drying system should be utilized so that any sort of mold wouldn't get a start.

But, peanuts really are a wonderful food, and it would be great if someone could successfully grow them in these parts.
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Well that's pretty scary to know. I guess we can forget that plan. Thanks for the info.
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I might try to grow them in our greenhouse. It is warmer in there and you regulate the water. After harvest you could just dry them on a screen. I know that you have to roast them before eating if you want them to be closer to the store bought ones.
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I wonder if a person could grow them in pots. But, then when you consider how many peanuts it takes to make a cup of peanut butter, I wonder if its one of those things that just wouldn't be practical. As for "screen drying", from what I read, I think you have to have a less passive way to dry them as they are very prone to that toxic mold. I suppose cuz of the thick shell and how much water they contain when you first harvest them. So, I wonder if you have to have some kind of forced air drying method?
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Off topic, but my brother gave my dad tobacco seeds for Christmas this year. We were just talking about them tonight. I think we had better get them started sometime soon. If they come up I will need plenty more advice this fall!
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If I remember right, my father-in-law tried planting tobacco one time and didn't have any luck with it. I'll ask him about it and get back to you.
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I think tobacco also needs a long, humid, hot growing season. A person CAN grow sub-tropical things in a greenhouse up here, but the effort it would take vs. the yield would make it not very practical. Which how come not a lot of folks have a banana tree in their parlor! LOL
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I want to grow a pinneapple ( the kind that have the umbrella and alcohol in them) B-)
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oh - hey that's a great idea!! Maybe we can "companion plant" a lime and tequila bush with that!? LOL
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