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Northern Hardy Valencia Peanut

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110 days to harvest 2' tall Arachis hypogaea

HEIRLOOM Yes you heard it right, a northern hardy peanut! And if we can grow peanuts, so can you! Even in containers.

Regional adaptation is important for every seed to thrive, few so crucially as peanuts. We were gifted a few handfuls of these ‘Northern Hardy Valencias’ from a family from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when Fruition began and, skeptical as we were, they were impressively abundant and incredibly fun to grow. The family had been saving only the most abundant pods from the most abundant plants for over ten years and WOW. We knew regional adaptation makes all the difference…little did we know! The pods with 4 and 5 peanuts we’ll dry & cure for our seed stock; all the other peanuts we boil or roast fresh and enjoy right away. Our favorite is to boil them in salty beer!

You’ll notice your packet will be quite large and bulky: we send your peanuts in their shell to preserve each seed’s freshness. Remove them from the shell just before you plant them, taking care to not knick the protective red skin.

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Planting Method: Direct Sow or Transplant

Direct Sow: Plant a week after last frost once soil has warmed up – around the time you might sow bush beans.

To transplant: Peanuts transplant well, and can be started indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting out a week after last frost.

Sowing and seedling care: Remove the peanut seed from the shell and try to not damage the outer coating of the seed. Sow every 6-8” in fertile soil & do not thin.  Well-drained, fertile soil with the additional warmth of a layer of row cover yields the most abundant peanuts. Once the plant starts to flower it will send pegs into the ground and start to develop peanuts at the ends of these pegs. You will damage the pegs if you have to weed close to the plant at this point so make sure you weed early and often.

Seed Depth:  1 inch        Sun Needs: Full

Days to Germination: 5 at 75°F; 9 at 60°F

Spacing after thinning:  6-8 inches, rows ~20 inches apart

Days to Harvest: 110

Height: 2 feet

Harvest: Experiment with harvesting starting about one month before the first frost. These early harvests are uncured and have soft shells, but they make delicious boiled peanuts and do not require as much cooking time as cured peanuts harvested later in the season. For curing and storing peanuts wait until after the first light frost to harvest. Dig the plant with a potato fork and remove the peanuts from the pegs. It is best to cure them indoors in a rodent proof space with a fan for 2 weeks before storing.

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