- Peanuts need a lot of heat
- How to sow peanuts
- Growing peanuts outdoors
- Harvest from September
- tips and tricks
Despite the lower temperatures in Germany, growing peanuts is relatively easy here too. With the right seeds, you can harvest your own fruit for roasting or cooking in September. A prerequisite for a rich harvest is a constant soil temperature of 18 degrees.
Peanuts need a lot of heat
In order for peanuts to germinate and later develop new fruit in the garden, they need a constant soil temperature that must not fall below 18 degrees.
It takes between three and four months for the peanuts to ripen.
If you don't have a greenhouse, prefer indoor plants.
How to sow peanuts
- Fill the pot with garden soil
- lay out seeds
- Cover with soil
- Place in a warm location
Theoretically, you can use any peanut kernels that have not been roasted or treated in any other way as seeds.
However, it is better to get seeds from specialist retailers. You can also get hardy strains that do better in cooler temperatures.
Start growing the peanut plants indoors from March. Otherwise it could be that the fruits do not ripen in time before the onset of frost.
Growing peanuts outdoors
As soon as the soil in the garden has warmed up to at least 18 degrees and no more frosts are to be expected, you can plant the peanuts outdoors.
Good, nutritious garden soil is sufficient. The location must not be too humid. Loosen the soil around the plant a little so that the inflorescences can anchor well in the ground. That's where the fruit grows.
Water the plants sparingly during the growing season. Give some vegetable fertilizer every two to four weeks to strengthen the peanut plants.
Harvest from September
The peanuts are ripe when the leaves have turned yellow. Pull the whole plant out of the ground.
Before you roast the peanuts or use them in cooking, let them dry on the plant for a while.
tips and tricks
You can also grow peanuts without first removing the hard shell. However, the germination process then takes longer. However, you must not remove the brown skin around the kernels, because then the peanut may not sprout.
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