How to grow peanuts?

Groundnut - the so-called peanuts, fruitswhich develops and ripens in the soil. Grow this annual bean plant not only in the open ground, but also at home in an ordinary flower pot. Get your harvest after 4 months, the following tips will help. How to grow peanuts? We read detailed instructions.

Landing Instructions

Step 1. When selecting seeds, choose undamaged, healthy-looking and non-roasted nuts. Before planting, it is possible to germinate the seed in a damp cloth, so it will pick up moisture and rather germinate. If you stick a dry seed into a dry land, it must then be carefully shed. Peanut need a light soil, to increase the porosity can be added to the soil a little river sand or peat. The capacity should be wide enough and deep for the development of the root system (at least 30 cm in diameter and more than 40 cm in depth).
Step 2. How to plant peanuts? Since peanuts are quite an exotic plant, it needs to create appropriate conditions. The plant is thermophilic and does not like drafts. The optimum temperature for germination is 25 ° C. After germination, it can be lowered, but do not allow the temperature to drop below 18 ° C. Peanuts are sensitive to lacks of light, try to choose a brightly lit place. The soil in the pot must be constantly moistened, since the plant does not tolerate drying out.
Step 3. The height of the formed plant is 30-40 cm. This small bush is covered with fragrant bright yellow flowers that live one day. During this time, the pollen has time to ripen, and the petals of the self-pollinated flower fall off. Formed ovaries begin to lengthen and strive to the ground. Penetrating into the soil, about 6 cm, the young fruit takes a horizontal position. Then in the ground there is a process of forming a bean, consisting of 1-5 nuts. In length, a peanut pod can reach 2-6 cm. It is very important to monitor the plant at this time, perhaps it will need help when penetrating into the soil. When the ovaries reach the ground, they can be sprinkled a little. At this stage, it is necessary to shorten the watering of the plant and tirelessly wait for the ripening of the fruit. The fact that the process of maturation is completed, you can see on the yellow leaves. This moment will have to wait, approximately, 200 days.
Step 4. After you remove the bush with peanuts from the ground, separate the beans from the branches and dry it to prevent the formation of mold. Before using pods with nuts can be dried for 20 minutes in the oven at 120 ° C.

Peanut Health

Above it was considered how to plant peanuts, nowlet's talk about the importance of caring for him. Growing is not as difficult as saving. A peanut bush must be systematically viewed, since the appearance of a spider mite is possible. The pest is small enough, and it is necessary to get rid of the leaves affected by it. If the tick is found, repeatedly treat the plant with a solution of potassium permanganate or laundry soap, previously cutting off diseased leaves. The appearance of this ailment can be prevented. To do this, often spray your plant with cold water. And everything will be all right. Here and so it is easy to grow peanuts at home, without much effort, like this houseplant.