They are usually left in windrows for two or three days to cure, or dry, before the next step. Peanuts contain 25 to 50 percent moisture when first dug and are dried to 10 percent or less so they can be stored. Pre-planting tillage ensures a rich, well-prepared seedbed. For a good crop, 140 to 150 frost-free days are required. Farmers plant specially grown peanut kernels from the previous year’s crop about two inches deep, approximately one to two inches apart in rows.
Below you’ll discover how peanuts grow, from preparing the soil for planting to the peanut harvesting process.Īcross the USA Peanut Belt, peanuts are planted after the last frost in April through May, when soil temperatures reach 65°-70☏. Many people are surprised to learn that peanuts grow beneath the soil and do not grow on trees like pecans or walnuts.
Unlike most plants, the peanut plant flowers above the ground, but fruits below ground.
