peanut

Also known as: manilla nut; monkey nut; pinder; underground bean; earth almond; earth nut; grass nut; ground nut

A leguminous plant grown as an annual and cultivated for its edible fruit- the peanut. Leaves are divided into four leaflets and small, pea-like yellow flowers with orange veining up to 1.5cm across are borne from mid- to late summer. Following pollination, the flower stem elongates and dips pushing the ovary into the ground where the fruit develops

Scientific classification

Species: peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Genus: Arachis
Family: Fabaceae

Seeds not edible. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of peanut

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Culture

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Toxicity

Seeds not edible. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of peanut

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peanut care guide

Moderate watering, keep soil damp while developing pods
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Moderate watering, keep soil damp while developing pods

Fertilizing

Balanced legume feed applied once at early spring planting

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Growing

Under glass grow in light, free-draining compost in full sun\r\nRequires a long growing season to produce viable crops of peanuts so generally not suited to growing outside for this purpose in most of the UK

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