peanuts

[castanea]

Jul 19, 2012 22:37:02 GMT -5 12540dumont said:

Steev, oh you are so right.

I just got home and I am in an ugly mood.

As of today CSA's are unregulated and the only way to sell veges without the gubermint interfering. At the end of the month CAFF is going to give a talk locally about how all this is going to change.

Apparently the state sees me as a revenue source.

I'm not buying it. And I may give up selling, well at least legally. I will have to lose my blog (unfortunate). I will no longer deliver to a drop off point. I'll go to the talk and let you know what I find out.

Some of the rumors are:
Restaurant quality (FSA approved) washing sinks.
Separate Hand washing facilities.
No produce on the ground (gee where does it come from?)
On site porta-potties.

And fees fees fees...and if I know my county, we-are not takling about peanuts.

The talk is not till the end of the month.

Sorry to hear about that, but this is California and you know that's only the beginning. This state is done.

[DarJones]

I grow the Bramling pink, Schronce Black, and Black Peanuts for Sandhill. Glenn sometimes gets a good crop but more often than not, his are overrun with weeds and don't produce very well.

DarJones

[12540dumont]

Dar, I am having a hard time finding out what a reasonable yield is for peanuts. Say, a 50' row. (Thank you, you are always grand about sharing info about those mystery southern crops and recipes.)

[steev]

Sorry to hear about the bureaucratic bullshit, Holly. There's just too many people, so more and more have to make a living off those who actually produce something. Really, this crap can't go on indefinately, so those who can feed themselves are in the best position to survive.

I'm so glad my farm is in the middle of nowhere. You and yours are certainly welcome. Bring seeds and a tent, and cats. I like cats. Got interns like that Aussie hurdler? Bring 'em!

[Deleted]

Yeah, Steev, I'm in the middle of nowhere too. My parents and most of the people my age do nothing but complain about there being nothing to do here, but it's great for people into heirloom gardening: only 1 somewhat large farm in the county and nowhere near enough agricultural output to have USDA / Monsanto goons roaming around. And to our East is one of the most sparsely populated regions on this side of the Mississippi. I actually feel safe here, not at all like when I lived in the Florida Panhandle. A country boy can survive.

[edwin]

<Blockquote>No produce on the ground (gee where does it come from?)</blockquote>

Hydroponic potatoes here we come.

This is like when the Turkey marketing board (big business) in Ontario attempted to outlaw free range turkeys.

Hopefully, as with Ontario, a big big stink will happen and the big companies & government will back off.

The thing is this type of lunacy grows - it won't just be contained in your neck of the woods - its part of the same thing as our Turkey marketing board. Corporate food, corporate companies, corporate life.

[Drahkk]

Jul 19, 2012 22:56:49 GMT -5 paquebot said:

If you are in California or Canada and want to be legal, buy raw peanuts at any health store. Might not be a suitable variety for Canada but they'll grow. I've grown a Virginia variety for a few years but couldn't get them this year. A friend in Mississippi saved the day as neighbor has a 40-50 acre field. She picked up some that were spilled and sent them up to me. No idea what the variety is but they are shorter and fatter than the Virginia and may be for processing. Unlike previous years when the plants were upright, these are staying close to the ground and spreading to almost a foot across after less than 2 months from planting. Also began blooming about a month after emergence. Looking forward to what I find under them this fall as I suspect that they will be quite prolific.

Martn

Peanuts are divided into four general categories according to plant and nut types: Virginia, Runner, Spanish, and Valencia. Virginia and Runner types are mostly low-growing plants with two large seeds per pod and are the best garden types. Spanish and Valencia types are mostly erect plants, small-seeded, with the Spanish having two to three seeds, and the Valencia three to four seeds per pod.

Martin, what you've got sounds like a runner type. They're lower and more spreading than Virginias. Georgia Greener and Georgia 06G are pretty common among field grown peanuts here in MS; you've probably got one of those.

Jul 20, 2012 2:14:04 GMT -5 12540dumont said:

Dar, I am having a hard time finding out what a reasonable yield is for peanuts. Say, a 50' row. (Thank you, you are always grand about sharing info about those mystery southern crops and recipes.)

Holly, Virginia and Runner types yield about 1 bushel (green-35 to 45 pounds; dry-15 pounds) of peanuts per 100 feet of row.

MB

[mnjrutherford]

Jul 19, 2012 17:05:31 GMT -5 ottawagardener said:

My valencia got eaten by something. I would love to try some of the varieties I've seen sold down south but they don't ship them up here. Last year, I got a small crop from pre sprouted seeds.

Tell me what you want.

[bluelacedredhead]

Jul 19, 2012 17:05:31 GMT -5 ottawagardener said:

My valencia got eaten by something. I would love to try some of the varieties I've seen sold down south but they don't ship them up here. Last year, I got a small crop from pre sprouted seeds.

Telsing, OSC says that Valencia is an Early variety at 121 days.
You could try others if you could buy them, like Martin suggested at a Health Food store, but you'd definitely have to presprout the others in your area. Be Fun to try though. When we lived in Zone 4b/5a in E Ontario, I loved to try to grow things like peanuts, crowder peas and watermelons that weren't supposed to grow there. Like you say, a small crop sometimes, but worth the effort to prove it can be done.

[paquebot]

First few years that I grew them, they were planted direct into mounded rows similar to what one would make for sweet potatoes. Purpose of that way was to heat the soil. Still took almost 3 weeks before any began to emerge. Last year I started them in individual 3" pots under a large plastic dome and germination time was almost half that. This year it back to outside and a wide mounded row topped off with sand. Germination was erratic with some showing at 10 days or less and others taking nearly a month. The later ones seem to have caught up since most of the plants are about the same size. If I plant this same variety next year, the top of the row is going to be at least 18" wide to accomodate for the wider growth. 12" was fine for those which had verticle growth but not for these horizontal ones.

Martin

[ottawagardener]

Valencia is the one I have tried but I would love to try some others. This year they got eaten by something... darn it.

[12540dumont]

I just scored a pound of peanuts for $3.00 at the farmer's market. Raw peanuts...Fresh peanuts!

Can I plant them? Is there a waiting period, like buying a gun?

Help!

[Drahkk]

Jul 28, 2012 14:40:31 GMT -5 12540dumont said:

I just scored a pound of peanuts for $3.00 at the farmer's market. Raw peanuts...Fresh peanuts!

Can I plant them? Is there a waiting period, like buying a gun?

Help!

You could, but even the early ones need a good four months to produce. You'd be better off to save them for next spring. Leave them in the shells and hang them in a mesh sack like you would onions or garlic, so they can get plenty of air flow. Preferably in a not-too-moist area; anywhere that's good for storing alliums is fine for peanuts, too. If you can keep from eating them that long!

MB

[12540dumont]

Thanks, I took them out of the plastic bag when I got home and put them in a paper bag. I'll dig for mesh in the morning and hang them with the corn and garlics.

And then I'll still have plenty of time to order additional types for next year. I need to get a few things from Sandhill anyway.

Can you believe it, I finally ran out of parsnip seeds. Might have something to do with Leo sprinkling a 1/4 pound of them in the beyond.

Here's the late corn, which we hope to have for Halloween. In the second clump I have Little Green Seed planted. Beyond that....in the way beyond are many leetle parsnips.

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I heard many stories of peanuts preventing starvation on arid homesteads, so was inspired to plant my first crop, this spring.

All signs above ground show they are thriving in mulched, raised beds with drip. Southern exposure is bordered by white gravel so hot, it burns my big feet!