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Golden Peanut Company sells only commercial quantities of peanut seed. We are aware of two sources on the Internet for peanut seed in small quantities,
Burpee (http://www.burpee.com) and
Park Seed (http://www.parkseed.com).
There may also be another source for peanut seed near you: your local grocery store. The peanut seed is the peanut itself. Most grocers sell raw peanuts, either shelled or in the shell.
Buy the raw peanuts that you would prefer to eat. If in the shell, you will need to shell them before planting. Make sure the skin on the kernel is intact.
Your soil should be prepared in the same manner you would prepare the soil for planting legumes such as peas, green beans, or lima beans. Plant the seed about 1 ½ inches to 2 inches deep (4 to 5 cm) and about 3 inches (8 cm) apart in a row. The rows should be spaced 34 to 36 inches apart (13 to 14 cm).
In the South of the United States, most peanut varieties will mature at about 140 days after planting, depending on conditions. The further North you go, the longer the maturity period. You need to allow for at least 160 frost-free days for a peanut crop.
For each foot of row you plant in peanuts, you should produce about 100 pods, but this can vary according to conditions. This works out to about one pound of shelled peanuts for every three feet of row.
When mature, carefully pull up the plants by hand. You can hang them, still attached to the vines, in a dry place to allow them to dry, or pick them off right away if you want boiled peanuts.
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