I have always wondered what a peanut plant looks like and how it grows.
Having moved to ‘peanut growing country’ near Kingaroy, Queensland Australia now we know.
It is pretty fascinating to see how they grow up put out little trendles that grow down into the soil and then produce a peanut on the end.
It is amazing to see something that I have only ever heard about in real life and get the opportunity to actually see what and how it grows.
A bit more information can be found at: http://www.peanutvan.com.au/how-peanuts-are-grown.php
peanut paddock planted down and flourishing
peanut rows putting nitrogen back into the soil
peanut plants
close up view of peanut plant
treadle going into the earth to produce a peanut
young peanut
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Contrast of peanuts growing and those that have been turned over to dry out
Paddock contrast of peanuts growing and those that have been turned over to dry out
peanut paddock planted down and flourishing
peanut paddock planted down and flourishing
close up of laid out to dry
peanut nodes, you can see the tap root in the centre
peanuts drying out
lots of peanuts, abundance on one plant
fresh peanut – it’s pink inside
fresh peanuts taste really different to supermarket peanuts. They have a different flavour, texture and smell. VERY interesting!
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