Peanut questions????????

GIZZARDFARM · June 23, 2008

This week while visiting with one of my Aunts, she had been going through some old seeds and found a ziplock bag containing peanuts given to her by my grandfather...I remember him loving to grow them as a child...My question is what are the chances of seed from the 1986 growin season germinating? and if they are good how do I begin?

tessa · June 23, 2008

you can't know unless you try.
plant them like any seed...in moist, seed raising mix...in a punnet. hard to tell how long they'll take to sprout being that old.

plant them out to a sunny, sandy/loamy location. they are beautiful plants. they have a real 'pea' flower...and very sturdy, leathery pea foliage. they are very unique in that the flowers bloom above ground, but the pea develops beneath the soil. when you see the plant dropping vine-like appendages to the soil...you know you've had a blossom set.

but that's down the road.
how many seeds do you have? start with six...to see what happens germinationwise.
good luck! this one sounds really fun because of the heritage of the seed.

Tormato · June 25, 2008

Test germinating a few is probably best.

Some varieties take 130 days or more to mature. You might not have enough time for them to mature this year, if they do sprout. And, the sprouting may take longer, because of the age of the seed.

But... I know you'll try, so the best of luck.

On one of my peanut trials this year, only one seed germinated, so don't give up.

Gary

Ruth_10 · June 25, 2008

Agree it's probably too late to start this year.

When you do plant, carefully shell them without breaking the skin on the peanuts.

GIZZARDFARM · June 26, 2008

Thanks for the advice ya'll...

June 23, 2008	#1
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	Peanut questions???????? This week while visiting with one of my Aunts, she had been going through some old seeds and found a ziplock bag containing peanuts given to her by my grandfather...I remember him loving to grow them as a child...My question is what are the chances of seed from the 1986 growin season germinating? and if they are good how do I begin?

June 25, 2008	#4
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Agree it's probably too late to start this year. When you do plant, carefully shell them without breaking the skin on the peanuts. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

June 23, 2008	#2
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	you can't know unless you try. plant them like any seed...in moist, seed raising mix...in a punnet. hard to tell how long they'll take to sprout being that old. plant them out to a sunny, sandy/loamy location. they are beautiful plants. they have a real 'pea' flower...and very sturdy, leathery pea foliage. they are very unique in that the flowers bloom above ground, but the pea develops beneath the soil. when you see the plant dropping vine-like appendages to the soil...you know you've had a blossom set. but that's down the road. how many seeds do you have? start with six...to see what happens germinationwise. good luck! this one sounds really fun because of the heritage of the seed.

June 25, 2008	#3
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,959	Test germinating a few is probably best. Some varieties take 130 days or more to mature. You might not have enough time for them to mature this year, if they do sprout. And, the sprouting may take longer, because of the age of the seed. But... I know you'll try, so the best of luck. On one of my peanut trials this year, only one seed germinated, so don't give up. Gary

June 26, 2008	#5
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	Thanks for the advice ya'll...