Growing and Harvesting Peanuts

Peanuts are the seeds of an annual legume, which grows close to the ground and produces its fruit below the soil surface. U.S. peanuts are planted after the last frost in April or May when soil temperatures reach 65–70° Fahrenheit (20° Celsius). Conventional pre-plant tillage ensures a wellprepared seedbed, while some growers prefer some form of conservation tillage which typically involves…