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Pease suggested that I had used the wrong type of peanuts to make boiled peanuts. “The Virginia-style peanut is one of four major peanut types grown in the U.S.,” he said.
"By far the most commonly grown are Runner peanuts, which are usually crushed for peanut butter and other uses. The Virginia-style peanut dominates the ‘snack’ or 'ballpark' ’ peanut market with its bright shell, large peanuts, and excellent taste.
“Virginia-style peanuts are said to be the ‘Gold Standard’ for snacking peanuts. Two other types include the Valencia and Spanish peanuts, which are minor types compared to Runner and Virginia production.
“As I understand, Valencias are good peanuts for boiling, but Runner peanuts are also boiled and eaten in the southeast U.S. As far as I know, Virginia-style peanuts are not eaten boiled.”
As to whether he has enjoyed boiled peanuts himself, he says, “I ve eaten boiled peanuts, and I like them. They have a unique flavor, not appealing to everyone.'
Peanut plants grow along the ground like vines and the peanuts themselves emerge from the roots like a potato. Weeds were a problem.
In hindsight I should have used a good pre-emergence herbicide. This will kill weed seeds as they germinate.
For post-emergence problems use a tiller, hoe, or even Roundup iglyphosate) to control weeds. This I did not try with my peanuts but Roundup I know is applied to vineyards to control grass and can be even sprayed onto the grape vines if they a*? mature.
Don’t spray roundup on your peanut plants for it might kill them, but you could use it between the plants. Like paraquait, Roundup only kills what it touches.
The peanut plants themselves should be planted three feet apart and in rows of sufficient width so that you can walk down them with a tiller or perhaps mower.
They spread like a vine and crawl along the ground in a three foot radius. Harvest the peanuts after the first killing frost. People who want to dry them out,perhaps to make roasted peanuts, hang them from rafters and other lofty places, sort of like the way tobacco is cured.
But I just dump the plants in buckets and wash them free of dirt. The peanut foliage should go on the compost pile.
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