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In the garden and see what comes up.

Peanuts are an overlooked garden crop for Virginia. They aren't actually nuts, they're legumes, but that's a horticultural distinction of little importance to the adventurous gardener. Growing peanuts is fun and well worth trying.

Peanuts can be grown as a food crop, as a magic trick or as a natural soil conditioner.

As a food crop, peanuts produce a crop of nuts that are simple to harvest and are nutritious. As a magic trick, peanuts manage to flower in the light but the nuts grow In the soil. How the plant pollinates in daylight and produces fruit below ground is a mystery that can only be solved by patiently observing a season of your peanut crop.

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