I have never thought about growing peanuts. I don't think that they grow them in my climate though here in Ohio.
I have never thought about growing peanuts. I don't think that they grow them in my climate though here in Ohio.
For a home gardener, the best nut I'd probably recommend growing would be pecans, followed closely by walnuts (if you're up north, most pecan varieties you can't grow, so walnuts it is).
To be honest, I was thinking more along the lines of cashews. I did not know that peanuts grew underground. I guess I was thinking more along the lines of walnuts from a tree.
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cashews (and almonds) also require warmer weather than what most of the country provides (you're not in florida or southern cal are you?).
Like I said, for most of the country it is pecans and walnuts.
No, I live in Phoenix, Arizona. It's very warm here especially in the summertime.Originally Posted by Chris
I would love to grow cashews. It is my favorite nut! Of course, I would have to learn how to roast them. But I'm always willing to learn something new.
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This company will sell you cashews for planting - http://www.greendealer-exotic-seeds.com. You'll find cashews under their Rainforest collection, 3 seeds for $2.50.
Cashews, from what I understand, are quite complicated to harvest... if I recall correctly, the exterior of the cashew fruit is also toxic. I'd recommend research first.
Almonds didn't seem to be tough to grow, thats one of the plants in our house which also grew on its own. My mom happened to visit some camp to some forest area from where she brought the plants and planted them in our house which grew well.
Oh.. and the seed for a nut tree... is the nut.. but really, if you want to grow them, you're best off buying a small tree, they aren't expensive, you can get really small ones for less than $10, and slightly larger (say 3-4ft ones, shipped bareroot in the mail) for around $20.
We have a walnut tree in our yard. They grow everywhere in my area.
Chris is absolutely right about nuts being seeds. We have quite a few oak trees in my yard as well. Last fall, I had baby oak trees popping up all over. The squirrels were burying the acorns from the oak tree.
Didn't Jimmy Carter grow peanuts?
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