Posted by t.r.k. on December 29, 2014 at 19:09:13 from (71.31.64.233):
In Reply to: virgina peanuts posted by toymaker 27 on December 29, 2014 at 09:04:52:
My dad has spent at leat the last 50 years of his life growing a few rows of peanuts each year. He started out with the small red peanuts, Someone else on here said they were Spanish nuts and they do have red husks on the pea that come loose when they are dry. Originally, they usually were 2 sometimes 3 to a pod.
By carefully picking out the 3 pea pods to replant over the years, he has worked up to a fair portion being 4 peas to the nut, which he now saves for his seed. A few even have a fifth pea in them.
I am understanding that commercial growers don't want large pods, their equipment handles the 2 pea pods best. they also like the peanut with the tan colored husk as it grinds up with the rest of the nut when making peanut butter.
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