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Start seed indoors in spring in light, free-draining compost; peanut is frost-tender (H2) and cannot survive freezing (RHS, GrowVeg).
Planting out and establishment
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Move on under glass, or outdoors into a warmed mound in early summer, spaced about 30cm each way or 25cm apart in rows 35cm apart; full sun and a sheltered spot (RHS, GrowVeg).
Flowering and pegging
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Small yellow flowers veined with orange appear mid- to late summer; after pollination the flower stem elongates and pushes the ovary underground, where the pod develops (RHS).
Pod fill and harvest
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Needs at least 120 days of hot weather to crop well. Yellowing foliage signals harvest: lift the whole plant and leave it to dry on the soil surface with pods attached for several days (GrowVeg).
When to pick: Clemson: green/boiling peanuts "typically mature from 90 to 110 days after planting"; dry/roasting peanuts "130 to 150 days after planting". For boiling peanuts, "pods that are not filled by the kernel are too young; pods with a dark internal hull color are overmature". For roasting peanuts, ready "when at least 65 percent of the pods have turned dark inside the hull and the seed coats are pink to copper-red in color".
Storage
Dried pods store long-term; green/boiling type used fresh
Tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca) is the primary vector of Tomato Spotted Wilt Orthotospovirus in Southeastern US peanuts, also causing direct feeding injury.
Lesser cornstalk borer
Elasmopalpus lignosellus
UGA Extension: lesser cornstalk borer chews on pods, contaminating crop with aflatoxin-producing Aspergillus; thrives in hot, dry conditions.
8 independent sources are cited for this crop. Where they disagree - soil pH is the clearest case - every figure is preserved rather than averaged into false precision.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do peanuts take to grow?
Typically 90–150 days, depending on cultivar and growing conditions.
What soil pH do peanuts need?
A pH of about 5.8–6.5. That span reflects genuine variation between the authorities we cite rather than a single agreed figure — the References section lists each source's exact range.
What problems affect peanuts?
Our data links 2 diseases and 2 pests to this crop. See the sections above for each one and how to manage it.
Plan next season before the problems start
This page gives you the thresholds; the planner turns them into your own calendar. It works from what you can observe and measure in your garden rather than from dates written for somebody else’s latitude.
Science-based growing guides · Thresholds that hold in any climate
This guide states the conditions the plant itself responds to — soil temperature, frost tolerance, day length — rather than dates, because the same calendar month means opposite seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres. Anything genuinely restricted to one part of the world is named as such rather than presented as universal. Written and maintained by our editorial team against international horticultural research and extension sources.
Sketch your exact plot shape, pick your crops, and get a spacing-accurate bed layout with companion pairings and a rotation plan. Spacing, companion pairings and rotation are the same in every climate and both hemispheres — pair the layout it gives you with when to plant to set your own timing from soil temperature.
