Growing Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts

[karstopography]

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Bought a pound of Tennessee Red Valencia Peanuts at Reifels yesterday. Going to plant these in the wake of the potatoes as soon as the ground dries up some and I can finish digging up the spuds.

Glad they got these back this year. Last year they had Spanish peanuts, but I much prefer the Tennessee Red. Been eating them up. I hope I don’t eat them all before I can plant them. $2.75/# is a bargain considering what the retail seed vendors online charge.

[Tormato]

If you have any 4-to-a-pod, save those for planting.

[karstopography]

If you have any 4-to-a-pod, save those for planting.

I’ll separate those out and put them in the safe and give my wife the key.

[karstopography]

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Done, the fours all in one place. I’ll likely do a block of fours and then an identical block of threes and twos side by side and see if I can crack the nut on this.

[Tormato]

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Done, the fours all in one place. I’ll likely do a block of fours and then an identical block of threes and twos side by side and see if I can crack the nut on this.

I believe you already know not to shell them until the day of planting?

[karstopography]

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Done, the fours all in one place. I’ll likely do a block of fours and then an identical block of threes and twos side by side and see if I can crack the nut on this.

I believe you already know not to shell them until the day of planting?

Yes, and I won’t plant any that the red skins aren’t intact, but that might be overkill.

In years past, nearly every peanut I have planted has germinated. Has to be a number over 95%.

Still not sure of the spacing to use and I can’t ever find the definitive answer to spacing.

[claire838]

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Done, the fours all in one place. I’ll likely do a block of fours and then an identical block of threes and twos side by side and see if I can crack the nut on this.

This is oddly satisfying, I love how methodical you’re being with the peanut analysis. Sorting by count and then planning to compare them side by side? Peak data-nerd snack science. I’m honestly curious now… will the four-nut shells have any noticeable differences?

[GoDawgs]

Love it! This year I had a row on one side of a bed marked for peanuts on the garden map but unfortunately I needed that for something else. However your post has got me thinking there are a few beds that have nothing scheduled behind the brassicas that occupy them now so maybe I can use one of those. The plan was to use the raw dried peanuts that I buy from the grocery for roasting as seed. They're pretty but variety unknown. I need to see if the feed & seed has peanuts. Will check that out next week when in town for groceries.

[Tormato]

Gypsum? I think we discussed it before.

[karstopography]

Gypsum? I think we discussed it before.

Yes, I have a lifetime supply…maybe a couple of lifetimes.