Arachis hypogaea
peanut
Common names: groundnut
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public Domain · Source
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Description
The peanut is botanically a legume and not a tree. After pollination the fruit stems bend downward and push the pods into the soil where they mature underground. This fascinating process makes it a wonderful plant for a children's garden. It can grow in warm, sunny locations or in a pot on a south-facing window even in the DACH region.
Care instructions
Remove the peeled kernels in April and grow them in a warm pot. Plant them from mid‑May in the warmest, full‑sun spot in loose, sandy soil. Lightly mound the flowering plants so the fruit stems can find the soil. Keep the soil loose and harvest in October by digging up the whole plant including the root area, then dry the nuts in a ventilated area.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, humus-rich, well-drained
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
particularly well establishedLeguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Peas and beans provide carrot and celery with nitrogen and grow as shallow-rooted plants without competition next to each other.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)
Beans and peas enrich the soil with nitrogen, which cucurbits, as heavy feeders, can make good use of.
For example Pumpkinpickling cucumberButternutHokkaidoPatissonSpaghetti squash and 12 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
particularly well establishedAllium species inhibit the nitrogen‑fixing rhizobia of legumes through their root exudates, which slows their growth.
For example ChivesDaffodilRocamboleElephant garlicRed Onionshallot and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop‑rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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