We have yet to have a kill frost. We did have a snowfall.
After several weeks of wet weather, we had a beautiful day to get out and finish some harvesting in the garden.
October 20 we decided to dig the peanut plant up and just see how many peanuts we have.
Each garden season we pick a new plant to try. My husband wanted to try a peanut plant.
The tag on the peanut plant said a peanut for every flower on the plant.
We have got peanuts!
We hung the peanut plant to dry in our garden shed. After the peanuts dry, we will harvest them.
What next?
Maybe boiled peanuts?
Did you try a new plant this garden season?
How did your new plant do for you?
Dreaming up what to plant in 2020?
We have tossed out horseradish, different types of cabbage and maybe try another peanut plant.
Our first hard frost is to come this evening and continue to get cold as the week moves into November. Did I say "November"? Goodness, the holiday season will be here.
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I hope you enjoy the peanuts. I need to contact the supplier of our two rose bushes - these were new this year. One has done very well. I think we've lost the other one, despite them being planted in the same area and treated exactly the same. Fortunately the supplier offers a guarantee so hopefully we should get a replacement.
ReplyDeleteCarla, I had to laugh...if my daughter Karen knew you grew peanuts that far north, she'd be trying here in Indiana. She grew some cantaloupes and watermelons this year. Yikes, I am sure not ready for any snow. You and your family are good gardeners. Blessings, xoxo,love, Susie
ReplyDeleteYay for the peanuts. When the kids were young, I planted peanuts right in the garden that I bought from a seed catalogue. It was mostly to show the kids, where peanuts comes from and to show them it was not a nut as one of my kids had allergy to nuts that grows on trees. We did harvested peanuts that fall. Not a big crop but it was a fun experiment. I've also experimented with Loofa sponges gourds and spaghetti squash, It was a one time experiment and a few years ago I planted cantaloupes, only to have the raccoons destroy every one of them when they were ripe tp pick. We didn't had a big frost yet, only patches of frost a few times.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the weekend. Hugs, Julia
Oh Carla this is so cool. I love that you venture in your garden talents and come up with new plants to try.
ReplyDeleteYou will have to let us know how they taste when you are done. We are getting really cold here too. No snow yet but low temps. Ugh it is coming!!!
Happy Friday. Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs,
Kris
I've never actually seen a peanut plant, it is quite exciting to know that you grew it. And I can't believe you've had snow already! We are still in short sleeves, waiting for rain.
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Stay warm! Hooray for the peanuts. We haven't planted anything in a while except for our flowers that are in the yard year round. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteCan you roast them now? Homemade peanut butter! I love your sweet little fence with the milk can beside it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've seen a peanut plant. Well done on your peanut harvest :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
This is very cool. I never knew how peanuts grew. I actually thought they grew on trees. You are the gardening queen!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea peanuts grew under the ground. How do you know when they are ready to be pulled up?
ReplyDeleteWe've always wanted to try growing peanuts! Did you just have one plant? The most exotic thing we've grown was loofahs (I was thinking I would put them in soap - never did use them . . .)
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! I just harvested some peppers and have lots more in the garden that I'm hoping will survive a little longer. We haven't had frost yet so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in the south boiled peanuts were a big thing. Most 'nawthners' didn't like them much. As a young gal there the other big thing was dumping a small bag of peanuts into a cold bottle of RC Cola...lol...I actually liked that.
ReplyDeleteFun post...glad you got some peanuts. xo Diana
I can't help but smile at your little peanut plant:) Here where we live there are peanut fields all over and right now all the farmers are harvesting. We now have a BIG bag of delicious boiled peanuts in the refrig. The local banks in this area have a PEANUT FARMER APPRECIATE DAY and give out free peanuts. You can actually drive down the roads and smell the freshly dug peanuts...we southerners know and love that smell:) And while you are already experiencing winter weather we are still in the 80s here!!! We've had a touch of fall weather on a few days...at least it's not still in the 90s!!!! Thanks so much for coming over to my blog for a "chat".
ReplyDeleteDecisions, decisions! Even with my love of boiled peanuts, I would struggle with the decision of how to prepare your first homegrown peanuts!
ReplyDeleteWe did try a new veggie this year. It was a failure. I apparently read some incorrect instructions about when to harvest, and well..... it was way to late. Oh, well. I learned though, and next time we will harvest sooner.