I grew PEANUTS in my backyard and made peanut butter! | How to grow peanuts

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  • čas přidán 10. 01. 2024
  • I still can't believe I made my own peanut butter with peanuts I grew in my backyard! It took 6 whole months including curing time, but it was well worth it, and Im going to grow them again next year just because they're so easy!
    All they need is plenty of sun, and some debatable amount of water, and that's it! Are you going to try to grow peanuts this year?
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  • @veryberry39
    @veryberry39 Před 3 dny

    It warms my heart to know there's someone out there who loves peanut butter as much as I do.

  • @lindahigginbotham8279
    @lindahigginbotham8279 Před 7 dny +1

    I feel your joy, that is why I love gardening.

  • @stormydazeASMR
    @stormydazeASMR Před 6 měsíci +12

    Those have to be THE MOST BEAUTIFUL peanuts I've ever seen in my life! Congratulations on your awesome grow!

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci +3

      Thank you thank you!! I love love love the striped variety. So pretty

  • @mahh154
    @mahh154 Před 21 dnem +2

    While you admired the beauty of the peanuts I was distracted by the beauty of the green nails!

  • @hellokimmy68
    @hellokimmy68 Před měsícem +3

    I had a random plant come up in one of my raised beds and had no idea what it was. So I used my plant ID app, and found it was a peanut plant! I couldn't figure it out, as I've never planted peanuts, but then I realized, I give whole peanuts in the shells to the birds and squirrels, so I assume a squirrel must have done some gardening for me. I'm looking forward to see what I get from my one little plant. Haha! I'm pretty sure it won't be as pretty as yours. I'm also in NC, in Chapel Hill and it had never occurred to me to try and grow them.

  • @Fullsnackdevelopr
    @Fullsnackdevelopr Před 5 měsíci +6

    I love how you were so stoked throughout the whole process!

  • @chamberswagner2010
    @chamberswagner2010 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Now I really want to experiment with peanuts in my garden. Just the idea of making the worlds best PB&J sandwich on homemade sourdough, with my homemade jam and PB just sounds delightful. I have a small garden so it would probably only be enough for a couple sandwiches. But my garden is more for fun & experimentation than high production.

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 5 měsíci +1

      I feel the same way about my garden. The more fun and experimental it is, the better! I hope your peanut growing journey goes well!

  • @elisabethjones4917
    @elisabethjones4917 Před 23 dny

    I'm definitely curious if you decided to do an unirrigated bed this year 😊!
    Questions:
    How long is the shelf life, just the ingredients you provided us?
    Can it be water bath canned for longer storage or does it have to be pressure cooked?
    If you don't make peanut butter, how long do the cured in shell peanuts last? Roasted peanut last? Boiled peanuts?
    Thanks for posting, it looks like quite the enjoyable adventure! ❤

  • @PaigeCreel-qs4vw
    @PaigeCreel-qs4vw Před 4 měsíci +2

    Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I am married to the son of a peanut farmer so it brought back a lot of memories of us hauling p-nuts to the dryers after picking. As for the watering of the plants, my father-in-law always yielded more p-nuts per acre on the irrigated land. I really enjoyed your video. Keep up the excellent work!

  • @rinarose9544
    @rinarose9544 Před 6 měsíci +5

    These peanuts are dressed to impress, omg :D I'm in zone 8b and for some reason I had no idea peanuts could grow in zone 8! I may have to try that this summer!

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 5 měsíci +1

      They really are! I love their striping, it makes them so beautiful! Zone 8 is perfect for growing peanuts!! You’ve gotta give them a try if you can ❤️

  • @az_growss
    @az_growss Před 19 dny

    How exciting!! I purchased some Tennessee reds that I'll be dropping in ground tomorrow 🎉

  • @Lorena-bd3ip
    @Lorena-bd3ip Před 20 dny

    The sweet taste 👅 of the labor and patience. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your amazing 😻 experience.
    Namaste 🙏

  • @seanimadavha1051
    @seanimadavha1051 Před 29 dny

    I love peanuts and for years in Africa, we grow them next to corn

  • @pd8559
    @pd8559 Před měsícem +2

    Above ground beds need irrigation because that are above ground. I stopped buying consumer gardening gear and switched to in ground gardening with tree trimming company wood chip mulch as a cover on top of the ground preventing sun from striking and drying out my ground. Even in stage D4 drought in Texas I never watered the in ground garden and it flourished. Lots of watermelons and cantaloupe melons. If that didn't teach me a life long lesson I don't know what have.

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před měsícem

      I would love to garden in ground but the soil here is just so clay and dense. Would’ve taken me years to amend it. I have started working on a few small in ground patches though and having some success.

    • @pd8559
      @pd8559 Před měsícem

      @@meggrowsplants my soil is almost completely clay. It's called Black Gumbo Clay locally.

  • @Sunnylane02174
    @Sunnylane02174 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I’m going to be growing these this year!!! I’m so excited!

  • @ClaireRousseau
    @ClaireRousseau Před 6 měsíci +1

    Ohhh, what a gorgeous harvest! I'm not sure it's possible to grow peanuts in the UK, even in a greenhouse, but you've cruising made me want to experiment with them. Unrelated to gardening, love your emerald nail polish, it suits you great.

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci +1

      It could MAYBE be possible if you start them indoors and choose a cold hardy variety like the northern Valencia hardy. If I were you, I would experiment with it! And thank you so much!

  • @RonZoiks
    @RonZoiks Před 4 měsíci

    Great video! Thanks for sharing your experience. I will be growing some peanuts this summer.

  • @robertsimpson2167
    @robertsimpson2167 Před měsícem

    Great video Meg, love your enthusiasm, its inspiring.

  • @EdimentalGardens
    @EdimentalGardens Před měsícem

    I grew peanuts last year too. From peanuts off Amazon that were meant for boiling. You got a much larger harvest than I did

  • @crystalgraves9325
    @crystalgraves9325 Před měsícem

    I will definitely be growing peanuts next year! Thanks for the inspiration!

  • @ShelitaRN
    @ShelitaRN Před 5 měsíci +1

    That was amazing!!! I so want to grow my own peanut butter! Those peanuts were beautiful! thank you for sharing pretty lady Meg!

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 5 měsíci +1

      This is your sign to do it! It’s so fun. Thank you so much ❤️❤️

  • @jenniferkvarnes542
    @jenniferkvarnes542 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Well done! I love the striping on these peanuts. I am really interested in attempting to grow these now, I’m not far from you in zone 7a and hoping to give them a try this year or next!
    P.s. I love your nails! It’s not very common to see other female gardeners with cute nails and I love all the different sets you had in this video 😊 love your content Meg!

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you so much! You could definitely grow them in 7a. You may need to start them indoors first though just to get a little bit of a head start. But definitely experiment with that! And thank you, they’re mostly press ons! I love wearing them but I also pretty much have to to protect my real nails. I have Hashimotos and it makes my real nails so thin and brittle so the press ons give them a barrier especially when I’m gardening! Plus, they’re just fun 💅🏼

  • @user-vd2xe5kn9c
    @user-vd2xe5kn9c Před 3 měsíci

    These type of peanuts is so beautiful❤❤

  • @wildspirits8683
    @wildspirits8683 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing learned so much!!

  • @growingoutthebox
    @growingoutthebox Před 2 měsíci

    Hi Meg. I'm growing peanuts for the 1st time as well. I want to make a fertilizer using them. Thanks for sharing.

  • @HappyisRich
    @HappyisRich Před 2 měsíci

    This video is inspiring...I'm ABT to plant my peanuts today... Appreciate the inspiration v much💌⭐✌🏽

  • @alannahvictoria
    @alannahvictoria Před 2 měsíci

    you are quickly becoming my favorite channel lol

  • @CharMac76
    @CharMac76 Před 4 měsíci

    I would totally do this! I don’t eat peanut butter I do like roasted peanuts, so I may give this a try. Thanks for sharing! 😊

  • @rbtalks1919
    @rbtalks1919 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Im going to try it!

  • @user-mq8mr4vg9v
    @user-mq8mr4vg9v Před 5 měsíci +2

    You can go to a really good bakery and get really good bread for a good price. But making bread on your own is a totally different experience. These things are no joke. You grew those mfing peanuts.

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 5 měsíci +2

      SUCH a good point!!! There’s just something about doing it yourself that is so fulfilling. I grew these mfing peanuts!

  • @AninhaPST
    @AninhaPST Před měsícem +1

    Great video! Tks for the explanation! 🔝

  • @diablomom
    @diablomom Před 2 měsíci

    I’m so interested in your experiment !

  • @thecottagepeach
    @thecottagepeach Před 5 měsíci +1

    I'm obsessed with this

  • @BridgitteValentine
    @BridgitteValentine Před 2 měsíci

    Very impressive 👏

  • @beverlyshaffer2464
    @beverlyshaffer2464 Před měsícem +1

    They resemble. Potatoes flower and stems above fruit below

  • @gumdropgardens
    @gumdropgardens Před 6 měsíci +1

    I ordered peanuts the first time this year, very well timed 👌

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Awesome!! So excited for you to grow them! They’re so fun

    • @gumdropgardens
      @gumdropgardens Před 6 měsíci

      @meggrowsplants my first "job" was pulling weeds out of peanut fields when I was 4-5 years old, it's about time the peanut fields are mine 💪 (by fields I mean maybe a 4'×4' garden block lol)

  • @suewolhart3535
    @suewolhart3535 Před 6 měsíci +1

    What variety did you grow? Where did you get your seeds? This is fantastic

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci

      The variety is called Fastigiata Pin Striped and I got them from southern exposure seed exchange!

  • @Tulip879
    @Tulip879 Před 3 měsíci

    I have been growing them .

  • @backyardgarden1932
    @backyardgarden1932 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Hello Meg this video was great very informative. I’m going to grow peanuts this year in a grow bag I don’t know if that’s a great idea but I want to give it a try. I probably won’t get as much peanuts 😂 question when did you plant your peanuts? I don’t want to plant mine too early or too late.

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 5 měsíci +1

      Hi there!! Thank you! You can grow them in grow bags, but you’re right. You may not get a ton of peanuts. Usually each plant produces 10-20 peanuts in my experience. And you could get away with maybe planting 2-3 plants in a 20 gallon grow bag. As far as when you plant, what zone are you in? You should plant after the last frost and the soil is warm!

  • @EndlessWeekendlife
    @EndlessWeekendlife Před 6 měsíci

    I thought they grew on a bush. Lol
    Excellent video

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Well, they kind of do “bush out” with their foliage when they’re growing, but all of the delicious peanuts are underground!

  • @brooklyn3534
    @brooklyn3534 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Loved this video! Definitely want to try growing peanuts oneday in containers through! Also I heard that you don't harvest until the plant starts to yellow! I wonder

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 6 měsíci +1

      See, I thought so as well. But frost came and mine never yellowed. And it had been over 150 days. So I just went by the days to harvest instead of the yellowing 🤷🏻‍♀️

    • @brooklyn3534
      @brooklyn3534 Před 6 měsíci

      @@meggrowsplants that makes a lot of sense!!! Worked well I think

  • @roxannesamaroo4844
    @roxannesamaroo4844 Před měsícem

    Hi. Link to the food processor please I’ve been wanting a really good one.

  • @fab9db
    @fab9db Před 14 dny

    we call them groundnuts in Ghana!

  • @jo.el-peter
    @jo.el-peter Před 4 měsíci

    15:13 min/sec. Had to replay that expression reaction to the first taste of homemade homegrown peanut butter. 😅

  • @lukasr.5839
    @lukasr.5839 Před 2 měsíci +1

    1:40 The German word for "peanut" is "Erdnuß" which actually means "earth nut" or "soil nut". However, I'm pretty sure many of us Germans don't even know why! ;)

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 2 měsíci

      Honestly that makes so much more sense! I’ve heard that it is like that in other languages as well. Someone told me that in Danish it means “ground nut”. Would take away a lot of the confusion lol

    • @pd8559
      @pd8559 Před měsícem

      @@meggrowsplantsa lot of our older language made more literal sense. Modern English has lost so many old words and borrowed so many new words we lose the literal easy meanings, for example Middle English sykhous, and similar forms in other Scandinavian and Germanic languages is Sick House, where you go when you are sick. After the French invaded England a lot of French loan words came in. “Ospital”, being Old French is the basis for Hospital today.

  • @jesswelsh9838
    @jesswelsh9838 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Hi Meg!

  • @j.b.4340
    @j.b.4340 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I grew them for the flowers.

  • @kiemc1855
    @kiemc1855 Před 4 měsíci

    Do you have to cure them if you plan to boil them? I love boiled peanuts I don't really care for roasted peanuts or peanut butter. I purchase some seeds this year and hope to grow enough to have at least one small pot of boil peanuts. Finding fresh green peanuts where I am is very difficult. When I lived in NYC I could find them in the Korean stores periodically but since I moved to New Jersey I haven't seen them at all

  • @Pocketsand662
    @Pocketsand662 Před měsícem +1

    “This is not a ton of peanuts” *thinks about Kevin’s pitiful peanut harvest video*

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před měsícem +1

      Hahahahaha I’m always teasing him about him and Jacques tiny little harvests 😂

  • @javidan7
    @javidan7 Před 3 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @susansparke6347
    @susansparke6347 Před 2 měsíci

    When did you stop watering?

  • @Brianf1977
    @Brianf1977 Před měsícem

    no chaos planting for peanuts?

  • @platinumphazer
    @platinumphazer Před měsícem

    How do you keep the squirrels out

    • @beverlyshaffer2464
      @beverlyshaffer2464 Před měsícem +1

      Build a cage of chicken wire .. the little demons can't go through 1/4 " contractor mesh.. where do you order your seed stock???

  • @DebRoo11
    @DebRoo11 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I just received my valencia peanut seeds. Planning on trying them in a 50 gallon grow bag in Southern Ontario 🤞🏼 mine as well try for fun

    • @meggrowsplants
      @meggrowsplants  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Ahhh good luck! You’ll have to let me know how that goes! I’ve heard of northern gardeners having much luck with northern hardy Valencia.

  • @esmeraldaparker2137
    @esmeraldaparker2137 Před 6 měsíci

    What zone are you in? I'm in zone 9b

  • @hacc220able
    @hacc220able Před 3 měsíci +1

    Welcome to the peanut gallery. The refs so far are a joke. Sober up and get your eyeballs calibrated.

  • @joseanimates1269
    @joseanimates1269 Před 2 měsíci

    yeah that peanut taste bland.

  • @Robert-ef3yw
    @Robert-ef3yw Před měsícem

    Can you hook me up with me with seeds. I have a bigger yard than you. But my brother has a business in Las Vegas . HI 2 sin. But he sells peanuts i am his older that just want to make him proud to make him proud! I will do my best so I ask the best of peanut s. K aloha