Very nice patch. I despise crabgrass..
Clover/corn food plot Day 64
If it doesn't rain today, that will make 2 days in a row without rain since last Wednesday. We were spared the large amounts of rain that fell both East and West of us. Some locations were reporting over 18 inches. From last Wednesday through Monday we had a total of 12.05 inches at our farm.
It is so wet around here that the only deer sign I've is where they have been walking down the middle of the road!
There was some wind with some of the downpours that caused some of the corn stalks to blow over. Years ago, I used to try to prop up the corn in the garden if the wind got in it, but found out that it will generally make an effort to right itself after a few days, especially if it has not put on ears.
Have a few pictures to document my observations this week, heavy rain coming off roof Monday afternoon, tracks down the center of the road and corn righting itself after being blown over.
Weather reports are saying we are to get up to 3 more inches from a cold front coming in from the northwest this weekend. Chantal at this time is not predicted to have much effect on the panhandle.
Y'all stay dry!
Treefarmer
Treefarmer, do you use a specific type of seed for peanuts, or will any raw peanut work. I am looking to plant a bed about 20' by 5'. Would this be large enough to get a decent yield for some nice green peanuts to boil up. Also do you plant the whole peanut, or is it better to remove the hulls, and just plant the seed.
CitySlicker,
The peanuts are not ours. A local farmer is renting that field. Not sure what variety he planted or a what the seed rate was. Two common varieties are Virginia and Spanish. Small amounts can probably be obtained from a farm supply. Seed companies such as Burpee and Gurneys sell them online in smaller packages than the usual 50 pounds. Seed peanuts are shelled before planting and are usually treated chemically for certain issues and are not to be eaten. Reference material states 1 pound of peanut seed will plant a 75' row, so you could probably work 2 rows, 20' long. Probably 1/2 pound of seed planted in 2 rows, 30"-36" apart, with 2-3 inches between each seed in a 5'X20' space. Needs full sun and at least 120 days before threat of frost. There are all sorts of disease and fungus problems with peanut growing, on a large scale it is very expensive with frequent spraying, etc...Crop success is so much of a gamble at times but on a small scale it might provide enough for a good ol' peanut boilin'! We usually buy a couple of 30 pound bags of green peanuts and process them in a pressure canner, eat some and freeze the rest in 1 gallon zip lock freezer bags. Out of the freezer, into a pot of hot water and in a few minutes you are eatin' boiled peanuts.
Treefarmer
I love me some boiled peanuts! There's a place around here that has the best I've ever eaten. And growing up in the panhandle I've eaten plenty!
