Sowing calendar · Legumes
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea · Amendoim, Cacahuete, Arachide, Erdnuss, amendoins, mancarra
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directMay–Jun
- HarvestSep–Nov
- Germination
- 7–14 days · soil from 16 °C
- Spacing
- 50 cm between rows · 20 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 5 cm
- Harvest after
- 120–150 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~1 years
Notes
Needs warm soil and a long, hot summer. The flowers bury themselves and the pods form underground: keep the soil loose. Lift in September–October when leaves yellow, and dry well in the sun.
Good neighbours
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.