How to plant Perennial Peanut (“arachis pintoi”)
Step-by-step Transplant of Peanut
1. Prepare parallel trenches with approximate 1 foot spacing and 4 inches depth—this close planting arrangement allows the Peanut plant to become quickly established and limits weed development
2. Water 1-gallon planted pots
3. Remove wet plant from pot by flipping upside down—the entire plant releases as one root ball.
4. Gently uncoil each root-ball and lay in prepared trench. Continue the process with additional plants by planting end-to-end—where 1 plant ends, another begins. (*Remember –the Perennial Peanut roots are very delicate when exposed to the sun; we prepare about a dozen plants at a time, then complete steps 5-7.)
5. Water Peanut in trenches
6. Cover the stretched Peanut lightly with topsoil and mulch: allow 10% foliage to remain exposed while 90 % is under top-layer covering–this will prevent initial scorching from the sun and allows Peanut to establish at its own pace regardless of terrain.
7. Lightly water again.
Water daily, preferably at dusk, so Peanut stays moist for 12+ hours
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$5 a pot 20 pot minimum $100 pickup from the BIPP homestead.
Perennial Peanut Pots and our other offerings will be available at Kaimu Market in Kalapana Saturdays 8am -12pm.
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We also sell PP Stolons
Please see University of Hawaii description of Perennial Peanut and Stolons here:
University of Hawaii offers description of Stolons : “(runners, sprigs) are “mini-plants” complete with roots. They develop from specialized stems that lay on the ground and produce roots at the nodes. Stolons should be treated as transplants, carefully removed from the ground, and covered to prevent drying during transport or storage. Plant them as quickly as possible. Remove stolon sections from the mother plant and place each rooted plantled 1⁄2–1 inch deep in the soil. Be careful not to bury the plant too deeply. Space transplanted stolons 10 –12 inches apart. Keep moist during establishment. Stolons will produce a uniform groundcover in 2–5 months.”
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