Soil makes a big difference. Since Hubby brought in all that horse manure, decomp wood from an old barn and some top soil, his garden has really taken off.
Our lots are part of an area that was adjacent to mines, and someone took the top soil off a long time ago, and left yucky clay. We have the back yard pretty well rehabilitated, but the front yard is another story. Most everything planted there just dies except for red clover and fescue, and an occasional patch of kentucky blue.
On the other hand, we do have quite a few trees, and loads of wild flowers under them as well as redbuds etc.
So do you have any tips for growing peanuts?
Next year I'll keep them indoors until they are robust enough to keep the ants out of them. I did apply the beneficial bacteria to them.
That's what I know.
/johnny
I just planted the peanut seeds in my raised beds last year, and watered about once per week. From an 8 x 8 bed, I harvested about a peck. I still have several volunteer plants returning this year, but I decided not to plant anymore since my neighbors are allergic, and the Mrs doesn't really care for them.
We grew peanuts commercially. They like dry sandy soil and lots of neglect.
I don’t know what I did to tick off Mother Nature but she’s shown her wrath again. The storms came through last night with with a fury. It didn’t last long but long enough to gully wash everything and throw the few cages that had struggling plants from the prior storms in them all over the yard. And messed up the herb garden rock edging. Looked like a raging river through the yard. Ok, time to start Garden 2013 v4.0 when things dry out but when rocks continually get moved then it’s time to cry uncle on the edging.
Your tummy trouble sounds a lot like gall bladder problems. They’ve improved the surgery since I had mine out when they sliced me open half way around and I was in bed for six weeks and had trouble with it many, many years later. My elderly mother had laparoscopic surgery for hers and she left the hospital the next day with a little bandaid and headed off for vacation. The doctor thought she was having a heart attack and tested for several things when she went to the ER until I insisted he check her gall bladder. He was contrite when that’s what it was.