How to Plant a Peanut

 

Directions:  Use the materials provided at the workstation and these directions to plant your own peanut plant. Follow the directions carefully so that your plant will grow!

 

Step 1:  Choose the container for your peanut plant that has your name on it.

Step 2:  Using a plastic spoon, fill your container with soil until it is about 1 inch below the edge of the pot.

Step 3:  Plant a seed (leaving the brown skin on) in the soil about 1 ½ inches deep.

Step 4:  Pour enough water on the plant to make the soil moist but not very wet, and place container in a warm, sunny spot.

Step 5:  Clean up any mess that you made at the workstation.

Step 6:  Keep the soil moist and in a warm, sunny location.  Watch and record any changes that you see over the next few weeks.

Step 7:  After about 3 months, the plant may have developed peanuts.  If so, then carefully pull the plant out of the soil, shake gently to remove the dirt from the roots and peanuts, and hang up to dry for a couple of weeks.

Step 8:  With the help of an adult, roast the peanuts in an oven.

 

 

References:

Col, J. (2007).  Peanut Plant Anatomy.  Enchanted Learning.  Retrieved January 19, 2008, from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/pages/peanutplant.shtml

How you can grow a peanut plant.  (2007, November 2).  About Peanuts. Retrieved January 19, 2008, from http://www.aboutpeanuts.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=72

Jauron, R. & VanDyk, J.  (1997, December 23).  Growing peanuts in the home garden.  Horticulture &Home Pest News, (volume number unknown), p. 56.  Retrieved January 19, 2008, from http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1997/5-2-1997/peanuts.html