Where do peanuts come from?
There are some good answers here. Peanuts, also known as goobers…you can grow them at home in a pot or the garden. Here is some more data. Peanuts are legumes. A cool thing about legumes is that they have the capability of removing nitrogen from the air through the action of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on the roots. It is a great way to add diversity and nutrients to your garden area. A native to South America, the peanut has been cultivated by man since about 1000 B.C. The plant is a botanical curiosity as it flowers above ground; however, its fruit develops below ground. After pollination, the peg (the part of the stem containing the undeveloped seed) elongates and bends, growing into the soil where it develops into the familiar peanut. All of the peanut plant is usable. The plant tops can be used for hay; hulls and nuts for livestock feed; hulls for mulch, fuel, or sound insulation and wallboard. The kernels are used for food: oil, flour, roasted seeds, and peanut butter. Peanuts con
Despite its several common names, it is not a true nut. The plant is an annual, ranging from an erect or bunch form 450600 millimetres (1824 inches) high, with short branches, to a spreading, or runner, form 300450 mm high with branches up to 600 mm long that lie close to the soil. Native to tropical South America, the peanut was at an early time introduced into the Old World tropics. India, China, West Africa, and the U.S. have become the largest commercial producers of peanuts.
They come from bee’s. Bee’s create peanuts with thier sharp skill and nack for shelter. They create them with a mix of their honey and dirt. The common peanut shell is made of hardend dirt, mixed with the honey over a period of weeks. The peanut is a mold like substance that begins to grown in the shell after time.
Peanut plants are a member of the Legume family (such as beans) and were most likely brought to the U.S. by slaves from Africa. The Peanut is not a true “nut”, but rather is a seed from within an underground tuber. If you go to the grocery store you can usually find whole peanuts in shell much as they are dug out of the ground. split one open and you’ll find one to three ‘nuts’ inside. Try this website for more info. http://members.aol.com/kitecd2/peanut.
