Peanuts??

[rt49andellis]

Ok ... where do peanuts come from??? I know what I've heard as far as where they grow...and may I add EWW .... but whats the truth??

[deelip]

What where means?
You mean place or how it produced?

[clara]

aren't peanuts rootcrops? I remember as a child when I was in the province we dig for nuts in the soil.

[muslgrl]

Penuts grow underground. You just pull up the plant and they are attched to the root

[rt49andellis]

I THOUGHT they grew underground. Sorta like carrots right?

See.... I have this theory that my dad told us they grow in cow poop cuz he wanted them all to himself. *laughs* Or maybe he was talking about fertilizer???? Hmmmmmmm Gonna have to ask him about that one of these days.

Which reminds me -- I saw a spongebob episode once where he had them growing in a window... like a little peanut tree. (there's more to that episode but I wont share) I know cartoons aren't accurate for science...but it sorta threw me off.

[Mama Mangia]

Jimmy Carter (ex-pres) has plenty of peanut plantations!

[rt49andellis]

*laughs* I know there's gotta be an "ex prez - cow manure" joke in there somewhere !

[Raquelita]

I thought peanuts grew on bushes and you picked the 'pods' (peanut shells)? They are related to peas and soybeans, both of which grow on low plants.

[muslgrl]

I thought peanuts grew on bushes and you picked the 'pods' (peanut shells)? They are related to peas and soybeans, both of which grow on low plants.

nope the grow on the root

[phoenyxstarr]

Peanuts grow underground... I remember someone bringing in a whole peanut plant for a Botany presentation in college. I don't normally eat peanuts so it doesn't matter to me where they grow. My favorite nuts are cashews & pistachios, both of which come from trees I think.