Tennessee Red Peanut Seeds

Tennessee Red Peanut Seeds For Planting – Southern Heirloom – Great for Boiling & Roasting – Non-GMO Edible Garden Crop Arachis hypogaea Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 25 seeds Tennessee Red is a striking Southern heirloom peanut variety prized for its distinctive deep red seed skin — a feature that sets it apart visually from the standard tan-skinned peanuts found in grocery stores. This variety delivers excellent flavor whether boiled fresh from the garden in the traditional Southern style or roasted and salted as a snack. Boiled peanuts — a staple of Southern food culture — are best made with freshly dug "green" peanuts before they fully dry, and Tennessee Red is a wonderful choice for this use, producing a rich, creamy, satisfying result. For roasting, the nuts develop a full, hearty flavor with a satisfying crunch. Beyond the kitchen, peanut plants also function as a beneficial cover crop, fixing nitrogen back into the soil and improving garden bed health for future plantings. Plants are compact, bush-type, and thrive in full sun with well-draining, loose sandy loam soil — the kind of light, friable earth that allows the pegs (the stems that push underground to form pods) to penetrate easily. Peanuts are a warm-season crop that require a long growing season of roughly 120–130 days and perform best in USDA zones 6–11. PLANTING Germination: up to 15 days Seed Sowing Depth: 1 inch deep Sowing: Direct sow after all danger of frost has passed. Peanuts require a very long warm season to get to harvest, atleast 130 days in a row. They grow best in 70–85°F temperature range. Days to maturity: +130 days