PEANUTS

ABOUT THEM, TECHNIQUES, FERTILISATION AND DURATION

PLANTING TECHNIQUES
ABOUT THEM... Groundnut planting uses quality seeds that can be purchased from the
Department of Agriculture or private stores or the farmer's own seeds saved
the previous month.

Peanut (Arachis hypogea) is a Soak peanuts using tap water for 3 days & 3 nights. Soak the beans only. Don't
use too much water. Change the water regularly because the water will be
type of legume from the 1 absorbed or they can be treated with fungicide before planting to prevent
Fabaceae family which is also fungal attack. After 3 days, the beans will sprout.

from the legume plant The appropriate plant spacing is 50 cm x 10 cm where it is best to plant a single
category. Peanut is also called 2 layer with a density of 200,000 trees / hectare. The traditional way of planting
peanuts in the area is to use tugal or use machinery for large planting areas.
Groundnut, Peanut Pygmy
nut, monkey nut, goober nut One size 16 polybag can plant 3 peanuts. Use organic soil or porous soil and add
and also earthnut. This plant is 3 4 handfuls of fine sand. No need to use cocopeat or rice husk.
believed to originate from Peanut tree care is the easiest. Water twice a day and add organic fertilizer once
Peru, South America and is 4 a week. Any fertilizer is fine as long as it is called fertilizer.
now grown in several Weeding is done 2 times at the age of 1 and 6 weeks, being careful not to
countries around the world. 5 damage the flowers and fruits. Piling is done simultaneously during weeding,
aiming to cover the roots. Irrigation is done to maintain soil moisture.
Peanuts are the basic
ingredients for making peanut
After 2 1/2 to 3 months, you can uproot the tree and harvest the fruit. If you want
oil, just like soybeans. to get a lot of filling, wait 4 months, then harvest. Best of all, this plant is easy to
6 care for and is not easily infected with diseases like chili trees or other leafy
vegetables.

FERTILISATION
Fertilization needs to be done according to the schedule where the usual
fertilization rate is to use NPK fertilizer. Peanuts require a higher calcium element,
especially at the stage of inert formation, where if there is a lack of this element, it
will cause the inert to be empty. This source of calcium can be obtained from lime
fertilizer which is recommended to be sown at the stage when the tree begins to
flower. The use of lime such as GML and so on will help increase revenue collection.

Fertilization is generally done twice, i.e. during planting and during flowering with
a dose of 10 grams/tree. Compost can be given 1 week before planting.

DURATION
The study found that peanut harvest activity can be collected between
90 and 110 days after planting depending on the variety planted.
The age to harvest the bean plant depends on the type, which is short
age ± 3-4 months and long age ± 5-6 months.
The characteristics of ready-to-harvest beans are:
- The stem begins to harden
- The leaves turn yellow and some begin to fall,
- Pods are full and hard
- The color of the pods is dark brown

ALEEYA JULITA BINTI AHMAD FAUZI

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