Black Peanut seed

LATIN NAME: ARACHIS HYPOGAEA

COMMON NAME: Black Peanut

The black peanut smokes the low, spreading plants with the small, yellow, pea-like flowers and the feathery, four-parted leaves, the pods pushing into the soil to ripen the kernels, and the whole crop carrying the useful, ground-level look of the legumes. The kernels wear the deep, dark, purple-black skin, and they hold the rich, nutty flavour and the notable colour. The plants grow bushy and low, and they ripen through the warm months. It likes the sun, and the light, sandy, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The dark kernels of the black peanut have kept the food chemists interested for the anthocyanin compounds in the skins, and the species appears in the studies of the speciality legume crops. The research covers the pigmented chemistry, the way the pods set and the nutrition of the kernels, while the agronomists track the yields in the warm regions. The growers of the speciality crops keep the variety in their lists for the rich colour and the flavour.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the warm garden, the black peanut gives the kitchen the speciality flavour. The dark, purple-black kernels have been roasted, boiled and pressed for the ages, serving the snack bowls, the confectionery and the oil, and the low, spreading plants enrich the soil with the nitrogen as they grow. The pods ripen beneath the soil, and the harvest rewards the patient grower. Dark, rich and useful.

The black peanut seeds germinate readily in a light, sandy mix kept warm and moist. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast with the feathery leaves. Prick them out into the light, sandy, well-drained ground once they are big enough, and give them the full sun. The pods push into the soil as they ripen, and the dark kernels come within the few months. Lift the plants in the autumn and dry the pods well.

To grow the black peanut from seed, sow the plump, round seeds evenly into the deep pot of light, sandy mix, then cover them well, keep the pot in the warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings shoot up within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. Grow the young plants on in the light, sandy, well-drained ground, and the dark kernels will smoke the harvest over the summer.

Black Peanut seed -Organic seed
Common name:Arachis hypogaea”Black”