Growing in Tibooburra

Best time to plant peanut in Tibooburra

Arachis hypogaea

Also called Groundnut, Goober, Goober pea, Monkey nut

Sow peanut in Tibooburra in Sep to Dec.

Unusually for a legume, the peanut sets its pods below the soil, and those pods hold the edible seeds. Native to South America, the plant hosts bacteria in its root nodules that fix nitrogen, making it useful in crop rotations. The seeds also yield oil and peanut butter.

When to sow in Tibooburra

Tibooburra, NSW is in the arid zone. Its months for peanut apply here without a frost adjustment.

Not yet checked against a local guide.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Tibooburra

Frost usually arrives in Tibooburra around late June and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early June or as late as mid August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Raise seedlings, then transplant
Sowing depth
2.5cm
Plant spacing
30cm
Row spacing
90cm
Height
40cm
Germination
About 14 days
Time to harvest
120 days from sowing
Frost
Frost tender
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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