Best time to plant peanut in Australia
Arachis hypogaea
Also called Groundnut, Goober, Goober pea, Monkey nut
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.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolMatches local guides | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No |
| TemperateNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
| SubtropicalMatches local guides | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
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.