Best time to plant peanut in Geraldton
Arachis hypogaea
Also called Groundnut, Goober, Goober pea, Monkey nut
Sow peanut in Geraldton 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 Geraldton
Geraldton, WA is in the temperate zone. The zone also plants in Aug, but Geraldton's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Geraldton
Frost usually arrives in Geraldton around late July and finishes by late July. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid May or as late as mid September, 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.