Before Americans created the pedestrian peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the peanut led an exotic life. Traced back to Peru and Brazil, the peanut was cultivated throughout South America and as far ...

Because it takes a lot of peanuts to make a jar of peanut butter, commercial peanuts are grown on hundreds of acres at a time. There's also tremendous value in growing a few peanut plants of your own.

Ever-popular peanuts are not nuts at all, but the underground seeds of a tropical legume plant related to peas and beans. The peanut plant has a truly unique growing habit. While the yellow flowers ...

As you pull up early summer crops in your vegetable garden, consider planting a row or two of peanuts. I think peanuts are an excellent crop for a kid's summer gardening project. They're fascinating ...

Whatever you call your harvest — peanuts, ground nuts, goober peas — this crop is fun to grow, and it rounds out your pantry staples nicely by adding snacks and the base for fresh-ground nut butter.

TIFTON — Now is the peak time to plant peanuts in Georgia, according to Cristiane Pilon, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut physiologist. During a research trial on the UGA Tifton ...