Wild Jungle, Peanut Seeds

Wild Jungle Peanut Seed

Rare Amazonian heirloom offers earthy, aromatic raw flavor
Beautiful kernels contain abundant protein and oleic acid
Long warm season supports its 130-day maturity
Excellent for trail mixes, nut milk, and snacking

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Key Attributes

Botanical Name

Arachis hypogaea

Days to maturity

130 Days

Sun

Full Sun

About Wild Jungle, Peanut Seed, Peanut Seed

Wild Jungle Peanuts are delicious heirloom nuts that grow "wild" in the jungle of the Amazon! These peanuts are beautiful and great tasting. When eaten raw, the Wild Jungle peanuts are rich, aromatic and earthy. They are loaded with 40% heart healthy oleic acid and 26% protein. You can enjoy them by the handful, in trail mixes, or soaked and blended into nut milks.

Growing details

Planting

Sow Depth

Days to Germination

7–14 days

In-row plant spacing

2½-3"

Row Spacing

24"

Plant profile

Maturity

Fall

Life Cycle

Annual

Plant Height

18 inches

Growth Habits

Spreading, Upright

Seed & variety

Seeds Per Ounce

Seed Type

Heirloom

Growing Season

Warm-Season Crop

Before Planting

Before planting Peanut, select a full-sun site with loose, sandy, well-drained soil where peanuts and other legumes have not recently grown. Test the soil and correct calcium and pH needs before planting, avoiding excessive nitrogen. Use sound, unshelled or carefully shelled seed, inoculate with peanut-specific rhizobia when needed, and wait for warm soil.

Planting

Direct sow peanuts only after frost danger has passed and the soil has warmed to at least 65°F. Plant sound kernels with the seed coat intact, handling them gently to avoid damage. Keep soil evenly moist through germination but never waterlogged. Thin only where seedlings are crowded, and avoid transplanting because disturbing the developing root system can reduce establishment.

Watering

Keep soil evenly moist through flowering, pegging, and pod development. Water deeply when the upper soil dries, then reduce irrigation as pods mature; saturated soil promotes disease and poor pod quality.

Fertilizer

Fertilize peanut according to soil-test results, usually without added nitrogen. Excess nitrogen reduces nodulation and favors excessive foliage, while phosphorus or potassium may be needed on deficient soils.

Harvesting

Dig peanuts when foliage yellows and inner pod shells show dark veining. Loosen the entire plant carefully, shake off soil, and cure plants with pods attached in a dry, ventilated location.

Tips

Keep the soil surface loose and weed-free as pegs enter the ground, cultivating only shallowly. Avoid disturbing plants after pegging begins, and hill loose soil lightly where needed.

AVG. Seeding Rate

6 seeds/ft.; 75–100 lb./acre

Pests & Diseases

Early and late leaf spots, southern stem rot, rust, and Aspergillus contamination threaten peanuts. Rotate with grasses, bury or remove infected residue, and avoid injuring pods at harvest. Cure promptly under dry, ventilated conditions; discard moldy, damaged, or poorly dried pods rather than eating or saving them.

Thrips, leafhoppers, cutworms, wireworms, and spider mites may attack peanuts. Scout young leaves and the soil surface, rotate planting sites, control weeds, and avoid disturbing beneficial insects.