1First you will need to acquire peanuts that are ready to be planted.
Search the grocery stores in your area for un-roasted peanuts (raw). The packaging should indicate whether or not the peanuts are cooked, roasted or raw.
Grocery stores usually keep raw and roasted peanuts in the fresh produce section.
Peanuts ready for planting can easily be found for sale on the internet.
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2Each peanut plant will need it's own flower pot.
If you have access to a lot of land, peanuts can be grown in the ground as long as the soil is loose.
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3Fill each flower pot with loose potting soil.
Moisten the soil with water.
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4Plant one peanut "seed" per flower pot.
Plant peanuts one to two feet apart if you are planting them directly into the ground instead of in flower pots.
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5Water the peanuts daily and more if you need to in order to keep the soil moist.
The soil should remain moist until the plants have pushed up out of the dirt.
After the peanut plant is growing and healthy, the soil can dry out for a day without killing the plant.
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6Check peanut plants daily for pests.
Don't use any pesticides, fertilizers or harmful chemicals anywhere near your peanut plants!
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7Harvest the mature peanut plants before fall.
Gently pull up the entire plant (roots and all.)
Cut off the leaves and add them into your compost bin.
Lay the peanuts out in a dry location for about 3 - 7 days where they will dry.
(Don't place peanuts in direct sunlight to dry)
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8Use or store peanuts at this point.
Peanuts should be stored in a dark, dry location at room temperature.
*Throw any black, mushy or moldy peanuts in the garbage!*
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9Save and plant some of the peanuts next spring for next years peanut crops.
Homegrown peanuts are good to eat after they have been roasted and salted.
Homemade peanut butter is easy to make and delicious to eat
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