Will my peanut plant grow?

I planted raw peanuts following a garden book. However, I didn't have sandy soil or a proper flower pot to put it into. I just read recently in a different book that in order for the peanut to grow, the plant will have to dip into the soil; the reason for the sandy soil. If I planted it in thick soil, will it grow?

Will my peanut plant grow?
The peanut is a legume. Yes the "nuts" grow from the bent over "vines". not off root stock. They are not tuberous like potatoes. One plant is a growing experience and an educational tool. Under the best of circumstances, you won't get more than a handful or two, of nuts. Consider this to be fun, but not a peanut harvest.
Reply:Here in Georgia the "peanut plant" prefers a "sandy loam" soil. It allows the peanut to expand easily instead of hard packed soil. Water can pass through this soil faster so not much trouble with rot. I took three years of FFA, Future Farmers of America in high school. We were taught that the peanut is not a nut but actually is a member of the "bean" family which falls into the "legume" catagory, beans, peas, etc.
Reply:I did similar when I first tried to grow peanuts and results were ok but not great. Later I used regular garden soil mixed with ground peat from the garden shop and they did better.
Reply:here are a few links that may help on your peanut situation,



www.vaes.vt.edu/tidewater/peanut/secti...



ipm-www.ento.vt.edu/nipmn/VA-IPM/peanu...



www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1997/...



Hope these links will help you.
Reply:It really depends on how thick your soil is. Peanuts, like potatoes, do grow under ground. The nuts are like growths on the root. If you have them in a pot, you may not get any if there isn't room for it to do it's thing. If they are in good friable (well worked) soil, you may still get some even though it isn't sandy. Good luck!
Reply:If it's planted in clay soil (heavy and thick), it might grow, but it won't be happy. And you might not get it to make peanuts. It also needs full sun and a LONG growing season. And yes, when it gets mature, it drops "branches" down to the ground around the plant, and the "peanuts" grow underground there.



They're a lot of fun.