Yes. . . peanuts!
Let me take you back in time to June 2010 when the first peanut seeds sprouted:
Then in July, the plants began to flower:
The flowers bent over, embedded themselves in the dirt and developed into peanuts. The harvest began in October:
Oops . . . I was a bit late to harvest them. Some of the peanuts had already begun to sprout into new plants.
After lots of drying and curing time, the peanuts sit in their jar (first photograph which heads up this post) waiting to be shelled. And now, the shelling begins:
Once again, the peanuts are in their jar — shelled and waiting to be eaten:
By the way. . . what is that almond doing in the first jar of peanuts anyway???
P.S. I am entering the first photo in this blog post in the Gardening Gone Wild Picture This Photo Contest. I love the reflections of light which occurred by placing the jar in the snow (which is plentiful this January).
Loved your entry, the red shelled ones too! Great shots!
Love the simplicity of this. I posted my entry today, Good Luck!
Hi, thanks for the nice comment on my competition entry. I had already admired yours in the GGW gallery – the light is beautiful.
I’ve never seen peanuts harvested! I’m glad you showed the succession of photos. Best of luck on your entry – I love the texture and light play in your submission!
Thanks for visiting my blog! Growing peanuts — how fun!!! Reminds me of a post I did last year on growing cotton. Kind of a fun experiment 🙂 Best wishes on the contest! I’m looking forward to trying some blooms in a jar this spring/summer. I just have a plain Jane camera so it is nice to have this way to get good closeups.
Wow, this was a great photo for the contest. I’ve never seen peanuts growing before and your post was interesting too. Good luck;-)
Thanks for stopping by Nyack Backyard! I’m really enjoying seeing everyone’s jar photos. How cool that you’re growing peanuts – never tried growing them before. Nice shots!
I’m growin’ peanuts this year!!!
Great photos!