GOURMET GARDENER; Growing Peanuts Worth Their Salt From: The Washington Post | Date: November 23, 2000| Author: Adrienne Cook | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The peanuts found in large barrels in stores at this time of year are likely to be especially fresh. Harvest of Virginia peanuts begins in September and continues into November. The nuts must be dried and cured before they head out to stores, putting the freshest harvest into consumers' hands--and mouths--in fall and early winter.

Of course, they'll keep longer, which is one reason peanuts are available much of the year.

Growing peanuts at home might not be a practical project--a...

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