Is it too late to plant peanuts in June?

As an important oil crop and cash crop , peanut has a vast planting area in China. If you want to get high yields from peanut cultivation, it is very important to sow the seeds at the right time. So is it late to plant peanuts in June? Let’s learn more about it below.

Is it too late to plant peanuts in June?

It is considered late to plant peanuts in June, but it is not impossible to plant them. Only some varieties can be planted in June because peanuts need a warm and humid environment. Although the temperature gradually rises in June, it is approaching summer, and the temperature and humidity conditions for peanut growth begin to become unfavorable. Generally speaking, the best time to plant peanuts is from mid-to-late April to early May, and mulch covering can be advanced to mid-to-late March for sowing.

What conditions are needed for peanut cultivation ?

1. Soil

Peanuts are a crop that blooms above ground and bears fruit underground. The most suitable soil requirement is sandy loam with a loose tillage layer and a thick active soil layer.

2. Temperature

Peanut is a thermophilic crop and is very sensitive to temperature. The average daily temperature during the entire growing period of peanuts must generally be higher than 21°C, and the total active accumulated temperature must be greater than 3200°C.

3. Lighting

Peanuts are short-day crops. Generally, the number of sunshine hours during the entire growing period of peanuts should be greater than 1250 hours, with an average of 8.11 hours per day. If the light (radiance of light) is insufficient, it will affect the photosynthesis of the plant and reduce the conversion rate. When the photosynthetic products are insufficient, it will lead to poor growth in the early growth stage and affect pod development in the later stage.

4. Moisture

Peanuts are relatively drought-resistant, but require a lot of water. About 225 kilograms of water are needed to produce 1 kilogram of dry matter. Generally, the most water is required from flowering to the early stage of pod setting, and the water requirement gradually decreases from the late stage of pod setting to the maturity stage. It is advisable to maintain 50-70% of the maximum water holding capacity of the soil. In addition, during the rainy season, the peanut fields must be prevented from being soaked by rainwater, and ditches must be cleared and drained in a timely manner to avoid the breeding of a large number of harmful pathogens.

5. Nutrients

Peanuts are a crop with high nutrient requirements, mainly nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and trace elements. Therefore, it is best to follow the principle of combining organic and inorganic fertilizers when applying fertilizers. Fertilizers are generally applied as base fertilizers, and topdressing is mainly based on the growth in the field. The time is generally during the pod-setting stage and the fruit maturity stage. The types of topdressing are mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. At the same time, attention should be paid to the supplementation of medium and trace element fertilizers.

In general, it is relatively late to plant peanuts in June, so if you want to plant them, you must pay attention to the selection of varieties. At the same time, various conditions need to be prepared, such as soil selection, temperature control, etc., so that even if planting is late, high yields can still be obtained.