Pinto peanut discovery

[ZEROPILOT]

While trolling the plant clearance rack at Lowes, I found pinto peanut plants for one dollar each. A quick Internet search showed that the flowers and leaves are edible. I bought five and placed them in my three active pens. 24 hours later and all reachable leaves are gone. Yummy!!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I love trolling plant racks, right now there are good sales going on too (because of the end of the growing season) but I've never seen a peanut plant! Aren't they trees? On that note, can they eat the peanuts? I'll have to look next time I'm browsing!

 

[Crystal carline]

What site do you use to check if plants or edible. I use the uk tortoise table plant data base but so many of the plants names from local nurseries can't be found.


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Peaches

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I typed a search for "Pinto Peanut edible?" They are kind of a crawling vine, ground cover plant less than 6" tall. Not a real peanut as in the type we all eat. In fact each plant grows peanuts underground and they actually are listed as NOT edible. ..

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I found some at another LOWES in another town. Also $1. I highly recommend purchasing some if you can find them!