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How groundnuts are grown.
• Land is prepared by farmers either manually or by use of tractors.
• Seeds are either broadcast in clean garden or straight rows are made and shallow hotels with enough spacing between them are dug in which 2-4 seeds are dropped.
• Seeds in holes are then covered with soil lightly for proper germination.
• Fertilizers are normally applied as seeds are planted.
• Weeding occurs when the plants flowering.
• When groundnut seeds are ready, harvesting takes place by uprooting using hands and the farmers remove the G.nut seeds from the stalks.
• The seeds are taken for drying before shelling takes place.
• The crop may be inter cropped with maize or guinea corn by peasant farmers.
• Seeds are either broadcast in clean garden or straight rows are made and shallow hotels with enough spacing between them are dug in which 2-4 seeds are dropped.
• Seeds in holes are then covered with soil lightly for proper germination.
• Fertilizers are normally applied as seeds are planted.
• Weeding occurs when the plants flowering.
• When groundnut seeds are ready, harvesting takes place by uprooting using hands and the farmers remove the G.nut seeds from the stalks.
• The seeds are taken for drying before shelling takes place.
• The crop may be inter cropped with maize or guinea corn by peasant farmers.