How to grow groundnut
Apios americana
When to plant groundnut
NC State Extension says to plant groundnut tubers two to three inches deep in early spring, mulch to suppress weeds, and give the young shoots something to climb. After one year, several one-inch-thick tubers can be harvested per plant.
Groundnut is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Planting depth
- 3 in
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- spreads to form colonies
- can become weedy
Sources
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