Everything You Need to Know About Peanut — Care, Propagation & More
Your complete Filipino gardener’s guide to growing, caring for, and harvesting Mani — from seed to table.
What Can You Eat?
Discover the edible parts and how Filipinos enjoy this plant in everyday cooking.
Boiled mani as street snack, roasted mani for kare-kare sauce base, peanut butter (Lily's), bukayo at mani, and as topping for kakanin. A Filipino merienda staple.
Boiled mani (mani de patatas) is a beloved Filipino street snack, often sold by vendors in clear plastic bags. Roasted mani is the base for kare-kare's signature peanut sauce. Lily's peanut butter is a Filipino pantry essential.
Germination Guide
From seed to sprout — here’s what to expect and how to get started.
Planting Instructions
Everything you need to prepare — soil, spacing, depth, and the best Philippine planting months.
Propagation Methods
Learn the best ways to multiply your plants — from seeds to cuttings.
Care Guide
Keep your plant happy and thriving with the right light, water, and nutrients.
Full sun
Moderate; reduce as harvest nears
Light feeder; compost at planting; calcium-rich during pegging
25-32°C
60-80%
Hill soil up around base after flowering; loose soil critical for peg development.
Harvest Guide
Know when and how to harvest for the best yield and flavor.
Lower leaves yellow; pull a test plant — peanuts should be plump.
Pull entire plant; sun-dry for 1-2 weeks before storage.
Common Problems & Solutions
Spot issues early and fix them fast.
Empty pods (no seeds)
Cause: Calcium deficiency at pegging
Solution: Add gypsum or eggshells to soil during flowering.
Aflatoxin contamination
Cause: Aspergillus mold on damp peanuts
Solution: Dry thoroughly after harvest; never eat moldy peanuts.
Leaf spot
Cause: Cercospora fungus
Solution: Crop rotation; copper spray.
Few pegs developing
Cause: Hard soil
Solution: Loosen soil; add sand.
Perfect Plant Partners
Plants that grow well together.
