GROUNDNUT MOONGFALI – मूंगफली (150 Gram)

🌱 Groundnut / Moongfali Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Groundnut, Peanut, Moongfali
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Arachis hypogaea
🔹 Category ➜ Oilseed crop, pulse crop
🔹 Suitable for ➜ Organic farming, natural farming, desi beej cultivation, chemical-free farming

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India growing season
➜ Kharif crop ➜ May – July 🌧️
➜ Summer crop ➜ January – March (irrigated areas)
➜ Best temperature ➜ 25–35°C
📍 Punjab
➜ Best sowing time: • May – June (main crop)
• February – March (summer crop with irrigation)
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ North India farming
➜ Oilseed farming
➜ Organic peanut cultivation

🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Best soil ➜ Sandy loam soil
➜ Soil pH ➜ 6.0–7.5
➜ Loose soil important (pods develop underground)
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic soil management
➜ Natural crop production
➜ Sustainable agriculture

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Recommended: • Organic groundnut seeds
• Desi moongfali seeds
• Open pollinated varieties
• Non-GMO seeds
✔️ Benefits: ➜ Good oil quality
➜ Seed saving possible
➜ Better adaptation

🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing
➜ Seed depth ➜ 4–6 cm
Spacing:
➜ Row ➜ 30–45 cm
➜ Plant ➜ 10–15 cm
✔️ Helps: ➜ Good peg formation
➜ Better pod development
➜ Higher yield

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
➜ Before sowing: • FYM ➜ 8–10 ton/acre
• Vermicompost
• Biofertilizer (Rhizobium)
➜ Growth stage: • Jeevamrit spray
• Panchgavya
• Bone meal (organic phosphorus source)
✔️ Improves: ➜ Root nodulation
➜ Nitrogen fixation
➜ Soil fertility

💧 Irrigation
➜ First irrigation ➜ after sowing
➜ Then ➜ every 8–12 days
Critical stages: ➜ Flowering 🌼
➜ Peg formation
➜ Pod development
➜ Avoid waterlogging ❌

🐛 Organic Pest Management
Common pests: ➜ Leaf miner
➜ Aphids
➜ White grub
Organic control: ➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Trichoderma soil treatment
➜ Cow urine spray
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic oilseed production
➜ Residue-free farming

🧺 Harvesting
➜ Crop ready ➜ 100–120 days
➜ Harvest when: • Leaves turn yellow 🟡
• Pods mature
➜ Dry plants after harvest ☀️

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ Total crop life ➜ 100–130 days

📦 Yield
➜ Organic yield ➜ 8–12 quintal/acre
➜ With good management ➜ up to 15 quintal
✔️ Market advantage: ➜ Organic peanut demand
➜ Oil extraction use
➜ Direct farmer selling

🪴 Groundnut Growing on Roof (Grow Bag Method)
Container size
➜ Grow bag ➜ 15–18 inch depth (important because pods form underground)
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Terrace gardening
➜ Container farming
➜ Home organic gardening

Organic potting mix
Best mix:
➜ 40% soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
✔️ Loose soil very important for pod formation

Sowing in grow bag
➜ Put 2–3 seeds per bag
➜ Depth ➜ 4–5 cm
➜ After germination keep strongest plants
Sunlight ☀️
➜ Minimum 7–8 hours sunlight
✔️ Important for: ➜ Flowering
➜ Pod development
➜ Oil formation

Watering 💧
➜ Water every 2–3 days (summer)
➜ Avoid overwatering ❌
Expected production (Roof)
➜ One grow bag ➜ 200–400 grams peanuts
(depends on care)