The Colquitt County Cooperative Extension will be offering peanut hull scrape clinics starting on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. The clinics will be offered every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until the end of September from 8:30 am to 10 am at the Colquitt County Extension office.
Taking a good sample is CRUCIAL in determining the proper time to dig, so here is a reminder of how to pull a sample for profiling peanut maturity. A peanut hull scrape maturity check will be as accurate as the sample that you take. Pull or dig up at least 5 to 6 adjacent plants from at least three representative parts of a field which can be dug in on day. Keep these samples from each area of the field separate. Pick ALL the peanuts off the plants until you get around 200 peanuts (a sample should contain between 180 and 220 peanut pods). Pick the vine clean. If it will be a while before you can bring the sample then pick off the sample and keep the peanuts in a bucket of water to keep them fresh.
If you would like more information please contact the Colquitt County Extension office.
Dr. Scott Monfort provides some comments below about peanut varieties and their average maturity.
RUNNER-TYPE VARIETIES AVERAGE MATURITY
AUNP 17: is a medium maturing peanut (140 to 145 days). Good peg strength, good level of TSWV,
white mold and leaf spot resistance
FloRunTM ‘331’: This is a medium- maturing peanut (140 to 150 days). Good level of TSWV resistance
Georgia-06G: Georgia-06G is a medium maturing peanut (140 to 145 days). Moderate Level of TSWV
and leafspot resistance
Georgia-09B: Georgia 09-B is a medium maturing peanut (135 to 140 days). Some peg strength issues.
Susceptible to leafspot.
Georgia-12Y: This is a medium-to-late maturing peanut (150 days +) — Good peg strength, high level of
TSWV, white mold and leaf spot resistance. Very susceptible to Rhizoctonia Limb Rot.
Georgia-16HO: is a medium maturing peanut (140-145 days). We have observed slightly higher
incidence of leaf spot late in the season. We have also observed some peg strength issues in wet
conditions.
Georgia-18RU: is a medium maturing peanut (140-145 days). We have observed slightly higher
incidence of leaf spot late in the season. This variety is more susceptible to TSWV and have seen some
issues with vines crashing because of TSWV and Diplodia.
Georgia-20VHO: is a medium maturing peanut (140-145 days). This is a new variety for most growers. It
is low growing variety. It has good level of TSWV resistance. The one negative for this variety is that we
have observed significant pod loss in wetter years.