On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 19:55:37 -0700, Jack Melano
wrote:

Would welcome any info about
planting/growing/harvesting/preparing
peanuts... including where to obtain
plants, when to plant, etc.

Peanuts require a long hot growing season. You can get seed peanuts
for commercial/large operations, but any ol' raw peanut will produce a
plant. They are *fascinating*. I always thought peanuts grew on the
roots, but nooo. The plants (quite attractive small bushes) have
pretty yellow flowers which send out a sort of narrow tongue that
dives down to the dirt. Peanuts form undergound from this shoot.

This site has some interesting information:

http://peanutvan.com.au/growing.htm

Googling on "growing peanuts" turned up this and many other
references.