BY SKEETER
Back in May, the Saint and I left our Georgia Gardens to visit a South Carolina Garden. The Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens to be exact. Click HERE to see more about this awesome place. Can you tell what type of mulch they used in this flower bed?
Okay, did you know it was peanut shells due to the title of this post? Well, of course you did. I learned of boiled peanuts while living in Germany. Ah, the things one learns in a forgein country. We had a good friend from South Carolina and he often talk of getting fresh boiled peanuts from roadside stands. Since he was a bit older then us, we assumed he was talking of the olden days as we had never heard of such a strange thing. Click HERE to learn about Boiled Peanuts.
Now that we live in the Deep South, we know what our friend was talking about. People set up roadside stands along busy city roads, county roads, grocery store parking lots, etc. I have tried the things and I don't care for them. I like my peanuts ripe, roasted and salted. But with all the peanuts a boiling, some one eats them. And lots of them so it make sense to recycle the shells into PEANUT MULCH, In the Garden... Words and Photos Property of In the Garden Blog Team, In the Garden
It's a pretty mulch. If I had access to this mulch I'd be buying it too.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of peanut shell mulch. I'm going to see if theres some around here.
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever heard about that mulch. Neither have heard of spoiled peanuts. Abroad I've eaten some rosted and salted peanuts and that's all...
ReplyDeletePeople used to talk about going over to Suffolk (VA) to get peanut hulls. I worried about the dogs (love peanuts) getting into the mulch and that when the hulls are dry, they blow away.
ReplyDeleteThats different type of mulch for sure...mom doesn't like boiled peanuts..she needs her salt!
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The mulch of peanut shells would be a great thing. wonder if they have it around here as some restaurants have them thrown on the floor from patrons. So I've heard. It does look good. I really don't care for boiled peanuts. I had not heard of them till I came here.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that I was amazed you had not heard of boiled peanuts as it is a southern thing. I guess it must not be in your growing up area of the south. My next thought (before I got to where you stated about the same thing) was that my mother and I both loved peanuts so were excited to stop at 1 of the many boiled peanut roadside stands. We both spit them out very quickly as we found them very gross!!! However, I have to agree that many people do not feel that way or there would not be so many stands. Maybe the ones that like them were brought up on them and never tried the "good ones". LOL We had, in my hometown, a small mom and pop variety store that deep fried fresh peanuts of all kinds so we were spoiled on really awesome peanuts so those boiled things were so bad for us. Have never since tried one since and do not want to.
ReplyDeleteAlso meant to say, good post cause it brought back a good memory from the depths of my mind.
ReplyDeleteBoiled peanuts, I am with you. I would rather have them all natural. But some eat Louisiana crawfish too, so I guess South Carolina boiled peanuts are not so bad.
ReplyDeleteNot a boiled peanut person but those shells are outstanding as much...wish I had some natural mulches available here.
ReplyDeleteHave not had boiled peanuts. We like the roasted and as peanut butter. We eat shelling peanuts a lot and all those shells go into my garden!
ReplyDeleteHello Everyone, I have been spending the past few days volunteering my weed pulling, mowing and trimming skills at the local Humane Society. So I have been a busy gal and with the back a bit sore, cannot sit at the computer for long.... I shall chat with you all soon though...
ReplyDeleteI've heard of coco shells as mulch--which I wouldn't use because of the dogs--but I've never heard of peanut shells as mulch before. Sounds like a good idea! Thanks to my daughter's friend, who was raised in Georgia, I have tried boiled peanuts--once. I'll take the roasted kind any day:)
ReplyDeleteHope your back recovers quickly, but I'm sure the Humane Society appreciates all your hard work, Skeeter.
Hi Skeeter, i don't know about peanut mulch as we don't use much mulch of any kind here, though lately plastic mulch is a trend for big vegetable farms. However, i am familiar with boiled peanuts when we were children. However, we seldom get them anymore these days. But i seldom eat the mature peanuts as salted or fried. That vendor at the roadside is almost like a wholesaler, he got a lot in his truck. Do you also eat boiled soybeans, i miss that too!
ReplyDeleteI lived outside of Charleston for a time and would often stop at farm stands way out in the middle of nowhere to get a bag of boiled peanuts. So slimey, so briney.
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