The way we both bike, in the quiet and rural area, it is also quite interesting to observe the different crops growing along the road.
Now the cotton is being seeded and before that, there were Peanuts growing.
From their harvest on October 22, husband Pieter took some photos with his iPhone 4S, which I love to share with my readers.
You can click the pink hyperlink for more info...
The entire world knows peanuts; right?
This is the actual plant and the peanuts grow underground, hence the word groundnut being used in several countries.
This is the actual plant and the peanuts grow underground, hence the word groundnut being used in several countries.
But HOW they get harvested is another story...
Here in Georgia, the biggest peanut producing state in the USA, we produce some 2.4 billion pounds annually!
That's a LOT of peanuts, and lots of that is for export of course.
Here they are harvesting the peanuts.
It is not actually a true nut but a member of the legume family!
That is LOTS of peanuts!
The farmer is leveling out the top...
Of course there is lots of spill on the corners where they turn the machine.
Wildlife will be feasting on them!
A close up...
Have you ever seen peanut plants on the field or peanuts being harvested?
It is always interesting to be outdoors; so much to see and to learn from.
