I have a question.... I'm thinking of planting either perennial peanut or sunshine mimosa in the island area of my circular drive... I'm wondering how to best manage growth creeping along the edges and into the driveway...would cuttings blown by the wind cross the driveway and into my neighbors lawn? I know some plants can propagate from cuttings or wind blown seeds and I wouldn't want to have my island start going wild in the neighborhood
Melissa, Both plant are good growers and you will have to edge the island area as it grows into the drive. My perennial peanut will find weak joints in my driveway and after many years has grown up in between those joints. There should not be the problem with reseeding issues with the perennial peanut. The sunshine mimosa does have seeds so that could be more of an issue. It also has a strong running nature that will need edging. Hope that helps you make a decision. Beth
Hello. I live in Santa Rosa County. So I'm close to Pensacola. I've looked at perennial peanut as an alternative ground cover, however, I wanted to ask your thoughts on white dutch clover as an alternative lawn here in our part of Northwest Florida? I currently have centipede sod and have already been putting in significant $$ in fertilizer and weed/bug killer in the past year being in my new house and establishing a new lawn. Would white dutch clover mix well with centipede in our climate/soil type? And, if not, would perennial peanut be a good alternative to mix in with my current grass turf? Thank you.
The white clover will be more of a cool season plant and not do well in our heat. In shade it can hang on later into the warm season. It would definitely need to be mixed in with existing turf. There is a current weed called Lespedeza that grows well here that can also be a mix into turf that fixes nitrogen. Beth
@@escambiaextension5338 Thank you for the reply, Ms. Beth. Do you feel perennial peanut would integrate/mingle well with an established centipede lawn?
A pretty common variety that works for forage is Florigraze. Establishing perennial peanuts in a pasture can be costly (up to $1,000 if contracted out) and takes time to get established. One of the methods that NFREC in Marianna is strip planting into summer grasses like Bahia. It has worked fairly well for them.
It grows in zones 8 and higher. It does die back in a freeze so it depends on where you live in Texas and if you area experiences hard freezes. It will return after a freeze in hardiness zone 8.
I'm glad I found this video! I'm a couple of months in from planting perennial peanut in my front yard. 🤞
I have some on the way to join with a mixture of alternative ground covers. Looking forward to seeing how it performs in Atlanta.
Can it be used in plantations (rubber plantation) as ground cover to eliminate weeds.
I have a question.... I'm thinking of planting either perennial peanut or sunshine mimosa in the island area of my circular drive... I'm wondering how to best manage growth creeping along the edges and into the driveway...would cuttings blown by the wind cross the driveway and into my neighbors lawn? I know some plants can propagate from cuttings or wind blown seeds and I wouldn't want to have my island start going wild in the neighborhood
Melissa, Both plant are good growers and you will have to edge the island area as it grows into the drive. My perennial peanut will find weak joints in my driveway and after many years has grown up in between those joints. There should not be the problem with reseeding issues with the perennial peanut. The sunshine mimosa does have seeds so that could be more of an issue. It also has a strong running nature that will need edging. Hope that helps you make a decision. Beth
What herbicide can I use to control day flower and not hurt the peanut grass?
Is this peanut in a pasture setting for forage or just as an ornamental in a landscape?
I'm looking for something to use in my food garden paths. Any suggestions?
English chamomile or Irish moss 😊
Hello. I live in Santa Rosa County. So I'm close to Pensacola. I've looked at perennial peanut as an alternative ground cover, however, I wanted to ask your thoughts on white dutch clover as an alternative lawn here in our part of Northwest Florida? I currently have centipede sod and have already been putting in significant $$ in fertilizer and weed/bug killer in the past year being in my new house and establishing a new lawn. Would white dutch clover mix well with centipede in our climate/soil type? And, if not, would perennial peanut be a good alternative to mix in with my current grass turf? Thank you.
The white clover will be more of a cool season plant and not do well in our heat. In shade it can hang on later into the warm season. It would definitely need to be mixed in with existing turf. There is a current weed called Lespedeza that grows well here that can also be a mix into turf that fixes nitrogen. Beth
@@escambiaextension5338 Thank you for the reply, Ms. Beth. Do you feel perennial peanut would integrate/mingle well with an established centipede lawn?
@@jester9159 It does pretty well. I would not recommend the Pintoi selection as it is not as cold hardy.
Can I use this in my goat section for foraging?
A pretty common variety that works for forage is Florigraze.
Establishing perennial peanuts in a pasture can be costly (up to $1,000 if contracted out) and takes time to get established. One of the methods that NFREC in Marianna is strip planting into summer grasses like Bahia. It has worked fairly well for them.
Does this work in Texas weather?
It grows in zones 8 and higher. It does die back in a freeze so it depends on where you live in Texas and if you area experiences hard freezes. It will return after a freeze in hardiness zone 8.