Inca Peanut Sacha Plant (plukenetia volubilis)

ABOUT THIS PLANT Inca Peanut Sacha Plant (plukenetia volubilis) – Grow your own Incan Peanuts! These roasted treats are the highest concentration of essential fatty acids in the world, at nearly 50% omega 3 by volume and extremely healthy to consume and are a tasty and crunchy alternative to store bought nuts. A versatile plant for the edible garden, the leaves can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable as well. A slender climbing shrub, scrambling over the ground and twining into fences and trellis. Small inconspicuous flowers turn into the weirdest four-sided fruit reminiscent of the folded origami paper boxes that children fold and blow up. On ripening, the fruits contain a soft black wet pulp that is inedible and are left to dry on the plant before harvest. By year 2 it is not unheard of to have a hundred or more, dried fruit on the vine, that can be harvested at a time, giving 400 to 500 seeds a few times a year. WOW that is one amazing plant! Raw seeds are inedible, but roasting after shelling makes them crunchy and tasty. The growth rate of Inca Peanut Sacha will vary greatly depending on soil type, sunlight, temperature and other factors. A few leaves are often trimmed prior to shipping to reduce transpiration and travel stress. QUICK SPECS OUTDOOR Zone 10a-11 PATIO Zone 4a-11 SOIL TYPE Rich Moist % SUN 80-100% POT SIZE 2x2x7″ Deep INCLUDES One Plant PLANT CARE Inca Peanut Sachas are easy to grow, fruiting vines that produce lightly scented, blooms throughout the summer. Inca Peanut Sacha will grow happily and flower in a pot or in-ground. They add a tropical accent to any outdoor space, garden or patio. In cooler zones a containerized Inca Peanut Sacha can be relocated indoors for the winter months. When you receive your new Inca Peanut Sacha, there is no need to worry about planting right away. Your new plant can be stored for a while by simply placing it in a bucket with about a half inch of water in the bottom and moving it to a shady location, simply keep moist. This will give you plenty of time to select the ideal location for your new Inca Peanut Sacha. CONTAINER SIZE All Inca Peanut Sacha grow very well in containers, indoors or on the patio. Plants need enough room for growth, generally a 8″ to a 20″ diameter, 14″ deep container will suffice. Remember the looser the roots, the taller and healthier your Inca Peanut Sacha will be. When the plant becomes root bound its growth will slow, at that point it is time for a larger pot. SOIL Inca Peanut Sacha enjoy a well drained, general potting mix easily found at your local box store. Remember try to stay away from arid or wet, mucky soils. FERTILIZER To help establish your new Inca Peanut Sacha, fertilize sparingly ten inches away from the base, tri-annually with a slow time released product. Unfertilized they will tend to grow at a slower pace. Note: The heavy salts in cheaper fertilizers will damage the roots and possibly kill the plant. Its best to use a brand you know and trust. GROW ZONE & LIGHT Best outdoors if grown in zone 10a-11, find your zone here. This Inca Peanut Sacha requires 80-100% sunlight. Depending on your location full sun is often best. In the northern end of their grow zone Inca Peanut Sacha should be brought indoors or protected during the winter months. The patio zone is 4b-11 which means the potted plant will flourish over the summer months in colder zones but must be brought inside before winter. BEFORE YOU PLANT OUTDOORS At the nursery these Inca Peanut Sacha are grown under 20-40% shade cloth. If you plant this Inca Peanut Sacha in a brightly lit area you may experience leaf burn. It is best to acclimate this plant to its environment by keeping it outside and slowly moving it into a sunny area over a week or two to avoid stress before planting. WHAT IS THE SHIPPING SIZE All Inca Peanut Sacha for sale will vary in size. In the spring, plants are often smaller than plants shipped in the fall. Plants designated with a sku ending in -4, -6 or -8 will arrive in a standard 4 inch, 6 inch or 8 inch round growers pot respectively. Our new, reusable, recyclable deep plugs are 7 or 9 inches deep and 2 or 2.5 inches in width. Products growing in these pots are easy to transplant and allow for deeper roots and faster growth, they are designated with a sku ending in -7 or -9. (Note: The item sku number can be found just below the buy button.) The color and style of these pots may vary. If we are out of a particular size item, we may ship a larger size at no additional charge. For more information, click the “best packaging” link at the bottom of this page. Note: Before leaving, Inca Peanut Sacha are inspected, watered, and pruned. Larger plants, generally those that ship in 8″ pots, will be topped to 36″ or 48″ overall, depending on the variety, if necessary, to facilitate shipping. Your new plants’ pot is then bagged to ensure that the soil stays in the pot and not loose in the box. Plants are tissue or kraft paper wrapped and generally secured in place with natural biodegradable peanuts. You may want to order your Inca Peanut Sacha Plant (plukenetia volubilis) online now while they are in stock, supplies are limited. Zone.10a Zone.10b Zone.11a Zone.11b