Peanut Plants In My Yard (m)

Bumping this message up to today's active. Does anyone have an answer?

I thought about this a while.. wasn't sure I was the best person with an answer, but nobody else seems to think they know either.... [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/smile.gif[/img]
Here's my opinion (for whatever its worth).
Since the "peanuts" are effectively the plants' "seeds", the plants themselves are likely to not pose too much of a risk (I think) unless the plants themselves have a lot of the offending proteins in them. Don't the peanuts grow underground, too? (Same reason why a walnut tree isn't inherently hazardous to my DH)

I also think that unless you live in a very hospitable environment for these tender plants, they are not very likely to ever produce peanuts before summer heat/drought or early frosts kill them off.
When all else fails, then its time for a little "better living through chemistry" [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/biggrin.gif[/img] Do what we do with all of the poison oak around our house and neighborhood. Carry a tiny plant sprayer with you (unobtrusively, of course!)and fill it with Roundup. Then just whip it out and spray away whenever you see something that "offends" you. [img]http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/wink.gif[/img]

Check with your nearest college or university to see if a botanist thinks this first info is correct, however. Call the biology dept. with your questions.