Growing Potato

Solanum tuberosum : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

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(Best months for growing Potato in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Plant seed potatoes

Plant tuber. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 12 - 16 inches apart
Harvest in 15-20 weeks. Dig carefully, avoid damaging the potatoes.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Peas, Beans, Brassicas, Sweetcorn, Broad Beans, Nasturtiums, Marigolds
Avoid growing close to: Cucumber, Pumpkin, Sunflowers, Tomatoes, Rosemary

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11 Mar 20, Chuck (USA - Zone 9b climate): Could you please use US measurements (inches/feet) instead of metric? Gardenate reply: Each plant page has (Show °F/in) about two lines down from the top to change between metric/non metric
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05 Mar 20, peter barker (New Zealand - temperate climate): can i grow seed potatoes in pots from march in Taranaki
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08 Mar 20, ML (New Zealand - temperate climate): It says to grow in the spring here. Also says that for sub- tropical Queensland Australia. They grow potatoes from April/May here. Give it a try then.
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20 Feb 20, Tom De Marti (USA - Zone 10a climate): We're looking for red seed potatoes to grow in SoCal.
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07 Feb 20, Claudia Muscat (Australia - temperate climate): Can i plant potatoes in February? I m in NSW Wollongong area
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09 Feb 20, Liz (New Zealand - temperate climate): Check here for suitable planting times www.gardenate.com/plant/Potato?zone=2
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06 Feb 20, Margareth Parua (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): Where can I buy sequoia potato seedlings?
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06 Feb 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): You actually buy seed potatoes. That is actually a potato to plant not a seed.
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06 Feb 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look up seed selling companies, nurseries, farm produce agencies.
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05 Feb 20, Lee Godfrey (USA - Zone 7a climate): How much sun do potatoes need.. Can they be planted in the morning shade and evening sun
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Most people grow potatoes from “seed potatoes”. Some people chose to grow their potatoes from actual seeds – think tomato seed. These seeds are called “True potato seeds”. The reasons to grow potatoes from TPS are numerous. The main reasons tend to be: more variety, and cultivating a variety that is well suited to your conditions. When the intent is to cultivate a variety well suited to your taste and growing conditions you generally purchase a package of say Andean TPS. This package will contain MANY different kinds of potatoes: flesh and skin colours. It will also contain short day, day neutral and long day potatoes; their ideal climates may differ. The idea is to grow as many of the potatoes as you can first year; some will grow well, some will not grow, some will grow poorly and some might just LOVE your place. Some will set a lot of potatoes, and some will set fewer; the idea is to find the potato/potato plant you like best – then save those potatoes to use as seed potatoes next year. In the first year you really don’t expect to have eating potatoes – it’s a year to find your potato variety. When growing from TPS you start the seeds early indoors, like you might do for tomatoes. Then transplant outdoors at the appropriate time.

- Celeste Archer

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