Growing Potato

Solanum tuberosum : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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(Best months for growing Potato in Australia - cool/mountain regions)

P = Plant seed potatoes

Plant tuber. Best planted at soil temperatures between 10°C and 30°C. (Show °F/in)
Space plants: 30 - 40 cm 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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18 Jul 20, Judy Osborne (Australia - temperate climate): I have grown potatoes before only to find the potato to be a clear waxy look when harvested. I waited for the plants to die down before harvesting but they have always looked like that and not the usual solid white like normal bought ones. What couild the problem be?
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20 Jul 20, Anon (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Look up a company called NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS and call them and ask them.
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12 Jul 20, Sue (Australia - temperate climate): Hi, we are going to try potatoes in bags and would like to grow indeterminate varieties, does anyone know which ones are, as there is no info on any of the seed bags I have read, thanks in advance.
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12 Aug 20, alex (Australia - temperate climate): The only indeterminate variety I can be sure of is Desiree. Kipfler and ruby Lou are terminate varieties. hope that helps .
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18 Aug 20, Sue (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks Alex, we have gone for Nicola and Brake Light, we will see how they go. We are planting them this week, cheers.
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13 Jul 20, (Australia - temperate climate): I had never heard of indeterminate potatoes. There are thousands of varieties of potatoes but only about 6-8 are grown commercially in Australia. Ring a seed selling company like The Diggers Club to see if they can help you.
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07 Aug 20, Jsne (Australia - sub-tropical climate): The above growing diagram inducates ASO as the best growing months for spuds in sub-tropical zones?
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07 Aug 20, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hmm! Digger's Club. Is it really worth joining? I have purchased seeds or plants from some places in the past that havenot been fruitful at all. Thnx.
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14 Jul 20, Sue (Australia - temperate climate): Thanks, I never thought to do that.
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11 Jul 20, Michael (Australia - temperate climate): hi, I have a raised garden bed 1.2x1.2x400, how many seed potatoes would be appropriate to grow in this area?
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sammy when your potatoes have reached a few inches high get a garden how and pull the soil up either of the plants sides that will give the plant the soil to grow in.I would have worked horse or cow manure into the soil before planting the normal guide to plant potatoes is the first week of Aug' that will give you spuds just before Xmas and plant again 1st week of march.It's best not to plant 2 crops in the same soil

- Dallas

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