DibbleWhen to plant Potato
Plant seed potato pieces (each with an eye) about 2 weeks before your last frost, 4 inches deep. Hill soil up as plants grow.
When to plant Potato by zone
| Zone | Start seeds indoors | Sow or transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | not needed | May 1 | July 30 |
| Zone 4 | not needed | April 26 | July 25 |
| Zone 5 | not needed | April 16 | July 15 |
| Zone 6 | not needed | April 7 | July 6 |
| Zone 7 | not needed | March 27 | June 25 |
| Zone 8 | not needed | March 14 | June 12 |
| Zone 9 | not needed | February 15 | May 16 |
| Zone 10 | not needed | January 17 | April 17 |
| Zone 11 | not needed | December 18 | March 18 |
These dates use typical frost dates for each zone. Dibble tunes them to your exact ZIP and lets you adjust frost dates for your own yard.
Companion plants
Good neighbors for Potato:
Better kept apart:
Family and rotation
Potato is in the nightshades family. Heavy feeders and disease-prone. Rotate so nightshades don't return to a bed for 3 years. Learn about crop rotation.
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When to plantQuestions
When should I plant potato?
It depends on your zone. Potato is a half-hardy crop, so the timing follows your last spring frost. Look up your zone in the table below for exact start, sow, and harvest dates, or open Dibble and enter your ZIP to get your own calendar.
How long does potato take to grow?
About 90 days from sowing to the first harvest, with a picking window of roughly 21 days after that.
What grows well with potato?
Good companions include Bean (bush), Sweet Corn, Cabbage, Marigold. Keep it away from Tomato, Cucumber.
Plant at the right time this season
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