Raw / fresh
Do not eat raw potato. Harvest sound tubers and discard green or damaged pieces.
Solanums
Potato growing guide
The world's most important vegetable crop. Grown from seed potatoes rather than seeds. Incredibly productive — a 1m² bed can yield 5kg+.
14-28 daysGermination
70-120 daysHarvest
30 cmSpacing
10 cmSow depth
FullSun
TenderFrost
2.5 cm/weekWater
5-6pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Apr - Aug | Apr - Aug | Jul - Nov |
| Subtropical | Mar - Jul | Mar - Jul | Jun - Oct |
| Mediterranean | Feb - Jun | Feb - Jun | May - Sep |
| Temperate | Feb - Jun | Feb - Jun | May - Sep |
| Cool | Feb - May | Feb - May | May - Aug |
| Arid | Mar - Jun | Mar - Jun | Jun - Sep |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Potato after harvest.
Cooked
Boil, roast, bake, mash, steam, fry, add to soups, curries, frittatas, or tray bakes.
Store / preserve
Cure and store in a cool dark place, or cook then freeze as mash, wedges, or soups.
Try: Roast potatoes, Mash, Potato curry, Garden potato salad.
Good companions
Corn, Beans, Cabbage, Marigold, Horseradish
Avoid near
Tomato, Cucumber, Squash, Sunflower, Fennel
Growing note
Earth up plants when 20cm tall to increase yield and prevent green potatoes.
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