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VegetablesHalf-HardyAnnual
Potato
Potato is a staple tuber crop grown from seed tubers for early fresh harvests, substantial summer crops and long-storing maincrop yields. It is adaptable, highly productive and central to many veg garden rotations, though disease pressure means timing and hygiene matter.
Basic information
Category
Vegetables
Lifecycle
Annual
Hardiness
Half-Hardy
Planting partners
4 companions · 9 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Days to harvest
110 days
Plant spacing
37 cm
Row spacing
75 cm
Sowing depth
10 cm
Height
60 cm
Spread
37 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Plant potatoes into fertile moisture-retentive soil, then earth up stems well as they grow to protect developing tubers from light and late frosts. Water during dry spells while tubers bulk up, and if blight threatens remove haulm and lift once skins have set.
Common pests
Blight, slugs, scab, wireworm.
