When to plant potato in Lake Plains
- Sow in the ground: mid Mar to mid MarLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: late Jul to mid AugLake Plains area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Lake Plains. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A rewarding crop planted from certified seed potatoes in late winter to spring, and again in late summer, for harvest about 3 to 4 months later. Hill soil or mulch up around the stems as they grow so tubers stay covered; sunlight turns them green and toxic. Don't plant supermarket potatoes, which can carry disease.