Sowing calendar · Roots
Potato
Solanum tuberosum · Batata, Patata, Pomme de terre, Kartoffel, batateira, semente de batata
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Plant tubersJan–Apr
- Plant tubersAug–Sep
- HarvestMay–Jul, Nov–Dec
- Germination
- 14–28 days · soil from 7 °C
- Spacing
- 70 cm between rows · 35 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 10 cm
- Harvest after
- 90–120 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~1 years
Notes
Earth up as the plants grow. Warm, humid spells bring blight (míldio), so watch the leaves.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.