How to grow potato
Solanum tuberosum
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Open the planting calendarWhen to plant potato
Direct sow3 weeks before your last spring frost to 2 weeks before your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Spacing
- 10 to 12 in apart, rows 30 in
- Planting depth
- 4 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
- Soil pH
- 6 to 6.5
Common problems
- colorado potato beetle
- cutworms
- aphids
- potato scab
- early blight
- late blight
- hollow heart
- tuber greening
Potato by hardiness zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
Sources
- University of Minnesota Extension: Growing potatoes in home gardens
- Utah State University Extension: How to Grow Potatoes in Your Garden
Last updated 2026-06-11.