Growing Potato

Solanum tuberosum : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

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(Best months for growing Potato in New Zealand - cool/mountain regions)

P = Plant seed potatoes

Plant tuber. Best planted at soil temperatures between 50°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 12 - 16 inches apart
Harvest in 15-20 weeks. Dig carefully, avoid damaging the potatoes.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Peas, Beans, Brassicas, Sweetcorn, Broad Beans, Nasturtiums, Marigolds
Avoid growing close to: Cucumber, Pumpkin, Sunflowers, Tomatoes, Rosemary

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20 Aug 16, (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Yes it encourages the plant to channel its energy on growing the tubers instead of the flower . Regards
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19 Aug 16, moira (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Where can I find. Potato tubers or seedlings in the western cape please.
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16 Aug 16, Phillip (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): best way of growing potatoes in region and what cultivar to use - Mpumalanga lowveld area
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14 Aug 16, ricky (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi Were can I get seed potatoes in Gauteng
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30 Aug 16, Avril (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I got mine from Livingseeds online store
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10 Aug 16, Charlien (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): Hi there,I have heard that one needs to pinch off the flowers in order for it too grow... How big does the shoot need to be before adding more sole and mush to the potatoes..... Kind Regards Charlien
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28 Jul 16, graham paul (Australia - sub-tropical climate): What is the PH required for potatoes? Thanking you, Graham
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24 Jul 16, Anthony Scanlon (Australia - temperate climate): I.planted my seed potatoes in large tubs late May I have kept topping them up they have reached the top of tubs large folage very healthy what to do next. Regards Anthony
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03 Oct 16, Lachlan (Australia - temperate climate): Wait till foliage dies then harvest.
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14 Jul 16, Selma (USA - Zone 10b climate): Is it to late In the season to start potatoes in zone 10b?
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I'm not certain if the initial question is using the correct terminology or not... there are so many different ways to categorize things. If it is determinate verses indeterminate -- then it is like tomatoes -- the indeterminate are like a vine, and continue to grow - which means they CAN BE towered ( but don't have to be) and they will continue to put out "layers" of tubers as you hill up. However, indeterminate potatoes can be grown as determinate.... you DON'T HAVE TO tower or hill up -- so long as you plant the seed potato deep enough. You can get more potatoes per square foot of real estate out of the indeterminate type of potato, but it does take longer. So you need to think about - time verses space verses growing methods.

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