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, thulani s Nene (South Africa - Semi-arid climate): I'm at Hlabisa KZN South Africa i need to know in which month can i grow potatoes
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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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I'm growing just a few purple potatoes in a cage following the instructions above. I've never grown potatoes before at all so need some help please. When they sprouted the little plants are not what I imagined. I thought it would be a tallish, narrow shoot but it is a little clump of leaves about 10 cm round (the clump, not each leaf). Do I just bury this whole thing in the next layer of mulch etc? I can't imagine how it will grow through. Perhaps I should have watched more closely and mounded up before the leaves opened, but I didn't notice until they were like this (the leaves are almost the same colour as the compost mix). So, is it OK to bury them now, or should I have done it sooner? I only planted four bits and the first two are as described but the other two are just coming up now, so not too late for those perhaps but they are all together.

- Heather

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