Potatoes

Potatoes are grown from specially prepared 'seed' potatoes (or tubers). These are just like potatoes you buy from the supermarket, but they're certified virus-free. You can buy seed potatoes from late winter onwards. You then start them off indoors by letting them sprout, before they are planted.

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How long does it take to grow a potato?

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Depending on variety and weather, the potato growing season is about three or four months from planting to digging, with some early varieties and immature or “new” potatoes harvested a little earlier. Potatoes are planted from small pieces of mature tubers, called “seed” potatoes, each with one or two buds.

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Potatoes always do best in full sun. They are aggressively rooting plants, and we find that they will produce the best crop when planted in a light, loose, well-drained soil. Potatoes prefer a slightly acid soil with a PH of 5.0 to 7.0.

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