time frame for planting potatoes
I have never put much thought into planting potatoes. For years we planted them around May 1 in Ukraine. Here in Chicago, I kept about the same.
But this spring is a bit different- for one we had very warm winter so soil is not cold, for seconds- my bulbs are blooming about 3 weeks ahead of schedule. Should I consider earlier planting for potatoes? |
Lindalana you should be OK to plant now. My garden is zone 6 in the NC mountains and I planted last week. We are expecting snow next week mid week but probably only flurries as the ground is too warm for any significant accumulation.
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I don't know about Chicago but in NW Lousiana we plant potatoes mid February... Valentine's Day.
Bob |
I could have planted them in October this year.
Worth |
Linda, I looked at several sites for the Chicago area. This one [URL]http://web.extension.illinois.edu/vegguide/grow_potato.cfm[/URL] is saying potato planting dates from April 1 - 15th.
I'm not superstitious, but planting on April 1 might mean you plant a potato and it grows up being a bull nettle...:lol::evil: I wish I could answer your question better. The farthest north I have visited is Northern Arkansas. |
Thanks much! Am going to experiment and try planting a bit earlier.
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I'm 50 miles north of St. Louis ... Most people plant on St Patrick's day around here (March 17th), I planted a week later, they aren't up yet.
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we have pretty cold few days coming, last night there was spotty freeze, should I be concerned early shoots will freeze?
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Throw a layer of straw over them, they should be alright.
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Do potatoes do well in shady locations?
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I'm at the other end of the state, and ours are not planted yet. Grandpa always used his old Farmall tractor to throw up a ridge of dirt, and then planted in that ridge. The soil warms faster that way.
I'm looking at the long-range forecast for my weather, and it looks like the last freeze is going to be this weekend. Gardens are going in next week. |
[QUOTE=Cole_Robbie;549184]I'm at the other end of the state, and ours are not planted yet. Grandpa always used his old Farmall tractor to throw up a ridge of dirt, and then planted in that ridge. The soil warms faster that way.
I'm looking at the long-range forecast for my weather, and it looks like the last freeze is going to be this weekend. Gardens are going in next week.[/QUOTE] I have radishes,spinach,beets,snow peas,lettuce,onions,cabbage and Brussels sprouts that have gone thru 5-6 frosts, all looking pretty good. Potatoes,kale and turnips aren't up yet. I need to get tomato plants in, the first ones I started are over a foot tall, but it's been 70 degrees one day, frost a couple nights later... |
[QUOTE=BigVanVader;549063]Do potatoes do well in shady locations?[/QUOTE]
Mine are growing in partial shade and doing fine. I will have to see how many hours of sunlight the get but not a heck of a lot. |
[url]https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/2412e/[/url]
My seed potatoes are approaching old, as described above. I'm up in the air about planting them now. - Lisa |
I may try buckets, I really don't have the space anywhere else and would be easy harvest them if they did grow.
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