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Potato

Solanum tuberosum · Batata

Solanaceae · vegetable · annual

On the Atlantic coast

Sow: February, March

Transplant: not recorded

Harvest: May, June, July

Spacing: 35 cm

Days to maturity: 70–120 days

Sun / water: full / medium

Notes

Chit seed potatoes, plant into warming soil, and keep the bed moist while tubers form.

Pests

Aphids

Diseases

Late blight, Potato common scab

Organic controls

Earth up well; rotate 3+ years away from Solanaceae.

Log the sowing date in TeddyGreenFingers so next year you are not guessing.