When to plant Potatoes

The planting dates depend on your average frost dates. Enter a ZIP code to get yours, or read the USDA table below.

Earliest safe spring planting dates: potatoes
Average last freezePlant
Jan 30Jan 1 – Feb 15
Feb 8Jan 1 – Feb 15
Feb 18Jan 15 – Mar 1
Feb 28Jan 15 – Mar 1
Mar 10Feb 1 – Mar 1
Mar 20Feb 10 – Mar 15
Mar 30Feb 20 – Mar 20
Apr 10Mar 10 – Apr 1
Apr 20Mar 15 – Apr 10
Apr 30Mar 20 – May 10
May 10Apr 1 – June 1
May 20Apr 15 – June 15
May 30May 1 – June 15
June 10May 15 – June 1
Latest safe fall planting dates: potatoes
Average first freezePlant by
Aug 30May 15 – June 1
Sept 10May 1 – June 15
Sept 20May 1 – June 15
Sept 30May 1 – June 15
Oct 10May 15 – June 15
Oct 20June 15 – July 15
Oct 30July 20 – Aug 10
Nov 10July 25 – Aug 20
Nov 20Aug 10 – Sept 15
Nov 30Aug 1 – Sept 15
Dec 10Aug 1 – Sept 15
Dec 20Aug 1 – Sept 15

Source: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), “Suburban and Farm Vegetable Gardens,” tables 4 and 5. The bulletin scan.

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