How long do potatoes take to grow?

Most potatoes mature in about 70 to 110 days depending on the variety, measured from planting.

When to Plant Potatoes

Plant potatoes by your frost dates, not the calendar: plant outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost. Pick your USDA zone below for exact dates.

Potatoes planting calendar

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Direct sow

Apr 1

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Projected first harvest

Jun 30

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a — approximate

Most potatoes mature in about 70 to 110 days depending on the variety. Dates above use zone 7 as a reference point. Pick your zone below, or set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

10 varieties of potatoes in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Adirondack Blue Potato →All Blue Potato →Fingerling Potato →German Butterball Potato →Kennebec Potato →Norland Potato →Purple Majesty Potato →Red Pontiac Potato →Russet Potato →Yukon Gold Potato →

Common problems with potatoes

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

Three-Lined Potato Beetle Colorado Potato Beetle Potato Psyllid Tomato Hornworm European Corn Borer Corn Earworm Early Blight Late Blight Septoria Leaf Spot Common Scab Bacterial Wilt Hollow Heart

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When to plant potatoes in your zone

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