Vegetables
Potato
Plant certified seed potatoes in well-drained soil and mound as they grow.
Solanum tuberosum · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Potato in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Plant out seedlings
- Cool — Aug, Nov, Dec
- Temperate — Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Subtropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Tropical — Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Arid — Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Harvest
- Cool, Temperate, Subtropical, Tropical, Arid — 12–16 weeks after planting out
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant out | Aug, Nov, DecDetailsSeed potatoes, sets and cloves are planted into the ground, not sown from seed. | Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, NovDetailsSeed potatoes, sets and cloves are planted into the ground, not sown from seed. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugDetailsSeed potatoes, sets and cloves are planted into the ground, not sown from seed. | Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugDetailsSeed potatoes, sets and cloves are planted into the ground, not sown from seed. | Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecDetailsSeed potatoes, sets and cloves are planted into the ground, not sown from seed. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | 12–16 wks after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 12–16 wks after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 12–16 wks after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 12–16 wks after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. | 12–16 wks after planting outRelativeDetailsMaturity range from the source page. Free never renders this — no baseline harvest window is claimed yet. |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Potato that isn't tied to a month.
- Use certified seed potatoes, well-drained soil, and hill/mound the plants as they grow.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
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