Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in British Columbia
Coastal British Columbia’s mild, wet fall gives growers a wide harvest window, but the same mild winter that protects crops outdoors can leave an…
Potato Varieties That Suit British Columbia
British Columbia doesn’t have one potato climate, it has several, but the number that governs almost all of them is the average last spring frost of…
When to Plant Potatoes in Arkansas: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
Plant potatoes in Little Rock, Arkansas, 14 to 21 days before the last spring frost, which falls between March 12 and March 28 according to NOAA’s…
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Arkansas
Arkansas gardeners dig their potatoes before the first fall frost, which arrives statewide between November 7 and November 20.
Potato Varieties That Suit Arkansas
Arkansas gardeners who want potatoes worth digging up should lean toward early to mid-season varieties chosen for baking or boiling, planted as a spring…
When to Plant Potatoes in Arizona: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
For most of Arizona’s low desert, including Phoenix, there’s no last frost date worth counting back from.
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Arizona
In low-desert Arizona, potatoes come out of the ground in late spring, before summer heat shuts the plant down, not in fall after a frost.
Potato Varieties That Suit Arizona
The short answer: in Arizona’s low desert, the potato varieties that work are the early-season ones, because that’s the only class with any chance of…
When to Plant Potatoes in Alberta: Counting Back From Your Last Frost
Alberta gardeners count back from the average last frost at Calgary International Airport, May 21, a figure kept by Environment and Climate Change Canada…
Harvesting and Storing Potatoes in Alberta
Dig potatoes in Alberta before the average first fall frost of September 16, since vines and tubers left in the ground after a hard freeze rot fast.