馃 Potato
Growing
| Family | Solanaceae (Roots and alliums) |
|---|---|
| Method | Direct sow |
| Outdoor timing | -2 weeks vs. last frost |
| Days to maturity | 100 |
| Min soil temp | 8 °C; mean temperature ceiling 24 °C |
| Frost tolerance | Half-hardy |
| Spacing | 30 × 75 cm 路 1.0 per square foot |
| Height / sun | 60 cm 路 6+ hours |
| Kc ini / mid / end | 0.5 / 1.15 / 0.75 |
| Harvest | 2 weeks 路 0.8 kg per plant |
| Succession | no |
Companions
Good neighbours
- Marigold Marigold deters nematodes
- French bean (bush) Beans fix nitrogen and deter Colorado beetle
Keep apart
- Sunflower Sunflower is allelopathic to potato
- Tomato Shared early and late blight
- Cherry tomato Shared blight
- Brinjal (aubergine) Shared Colorado beetle and blight
- Cucumber Increases blight risk
- Pumpkin Compete for space and share diseases