Crop directory
Potatoes across all 50 states.
- Solanum tuberosum
- Vegetable
- Semi-Hardy
- 70–110 days to maturity
- Soil-temp ≥ 45°F
Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) is a vegetable crop with a semi-hardy frost profile. Across all 50 states, 39 have potatoes as a primary crop, 11 as secondary, 0 as limited, and 0 as trial-only.
Agronomy reference
Potatoes agronomy.
Soil-temp minimum
45°F
Soil-temp optimum
50–70°F
Days to maturity
70–110
Water (in/wk)
1–1.5"
Soil pH
5–6.5
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Source: plants.usda.gov
Primary in 39 states
Commercially significant or common.
- AlaskaZone 4aSpring · May 11–June 1Fall · June 22–July 7
- ArkansasZone 7bSpring · March 22–April 12Fall · August 11–August 26
- ColoradoZone 5bSpring · April 26–May 17Fall · July 22–August 6
- ConnecticutZone 6bSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- DelawareZone 7aSpring · April 1–April 22Fall · August 11–August 26
- HawaiiZone 11aSpring · December 18–January 8Fall · October 17–November 1
- IdahoZone 5bSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 12–July 27
- IllinoisZone 6aSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- IndianaZone 6aSpring · April 17–May 8Fall · July 27–August 11
- IowaZone 5aSpring · April 21–May 12Fall · July 22–August 6
- KansasZone 6aSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- KentuckyZone 6bSpring · April 6–April 27Fall · August 6–August 21
- MaineZone 5aSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 12–July 27
- MarylandZone 7aSpring · April 1–April 22Fall · August 11–August 26
- MassachusettsZone 6aSpring · April 17–May 8Fall · July 27–August 11
- MichiganZone 5bSpring · April 26–May 17Fall · July 22–August 6
- MinnesotaZone 4aSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 12–July 27
- MissouriZone 6bSpring · April 6–April 27Fall · August 6–August 21
- MontanaZone 4bSpring · May 6–May 27Fall · July 7–July 22
- NebraskaZone 5aSpring · April 21–May 12Fall · July 22–August 6
- NevadaZone 7aSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- New HampshireZone 5bSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 18–August 2
- New JerseyZone 7aSpring · April 6–April 27Fall · August 11–August 26
- New MexicoZone 7aSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- New YorkZone 5bSpring · April 26–May 17Fall · July 27–August 11
- North CarolinaZone 7bSpring · March 22–April 12Fall · August 16–August 31
- North DakotaZone 4aSpring · May 6–May 27Fall · July 7–July 22
- OhioZone 6aSpring · April 17–May 8Fall · July 27–August 11
- OklahomaZone 7aSpring · March 27–April 17Fall · August 11–August 26
- PennsylvaniaZone 6bSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- Rhode IslandZone 7aSpring · April 6–April 27Fall · August 11–August 26
- South DakotaZone 4bSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 12–July 27
- TennesseeZone 7aSpring · March 27–April 17Fall · August 11–August 26
- UtahZone 6bSpring · April 17–May 8Fall · July 27–August 11
- VermontZone 5aSpring · May 1–May 22Fall · July 12–July 27
- VirginiaZone 7aSpring · April 1–April 22Fall · August 11–August 26
- West VirginiaZone 6bSpring · April 11–May 2Fall · August 1–August 16
- WisconsinZone 5aSpring · April 26–May 17Fall · July 22–August 6
- WyomingZone 4bSpring · May 11–June 1Fall · July 2–July 17
Secondary in 11 states
Grown but not at scale; often gardens, food plots, cover.
- AlabamaZone 8aSpring · March 11–April 1Fall · August 22–September 6
- ArizonaZone 8bSpring · March 1–March 22Fall · August 27–September 11
- CaliforniaZone 9aSpring · February 16–March 8Fall · September 16–October 1
- FloridaZone 9bSpring · February 1–February 22Fall · October 1–October 16
- GeorgiaZone 8aSpring · March 11–April 1Fall · August 22–September 6
- LouisianaZone 9aSpring · February 20–March 12Fall · September 1–September 16
- MississippiZone 8aSpring · March 11–April 1Fall · August 22–September 6
- OregonZone 8aSpring · April 6–April 27Fall · August 6–August 21
- South CarolinaZone 8aSpring · March 16–April 6Fall · August 22–September 6
- TexasZone 8bSpring · March 1–March 22Fall · September 1–September 16
- WashingtonZone 8aSpring · April 1–April 22Fall · August 11–August 26
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