Best time to plant potato in Port Lincoln
Solanum tuberosum
Sow potato in Port Lincoln in Jul to Oct.
Potatoes are starchy underground stem tubers, eaten as a staple across much of the world. The plant, a nightshade and a perennial, was first domesticated thousands of years ago around what is now southern Peru and north-western Bolivia. Breeding has since produced more than 5,000 varieties.
When to sow in Port Lincoln
Port Lincoln, SA is in the temperate zone. Its months for potato apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Port Lincoln
Frost usually arrives in Port Lincoln around mid July and finishes by early August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid June or as late as mid September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 10-15cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 90cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Time to harvest
- 85-105 days
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.