Use the first warm days
Even New potato varieties need solar heat and light to start growing. When the days get longer at the end of March and the sun has more power, the time for that is approaching plants.
- Plant in late March or April
- Days should be frost-free
- Temperatures above 5 degrees Celsius are ideal
Tips
Use early spring to free the bed from weeds and enrich it with nutrients. When warm planting days come, the sowing start without delays.
Plant earlier in the greenhouse
If you want to plant some tubers in a greenhouse, you are allowed to do that sooner. The special conditions in the greenhouse allow up to three weeks in advance of planting outdoors. Of course, the is also earlier harvest at.
Make use of the time advantage through pre-germination
The tubers are allowed to plant four to six weeks before the planned planting pre-germinateby placing them in a warm and bright place. That brings greater crop yield and and attracts the Harvest time before.
