Potatoes

PLANT TYPE: Potato

NATIVE TO: South America

HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 2-11

SEASON: Spring

EXPOSURE: Full Sun

TIME TO MATURITY: 75 to 135 days

SPACING: 8 to 14 inches

PLANTING DEPTH: Plant Cuttings just below grade

HEIGHT: 12 to 30 inches

SPREAD: 12 to 24 inches

PESTS & DISEASES: Aphids, Colorado Potato Beetles, Flea Beetles and Leafhoppers, Blight and Scab

WATER NEEDS: 1 inch per week

MAINTENANCE: Medium

TOLERANCE: Moderate Temperatures

SOIL TYPE: Organically Rich

SOIL pH: 5.0 to 5.5

SOIL DRAINAGE: Well Drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Beans, Cabbage or Corn

AVOID PLANTING WITH: Peppers and Eggplant

FAMILY: Solanum

GENUS: Tuberosum