Household planning
How many potato plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult3–95 typical plants
2 adults5–189 typical plants
4 adults9–3518 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first action3 weeks before last frost
Maturity range60–120 days
Harvest window14–50 days
Latest planting buffer115 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing6–12 in
Between rows24–36 in
Yield range1–4 pounds
Yield confidencemedium
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
3minimum gallons per plant
5recommended gallons per plant
14″minimum useful depth