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Potato
Solanum tuberosum
EdibleZones 3–9root
⚠ Safety
Tubers only. Green tubers, foliage and fruits contain solanine and are poisonous.
At a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water need
- Medium
- Mature height
- 0.6 m
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Hardiness
- USDA 3–9
- Layers
- root
Functional roles
food
Propagation
How to make more of this plant for free — the permaculture way.
tuberseasy
When: Plant seed potatoes March to April
In the kitchen garden
- Sow (months)
- 3, 4
- Harvest (months)
- Not yet checked
- Spacing
- Take it from the seed packet
- Family
- —
- Frost
- Not yet checked
Bulky and space-hungry, but it breaks new ground better than anything else.
Where to get it
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Seed data pending expert review. Identification photo and description are sourced from Wikipedia/Wikimedia; always confirm a plant in person before eating any part of it.