Each variety of potato grown in the vegetable garden has its own particular length of time between planting and harvesting. Potato varieties may be listed according to the number of weeks they need to grow to become large enough to harvest.
- extra early potatoes
- ready 10 weeks after planting
- varieties include Lady Christl, Winston, Rocket
- first early potatoes
- ready 12 weeks after planting
- usually planted from January to March
- ready for digging from May-July
- varieties include Sharpes Express, Red Duke of York, Maris Bard
- second early potatoes
- ready 16 weeks after planting
- planted between February and May
- harvested from July to October
- may be stored over the winter
- British Queen, Kestrel, Edzell Blue
- salad potatoes
- usually grown as first or second earlies
- varieties include Charlotte, Annabelle, Amandine
- harvested when small
- main crop potatoes
- lifted 24 weeks after planting
- planted in April
- harvested in September and October
- stored over the winter
- varieties include King Edward, Desiree, Sante
- late maincrop potatoes
- harvested 30 weeks after planting
- planted in April
- harvested in October.
- stored over the winter
- varieties include Pink Fir Apple, Arran Victory, Asterix, Sarpo Mira, Axona
- second crop potatoes
- are planted in late August for a Christmas crop
- potatoes will be immature like new potatoes
- can be grown on same patch that grew early potatoes
- varieties include Carlingford, Maris Peer, Vales Emerald
The length of time between planting and harvest will depend on:
- chitting
- aspect of vegetable garden
- type of soil
- weather
- growing conditions
Although all potato varieties can be planted in the vegetable garden at the same time, the list shows that each variety will take a different length of time to grow to a suitable size to harvest.
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