Best time to plant potato in Perth
Solanum tuberosum
Sow potato in Perth in Jul to Oct.
Potatoes are starchy underground stem tubers, eaten as a staple across much of the world. The plant, a nightshade and a perennial, was first domesticated thousands of years ago around what is now southern Peru and north-western Bolivia. Breeding has since produced more than 5,000 varieties.
When to sow in Perth
Perth, WA is in the temperate zone. Its months for potato apply here without a frost adjustment.
Broadly matches local guides, with some differences.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Perth
Frost usually arrives in Perth around early July and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as early October, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 10-15cm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 90cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Time to harvest
- 85-105 days
- Frost
- Semi-hardy, protect from hard frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.