When is the best time to plant potatoes?

Potatoes in China are generally planted in 10 ~ 12, and can be harvested in March of the following year. The specific planting time depends on the local climate.

First, Gansu, Qinghai and other northeast and northwest regions are generally planted in the middle and late April to early May in spring.

Second, Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Hunan, Hebei, etc. In Shandong, Hebei and Central Plains, spring potatoes are planted in February and March (after the rain and before the earthquake in the 24 solar terms), and June-July is the harvest season; Autumn potatoes are planted in August (after beginning of autumn in the twenty-four solar terms, but before summer), and the first harvest is10 ~1/kloc-0.

Third, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other central and southern provinces can plant spring potatoes in1~ February (after the severe cold in 24 solar terms, before beginning of spring and beginning of spring), and harvest them in May ~ June; Sow in September in autumn (after the dew in the 24 solar terms and before the autumnal equinox), and harvest in 65438+February. These areas are called the Central Plains and the Central and South China.

Four, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places can use the gap during the autumn harvest to plant a season of potatoes. Generally, it is sown in the middle and late June of 65438+ 10 ~10/0 (after the first frost of the 24th solar term, before beginning of winter), and harvested in February and March of the following year. Because the growing season is mostly in winter, these areas are usually called southern winter agricultural areas.