When to plant potatoes in Canada
Outdoors, potatoes go in from around March 3 in Victoria to May 14 in St. John's.
- Type
- Hardy Copes with cold
- First harvest
- About 100 days from planting in the UK
- Spacing
- 12 in between plants
- In pots
- Yes in a big enough pot
- Straight in the ground. Plant potatoes where they’re to grow, not in seed trays.
- Two goes in warm places. Where summers are long, there’s a second window later in the year as well as the spring one.
Town by town
24 towns from north to south. Dates move later the further you go from the equator and the higher up. Tap a town for its full calendar.
Plant outdoorsPlant under cover (indoors, a greenhouse or a cold frame)
| TownTown, north to south | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EdmontonFrom Apr 28Outdoors Apr 28 to Jun 23 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| SaskatoonFrom Apr 28Outdoors Apr 28 to Jun 23 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| CalgaryFrom Apr 30Outdoors Apr 30 to Jun 25 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| WinnipegFrom Apr 26Outdoors Apr 26 to Jun 21 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| BurnabyFrom Mar 27Outdoors Mar 27 to May 22 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant under cover | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| VancouverFrom Mar 24Outdoors Mar 24 to May 19 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant outdoors and under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant under cover | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| SurreyFrom Mar 24Outdoors Mar 24 to May 19 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant outdoors and under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant under cover | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| VictoriaFrom Mar 3Outdoors Mar 3 to May 8 | January: Not this month | February: Plant under cover | March: Plant outdoors and under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Not this month | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| St. John'sFrom May 14Outdoors May 14 to Jul 9 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| QuébecFrom Apr 24Outdoors Apr 24 to Jun 19 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| MonctonFrom Apr 26Outdoors Apr 26 to Jun 21 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| LavalFrom Apr 18Outdoors Apr 18 to Jun 13 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| MontréalFrom Apr 22Outdoors Apr 22 to Jun 17 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| OttawaFrom Apr 19Outdoors Apr 19 to Jun 14 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| HalifaxFrom Apr 25Outdoors Apr 25 to Jun 20 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Not this month | April: Plant under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| MarkhamFrom Apr 15Outdoors Apr 15 to Jun 10 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| VaughanFrom Apr 16Outdoors Apr 16 to Jun 11 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| BramptonFrom Apr 15Outdoors Apr 15 to Jun 10 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| TorontoFrom Apr 13 and Jul 25Outdoors Apr 13 to Jun 8, and Jul 25 to Jul 31 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant outdoors and under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| MississaugaFrom Apr 13Outdoors Apr 13 to Jun 8 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| KitchenerFrom Apr 17Outdoors Apr 17 to Jun 12 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| HamiltonFrom Apr 10 and Jul 26Outdoors Apr 10 to Jun 5, and Jul 26 to Aug 5 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| LondonFrom Apr 13Outdoors Apr 13 to Jun 8 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant outdoors and under cover | July: Not this month | August: Not this month | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
| WindsorFrom Apr 8 and Jul 26Outdoors Apr 8 to Jun 3, and Jul 26 to Aug 6 | January: Not this month | February: Not this month | March: Plant under cover | April: Plant outdoors and under cover | May: Plant outdoors and under cover | June: Plant under cover | July: Plant under cover | August: Plant under cover | September: Not this month | October: Not this month | November: Not this month | December: Not this month |
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