Growing Potatoes in Zone 11
When to plant and harvest potatoes in Zone 11— based on your zone's frost dates.
Zone 11 sits just outside potatoes' ideal range (Zones 3–10), but a good harvest is achievable with careful timing and a little season extension.
Potatoes planting calendar for Zone 11
These months are derived from Zone 11's frost dates — last frost around None, first frost around None.
Start indoors
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Sow outdoors
February
Transplant
—
Harvest
May
Potatoes care at a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water
- 1–2 inches per week, consistent while tubers form
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Days to maturity
- 70–120 days
- Best zones
- 3–10
Growing potatoes in Zone 11: FAQs
Can you grow potatoes in Zone 11?＋
Zone 11 sits just outside potatoes' ideal range (Zones 3–10), but a good harvest is achievable with careful timing and a little season extension.
When should I plant potatoes in Zone 11?＋
In Zone 11, sow outdoors around February. Zone 11's last spring frost is typically None and its first fall frost around None, which sets the planting window.
When to harvest potatoes in Zone 11?＋
Expect to harvest potatoes in Zone 11 around May, depending on the season and variety.
Full Potatoes guide →
Complete care, problems, companions, and harvest tips.
Zone 11 overview →
Frost dates, climate, and everything to grow here.
June in Zone 11 →
What to sow, transplant, and harvest this month.