5 Steps to Potato Planting Success
- Select a certified seed potato variety and sprout potatoes until they are approximately 20-40mm long.
- Prepare your soil with organic matter like compost and sheep pellets.
- Add a layer of vegetable mix to plant into. Potato planting time is from September-December in New Zealand.
- Feed your potatoes every four weeks to replenish nutrients.
- Mound your potatoes as shoots grow, until they are approximately 300mm tall to protect them and encourage tuber development.
Follow our full guide below to a bumper crop of homegrown spuds.
