Potato 'Butte'

Solanum tuberosum

How to grow Potato 'Butte'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Butte is thought of as tender, so it is imperative to wait until temperatures are mild before planting out of doors. Ensure your soil is loamy and clay and has a ph of between 5.0 and 6.0 as Potato is a moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil loving plant.

Growing Butte from seed

Ensure a distance of 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - look to sow at a depth of approximately 5.85 inches (15.0 cm).

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Butte about 14 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Butte

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Butte is a tender plant.

Harvesting Butte