Potato 'Cara'

A partial sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Cara is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Ideally plant in loamy and clay soil and try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.0 and 6.0 as Cara likes to be in moderately acidic soil to weakly acidic soil.

Potatoes are generally grown from the eyes of another potato and not from seed.

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 5.85 inches (15.0 cm).

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

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

The English word potato comes from Spanish patata.