i plant them when the dandelions bloom. is that going to happen this year? and when the ground dries out enough to till.

2 years ago I planted Mother's Day and had nice new potatoes in July (it was dry that summer so I dug them all rather than keep watering them for later harvest). Let's hope we don't have to wait until mid-May this year!

When the dandelions bloom is what I do too. That is usually a week after the potato farmers plant but they have crop insurance if the plants are frosted and they get paid more for the earliest crop. So generally it is the last few days of April here in central MN.

first planting is sometime in mid April and than 2 more planting about a month apart. If I were to plant on St Paddy's day in my area without a hoophouse, all would rot in the cold soil.

Planted about a dozen potatoes around 10 days ago to see if this is something that will grow for us....they popped up and have good green color.

If it works that would be great. I only see the little colorful gourmet types at the markets.

I believe that they can do a fall crop a few miles closer to the ocean and have a long planting window since it is very occasionally hot or cold.

I don't grow a lot of them but there is a vendor at our market who uses row covers to get new potatoes by mid to late June. Counting backwards, I estimate he plants chitted pieces in mid-April, when outdoor soil temperatures are usually in the low 40s F.