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Potato
Potatis · Solanaceae
Space-hungry tuber. Plant certified seed potatoes to avoid disease. Mound soil as haulm grows.
Per square
1 plant
Sun
☀️ Full sun
Water
💧💧 Medium
Days to harvest
80 days
💡 Tips
Hill up soil when plants are 15 cm tall to increase yield. Stop watering when tops die back.
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Companion Planting
These hints appear in the planner when adjacent squares are detected.
⚠️ Bad neighbors
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🍅 Tomato — Both are Solanaceae — they share blight and other diseases
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🥒 Cucumber — Both are susceptible to similar blights; proximity increases risk
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🎃 Pumpkin — Pumpkin vines shade out potato foliage