When to plant potato in Marseille
Potato is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Marseille's frost dates of Feb 22.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Feb 8 – Mar 1
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Apr 19 – Jun 8
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
70 – 120 d
Marseille's 284-day season leaves this much room.
Potato on Marseille's growing year
Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.
Frost risk Growing Harvest
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
FROST
HARVEST
FEB 22
DEC 3
Common questions
When can I sow potato outdoors in Marseille?
Direct-sow around early February (Feb 8–Mar 1) in Marseille, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 88%.
When will potato be ready to harvest in Marseille?
Expect to harvest from around mid April (Apr 19–Jun 8) in Marseille, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 79%.
How long is the growing season in Marseille?
Marseille has roughly 284 frost-free days, which is enough time to grow potato to maturity outdoors.
The rule of thumb
Sow potato as soon as the soil is workable — it tolerates cool weather and light frost. Every date on this page is derived from that rule and Marseille's frost dates.
Confidence 88/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.