When to plant potato in Grand Prairie
Potato is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Grand Prairie's frost dates of Mar 6.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Feb 20 – Mar 13
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
May 1 – Jun 20
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
70 – 120 d
Grand Prairie's 266-day season leaves this much room.
Potato on Grand Prairie'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
FROST
HARVEST
MAR 6
NOV 23
Common questions
When can I sow potato outdoors in Grand Prairie?
Direct-sow around mid February (Feb 20–Mar 13) in Grand Prairie, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 84%.
When will potato be ready to harvest in Grand Prairie?
Expect to harvest from around early May (May 1–Jun 20) in Grand Prairie, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 76%.
How long is the growing season in Grand Prairie?
Grand Prairie has roughly 266 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 Grand Prairie's frost dates.
Confidence 84/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.