When to plant potato in Little Rock
Potato is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Little Rock's frost dates of Mar 16.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Mar 2 – Mar 23
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
May 11 – Jun 30
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
70 – 120 d
Little Rock's 239-day season leaves this much room.
Potato on Little Rock'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 16
NOV 15
Common questions
When can I sow potato outdoors in Little Rock?
Direct-sow around early March (Mar 2–Mar 23) in Little Rock, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will potato be ready to harvest in Little Rock?
Expect to harvest from around mid May (May 11–Jun 30) in Little Rock, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in Little Rock?
Little Rock has roughly 239 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 Little Rock's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.