When to plant potato in Salt Lake City
Potato is cold-hardy, so every date keys off Salt Lake City's frost dates of Apr 13.
Step 1 · Sow
Direct sow outdoors
Mar 30 – Apr 20
Sow straight into warm, workable soil.
Step 2 · Harvest
Harvest window
Jun 8 – Jul 28
Picking runs until conditions turn against the crop.
Window
Days to maturity
70 – 120 d
Salt Lake City's 194-day season leaves this much room.
Potato on Salt Lake City'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
APR 13
OCT 26
Common questions
When can I sow potato outdoors in Salt Lake City?
Direct-sow around late March (Mar 30–Apr 20) in Salt Lake City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 89%.
When will potato be ready to harvest in Salt Lake City?
Expect to harvest from around early June (Jun 8–Jul 28) in Salt Lake City, based on its local frost dates. Confidence 80%.
How long is the growing season in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City has roughly 194 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 Salt Lake City's frost dates.
Confidence 89/100 · Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · frost dates are probabilities, not guarantees.