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Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Still time — sow latevegetable
Cool-season tuber crop grown as an annual for starchy edible underground tubers
In Zone 9b, right now
Still time to plant — it should mature before frost
The usual plant window (Mid January – Mid February) has closed, but with about 100 days to harvest there's still enough season left. Get it in now.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
100 days
Ways to plant it
Plant
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid January – Mid February
Put it in the ground (or a pot) outdoors.
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