When to plant / California

When to plant potatoes, white in California

North and North Coast = Monterey County north; South Coast = San Luis Obispo County south; Interior Valleys = Sacramento, San Joaquin, and similar valleys; Desert Valleys = Imperial and Coachella Valleys. Source line on the page: California Master Gardener Handbook, Table 13.2, Adapted from Vegetable Gardening Illustrated 1994.

Source: UC ANR, UC Master Gardener Program, Time of planting, retrieved 2026-10-10.

How this page reads that source: Recommended planting dates: early-Feb; late-April-May | Feb–May; Jun–Aug | Feb–Mar; Aug | Dec–Feb. The North and North Coast cell prints “early-Feb” and “late-April-May” without a day of the month, so those two phrases stay phrases.

North and North Coast

  • early-Feb — printed phrase, not converted into a day range
  • late-April-May — printed phrase, not converted into a day range

South Coast

  • Feb–May (February 1–May 31). The guide gives months, so the dated range uses the first day through the last day of those months.
  • Jun–Aug (June 1–August 31). The guide gives months, so the dated range uses the first day through the last day of those months.

Interior Valleys

  • Feb–Mar (February 1–March 31). The guide gives months, so the dated range uses the first day through the last day of those months.
  • Aug (August 1–August 31). The guide gives months, so the dated range uses the first day through the last day of those months.

Desert Valleys

  • Dec–Feb (December 1–February 28). The guide gives months, so the dated range uses the first day through the last day of those months.

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