Season and visits
Potato timing depends on place, weather and variety. The farm hasn't published its own calendar, so this page covers the general potato year and how to check timing with the farm.
The general potato year
A broad guide to how a potato crop progresses. It isn't this farm's schedule.
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Planting
Seed potatoes, whole or cut into pieces, go into the ground once the soil has warmed.
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Hilling
As shoots come up, soil is drawn up around the stems into ridges. That keeps the forming potatoes covered.
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Flowering
Many varieties flower around the time potatoes start forming underground. The flowers can be white, pink or purple.
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Growing on
The potatoes size up while the leaves stay green. Later the tops yellow and die back, or are cut back.
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Harvest and storage
The crop is dug, and potatoes are usually given time for their skins to firm before they go into storage.
Weather moves the dates
Wet ground, frost or a dry spell can push planting and harvest earlier or later. Check timing with the farm before you plan around it.
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Pickup, delivery and visits
Pickup
Not published yet. Ask the farm whether collection is possible.
Delivery or shipping
Not published yet. Tell the farm where you are when you ask.
Farm visits
Visits aren't booked through this site and no farm address is published. Please don't travel to the farm without arranging it first.
Working farms usually have machinery and areas that aren't open to the public. If the farm does arrange a visit, follow its instructions on site.
Ask about timing