When to plant potato in Tampa

In Tampa, typical last spring frost is January 15 and typical first fall frost is January 8. Typical last spring frost: January 15. Potato in Tampa is doable with planning outdoors. 124 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

Potato

How to grow Potato Tampa climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Not realistic in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Potato in Tampa is doable with planning outdoors. 124 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

When to plantJanuary 9 – April 10

Harvest: March 20 – September 12
Season vs crop: 124 grow days vs 70–125 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): January 15 – January 8

Potato in Tampa is doable with planning outdoors. 124 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row124

Days to harvest70–125 days from planting

Jan 9 – Apr 10

Direct sow

Mar 20 – Sep 12

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Jan 9 – Apr 10	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Mar 20 – Sep 12	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Harvest

Based on average frost dates (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F)) and tolerable (7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostJanuary 15

Low-risk last spring frostJanuary 30

Typical first fall frostJanuary 8

Low-risk first fall frostDecember 31

Frost-free days357.5

Outdoor sow dateJanuary 9

Direct sow windowJanuary 9 – April 10

Suitable growing windowJanuary 9 – May 12 (124 days)

Expected harvestMarch 20 – September 12

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 15 – 24 °C59 – 75 °F15 – 24 °C (59 – 75 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 7 – 30 °C45 – 86 °F7 – 30 °C (45 – 86 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Tampa, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 70–125 days from planting, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Tampa use ERA5-Land cell 27.95, -82.46. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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