When to plant potato in Charlotte

In Charlotte, typical last spring frost is March 18 and typical first fall frost is November 19. Typical last spring frost: March 18. Potato in Charlotte is doable with planning outdoors. 100 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

Potato

How to grow Potato Charlotte climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Tight fit

Tight fit in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Potato in Charlotte is doable with planning outdoors. 100 suitable days are enough for fast varieties (70 days) but not slow ones (125 days).

When to plantMarch 7 – May 21

Harvest: May 16 – October 23
Season vs crop: 100 grow days vs 70–125 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): March 18 – November 19

Potato in Charlotte is doable with planning outdoors. 100 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. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row100

Days to harvest70–125 days from planting

Mar 7 – May 21

Direct sow

May 16 – Oct 23

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 7 – May 21	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	May 16 – Oct 23	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (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 frostMarch 18

Low-risk last spring frostApril 4

Typical first fall frostNovember 19

Low-risk first fall frostNovember 7

Frost-free days245

Outdoor sow dateMarch 7

Direct sow windowMarch 7 – May 21

Suitable growing windowMarch 7 – June 14 (100 days)

Expected harvestMay 16 – October 23

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 Charlotte, 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 Charlotte use ERA5-Land cell 35.23, -80.84. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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