When to plant potato in Columbus

In Columbus, typical last spring frost is April 12 and typical first fall frost is November 3. Typical last spring frost: April 12. Potato in Columbus is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 210 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

Potato

How to grow Potato Columbus climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Potato in Columbus is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 210 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantMarch 28 – June 19

Harvest: June 6 – November 13
Season vs crop: 210 grow days vs 70–125 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 12 – November 3

Potato in Columbus is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 210 days covers the 70–125 days this plant usually needs.

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 row210

Days to harvest70–125 days from planting

Mar 28 – Jun 19

Direct sow

Jun 6 – Nov 13

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 28 – Jun 19	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Jun 6 – Nov 13	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 frostApril 12

Low-risk last spring frostApril 25

Typical first fall frostNovember 3

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 26

Frost-free days204

Outdoor sow dateMarch 28

Direct sow windowMarch 28 – June 19

Suitable growing windowMarch 28 – October 23 (210 days)

Expected harvestJune 6 – November 13

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 Columbus, 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 Columbus use ERA5-Land cell 40.00, -83.00. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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