Sowing time

To secure high yields, it is essential to plant the potatoes at optimum time. The best time of planting is when the maximum and minimum temperatures are from 30°C to 32°C and 18°C to 20°C, respectively; The planting period for different potato growing regions is given .

 Planting and harvesting time for different regions of India

Sl.No	Region	Crop	Planting	Harvesting
A	Hills
	North-western	Summer	January-Feb	July-Aug
	North-eastern	Summer	March-April	Sept-Oct
	Southern	a.Summar	Marc-April	Aug-Sept
		b.autum	Aug-Sept	Dec-January
		c.Spring	Jan-Feb	May-June
B.	Plains: Northern	a. Autum	Sep-Oct	Dec-January
		b.Winter	Octo-Nov	Feb-March
		c.Spring	Dec-Jan	March-Apr
C	Plateau	a. Kharif	June	Sept-Oct
		b. Rabi	Oct-Nov	Feb-March