State × crop calendar
Potatoes planting in Mississippi.
- Secondary crop
- Zone 8a
- 225-day season
- Last frost March 25
- Vegetable
- Semi-Hardy
Potatoes planting in Mississippi is shaped by the state's 8a dominant hardiness zone, last frost date around March 25, and a 225-day growing season. Potatoes is grown in Mississippi but is not a dominant crop — works for home gardens, food plots, and some commercial production.
Planting dates on this page are climatological estimates from USDA frost-date norms and zone-typical planting offsets. Verify against Mississippi State University Extension Service for variety- and county-specific guidance.
Planting calendar — 2026
Frost-anchored windows.
Potatoes · Mississippi · planting calendar
Planting windows shift earlier in southern parts of the state and later in northern parts. Use last frost date in your specific county as the reference.
Planting windows
Earliest → ideal → latest.
Spring planting
PotatoesEarliest
March 4
Ideal start
March 11
Ideal end
April 1
Latest
April 15
Soil-temp trigger
Plant when soil reaches 45°F at 4-inch depth — often 2-4 weeks before last frost. Cool-season crop.Fall planting
PotatoesEarliest
August 7
Ideal start
August 22
Ideal end
September 6
Latest
September 21
Soil-temp trigger
Plant when soil reaches 45°F at 4-inch depth — often 2-4 weeks before last frost. Cool-season crop.Harvest window
Typical start
May 20
Typical end
June 29
Harvest timing varies with planting date and seasonal weather — these dates are typical for the ideal planting window.
Growing notes
Potatoes can be successfully grown in Mississippi with attention to variety selection. The state's 225-day growing season requires choosing varieties appropriate for the growing window.
Potatoes is grown in Mississippi but is not a dominant crop — works for home gardens, food plots, and some commercial production.
Agronomy reference
Potatoes fundamentals.
Soil-temp minimum
45°F
Soil-temp optimum
50–70°F
Days to maturity
70–110
Water (in/wk)
1–1.5"
Soil pH
5–6.5
Nitrogen demand
moderate
Cool season — plant 2-4 weeks before last frost. Fall potato crop is possible in southern states.
Common pests to watch
- Colorado potato beetle
- Wireworms
- Aphids
Pest pressure varies by region and year. Confirm current outbreaks with Mississippi State University Extension Service.
Common diseases
- Late blight
- Early blight
- Scab
Resistance varieties shift each year. Check the current variety trial report for your state.
Variety selection
Potatoes varieties for Mississippi live with your extension.
Variety selection
Variety performance is micro-regional and changes with each year's trial cycle. We don't republish variety lists — instead, we point directly at the source.
Mississippi State University Extension Service →Search the extension site for “potatoes variety trial” or “recommended potatoes varieties” to find the current report.
Yield varies significantly by variety, soil, fertility, and management. Consult your state extension service for variety performance trials in your region.
Potatoes timing. Live alerts.
Bield Farm ties weather and soil-temperature stations in your county to crop planting thresholds — get notified the day soil temp clears your target window.
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