Grass Valley Wilderness Area Parks âº California âº Ridgecrest Rec. Management Area âº Points of Interest âº Forest/Natural Area Grass Valley Wilderness Area is a series of scattered hills, reddish-brown to yellow in appearance and gently rising to elevations from 200 to 600 feet above the desert valley floor.
In central North Carolina potatoes can be planted as early as mid February and should be in the ground by the end of March. Potatoes planted later than March 31 will still grow, though their yields will likely be lower than earlier planted crops because they will not have as much time to form tubers before the vines start to wither in the summer heat. When and Where to Plant Potatoes. Potatoes planted in March will be ready to harvest in June and July.
When the plants start to die back in late summer and fall, you can dig up the whole plant and find full-sized potatoes. Potato plants like full sun, rich soil and consistent watering-same water as the rest of your vegetable garden. Purchase seed potatoes (not potato seeds) from your local garden center in April.A seed potato is a potato that you can cut up into quarters or eighths (each piece needs to have and eye on it) and plant right into the ground. Plant them 3 or 4 inches deep and about 18 inches apart.As the plants grow throughout the spring and summer they will need hilling.illing is adding more soil and compost around the base of the plant - 3 or 4 inches maybe twice during the season. This will protect any tubers (potatoes) forming near the surface of the soil from becoming exposed to the sun. If potato tubers are exposed to the sun, they will get a green skin and can be toxic to eat.