Contact Us
University of California Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, Suite 100
Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: 805.645.1451
Fax: 805.645.1474
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The office will be closed for the following holidays:
December 24-25 - Christmas Holiday
December 31 - January 1 - New Year Holiday
January 20 - MLK Day
Harvesting Potatoes
Depending on the variety, potatoes take from 80 to 120 days to mature. As a “rule-of-thumb,” I suggest 100 days to start digging from the date of planting. If you like “new” potatoes, you can try digging early to check their size and maturity. At the time the plant blooms, there will be small edible tubers present, but the full crop potential of the plant is still several weeks away.