Planting Yukon Gold Potato
Yukon Gold Potato is a cool season vegetable in the Solanaceae family. Getting the timing right is the difference between a strong stand and a disappointing one, so the windows below are given relative to your own last spring frost and first fall frost rather than a generic calendar date. Look up your local frost dates and count back or forward from there.
You can sow Yukon Gold Potato directly into the garden 0–2 weeks before your last frost.
Spacing and Planting Depth
Give Yukon Gold Potato room to mature. The figures below come from verified extension and seed-supplier data for typical varieties.
| Spacing in row | 12 inches |
|---|---|
| Row spacing | 36 inches |
| Plants per sq ft | 0.33 |
| Planting depth | 4 inches |
| Sun requirement | Full sun |
Days to Maturity
Yukon Gold Potato reaches maturity in 80–100 days from sowing.
Yukon Gold Potato is ready to harvest after about 90 days. Harvest before summer heat or, for fall crops, before a hard freeze, to keep quality high.
Conditions and Care
As a cool-season vegetable, Yukon Gold Potato does its best growing in the cooler weather of spring and fall and tends to bolt or turn bitter in summer heat. It is half-hardy — it withstands light frost but should be protected from a hard freeze.
Yukon Gold Potato needs full sun — give it at least six hours of direct light a day for the best growth and flavor. Sow seed about 4 inches deep, then keep the soil evenly moist until seedlings establish.
Yukon Gold Potato belongs to the Solanaceae family; rotating where you grow members of this family each year helps limit the build-up of soil-borne pests and disease. Yukon Gold Potato is generally grown as a single planting each season rather than succession sown.
Companion Plants
Pairing Yukon Gold Potato with the right neighbors can improve growth and deter pests; a few combinations are best avoided.
Grows well with: Bush Beans (Snap), Corn
Keep away from: Tomato, Cucumber
Growing Notes
Mid-season yellow potato.