Vegetable
Potato
📍 NamibiaClick a numbered marker on the plant to explore each life-cycle stage — or read the key dates on the right.
Sow
Harvest
Sow
May – Jun
Harvest
Nov – Dec
Growing period
41 - 60 days
Seeding rate
800 - 1000 tubers/ha
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Harvest — this part of the plant
Roots & seed establish first. Sow in at .
Leaves & stem drive the vegetative stage over .
Flowering falls mid-cycle between sowing () and harvest (). Keep stress low here.
Fruit/grain matures — harvest around .
Local note
Based on similar agro-ecological conditions in another country — confirm with local extension.
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Where Potato grows in Namibia
dry arid
Zone 11
This zone is predominantly a desert environment which is characterised by hot daily temperature and very cold night temperatures.
hill mountain
Zone 3
This zone is a mixture of low palin and mountainous area
hill mountain
Zone 4
A mixture of highland, desert environment is found in this zone.
other
Zone 8
same as the the above zone.
Looking for another crop? Browse the full Namibia crop calendar or the Potato guide for other countries.