Potato · Gharroli, Delhi, India
When to plant potatoes in Gharroli
Main outdoor window
23 Dec - 7 Jan
A climate estimate. Check your soil, forecast and cultivar.
Timed from last spring frost
7 January
In Gharroli, on your chosen risk.
Ready to pick
4 Mar - 23 Apr
If you plant at the start of the window.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Gharroli
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Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.
Plant seed potatoes
23 Dec - 7 Jan
Two weeks before your last frost.
Harvest
4 Mar - 23 Apr
Potatoes through the year
Against the frost risk in Gharroli
Seasonal context
Rainfall and the growing season in Gharroli
July has the highest average precipitation (217 mm); November has the lowest (4 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.
During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.
Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.
Monthly growing conditions in Gharroli
Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.
| Month | Average low | Average high | Frost days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.8°C (44.2°F)44.2°F (6.8°C) | 22.3°C (72.1°F)72.1°F (22.3°C) | 0.1 |
| February | 9.8°C (49.7°F)49.7°F (9.8°C) | 26.5°C (79.7°F)79.7°F (26.5°C) | 0.0 |
| March | 15.4°C (59.6°F)59.6°F (15.4°C) | 32.9°C (91.2°F)91.2°F (32.9°C) | 0.0 |
| April | 21.8°C (71.3°F)71.3°F (21.8°C) | 39.3°C (102.7°F)102.7°F (39.3°C) | 0.0 |
| May | 27°C (80.6°F)80.6°F (27°C) | 42.6°C (108.6°F)108.6°F (42.6°C) | 0.0 |
| June | 29.5°C (85°F)85°F (29.5°C) | 41.9°C (107.4°F)107.4°F (41.9°C) | 0.0 |
| July | 28°C (82.4°F)82.4°F (28°C) | 37°C (98.6°F)98.6°F (37°C) | 0.0 |
| August | 26.1°C (78.9°F)78.9°F (26.1°C) | 34°C (93.2°F)93.2°F (34°C) | 0.0 |
| September | 23.7°C (74.6°F)74.6°F (23.7°C) | 33.7°C (92.7°F)92.7°F (33.7°C) | 0.0 |
| October | 18.8°C (65.9°F)65.9°F (18.8°C) | 32.6°C (90.6°F)90.6°F (32.6°C) | 0.0 |
| November | 13.5°C (56.3°F)56.3°F (13.5°C) | 28.5°C (83.3°F)83.3°F (28.5°C) | 0.0 |
| December | 8.7°C (47.6°F)47.6°F (8.7°C) | 23.9°C (75.1°F)75.1°F (23.9°C) | 0.0 |
For potatoes, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.
Local growing check
Before choosing potatoes for Gharroli
- July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.
Before you plant potatoes
Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.
- Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 7°C (44.6°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
- Check the local overnight forecast before planting out. Delay planting or keep protection ready if frost is forecast, even after the historical last-frost date.
- Use the maturity range on your seed packet when choosing a variety. Cold, short days and transplant stress can make harvest later than the calendar estimate.
Choose early or maincrop potatoes before planning the bed
Early varieties use the bed for less time and suit smaller plots. Maincrops need a longer season and more space, but produce larger potatoes suitable for storage. Choose for your available season as well as cooking preference.
Sprouting early seed potatoes in a bright, frost-free place can give them a head start. Protect emerging shoots from frost and cover developing tubers with soil or mulch so they are not exposed to light.
Check for blight during wet weather and use locally suitable resistant varieties where the disease is common. Rotate the growing area; a planting date alone does not prevent soil-borne problems.
Growing in a container
Early varieties suit large containers or potato sacks with drainage. Add growing medium as shoots develop and check moisture regularly.
Further reading: RHS potato growing guide . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 18 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.
How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy
Why these dates
Early varieties use the bed for less time and suit smaller plots. Maincrops need a longer season and more space, but produce larger potatoes suitable for storage. Choose for your available season as well as cooking preference.
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.
This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Potatoes are timed for direct sowing 2 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Gharroli.
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Growing potatoes in Gharroli
Can I grow potatoes in Gharroli?
The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. July is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 217 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.
When should I plant potatoes in Gharroli?
Aim for 23 Dec - 7 Jan in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 24 Dec - 7 Jan - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.
When might potatoes be ready to harvest in Gharroli?
The estimated period is 4 Mar - 23 Apr, based on 70 to 120 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.
How much frost will potatoes tolerate?
Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.