Harvesting Potatoes

🎂 4 + years ⏱️ 30 min 📍 Field ⭐ easy

It's time to harvest potatoes. Experience the potato harvest up close. Dig, search, and discover many potatoes. This treasure hunt is so much fun. A great adventure for the whole family. It's a wonderful way to learn more about nature and the food we eat. Now it's your turn: Just check if there's a potato field near you. In August and September, many farmers offer such activities. On-site, you decide how many meters you want to collect potatoes. The payment is based on meters. You can harvest about 3 kg of potatoes per meter.

What you'll need

Potato sack or bucket
Shovel
Garden gloves

How it works

The harvest time for early varieties begins in May. Late potato varieties are harvested in October. Which variety will you harvest? Find out together.
How do you know if the potatoes are ripe? Run a finger over the potato and see if you can peel off the skin. If the skin is firm enough, you can harvest the potatoes.
Let's start digging! Dig, search, and discover potatoes. Do you find a potato shaped like a heart?
What can you create with potatoes? And what do you like the most? Home-harvested potatoes taste even better. Think together about what you want to cook or bake first with your potatoes.
Tip: Store your potatoes in a place that is dry, dark, and cool. It's best not to wash the potatoes. This way, they will last longer.