Potatoes
Base-game guide to growing and harvesting potatoes.
Overview
Specialist crop requiring dedicated planting and harvesting equipment. Potatoes from a previous harvest can be used as seed.
Uses after harvest
Sale, pig feed and potato-processing chains.
Procedure
- Check lime and ploughing requirements; potatoes are a specialist root-crop workflow.
- Plant using a potato planter loaded with seed potatoes.
- Complete fertilising and weed control; use a hoe/appropriate tool where row crops make a normal weeder unsuitable.
- Use a potato harvester when ready; some systems require a separate topper before lifting.
- Unload the high-volume crop into trailers and move it to ground storage/sale/processing.
Equipment & tools
Open an equipment page for what the machine does, how to set it up and how to operate it.
Detailed procedure guides
Seasonal Planting & Harvest CalendarA month-by-month chart for the standard Farming Simulator 25 base-game crop calendar when seasonal growth is enabled.Soil Working OverviewHow ploughs, cultivators, disc harrows, power harrows, subsoilers and direct-drill seeders overlap, and when each is useful.Seeding & Planting ProcedureHow to choose the correct sowing machine, fill it, prepare the field and make a clean planting pass without using game keybindings.FertilisingHow to reach the full fertilisation state using purchased fertiliser or farm-produced nutrients.RollingSoil rollers are used immediately after sowing to gain a small yield bonus; grass rollers have a different purpose.Weed ControlKeep weeds from reducing yield by choosing the right tool for their growth stage.Harvesting & Unloading ProcedureHow to prepare for harvest, choose the correct harvester/header, unload efficiently and protect the crop from avoidable losses.
Alternative options
Self-propelled harvester
Highest convenience and capacity, high purchase/lease cost.
Highest convenience and capacity, high purchase/lease cost.
Tractor-based system
Cheaper multi-stage or trailed equipment where available.
Cheaper multi-stage or trailed equipment where available.
Practical tips
- Lease specialist machinery if potatoes are only an occasional crop.