Potato plants do best in cooler wet environments. Needless to say Las Vegas, Nv is not that environment. Nonetheless, we have a potato plant growing in a five gallon bucket in our side yard. This poor plant does not like 105F summer weather. It is watered at 7:30 AM but by noon it is wilted. A splash of cool refreshing water and an hour later, the plant is recovered. Check it out:
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