Plant in February, dig in May, that might work. So far this year it’s been really dry but not unusually hot (yet).
That could probably work. When I lived in Colorado I lived on a mountain ridge and had to build rock walls and fill with compost. I grew Yukon Gold and Red Pontiac. Some of the Yukon Gold were about 1.5 lbs. The smaller ones I was able to store in the basement and plant the next year. I was able to grow both varieties for years while buying seed potatoes only once. That is what I am experimenting with now in Florida. My first year.