What Can I Grow in March?
21.08.2023 - 11:54
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/ Emma Doughty
You’ll hear weather forecasters referring to spring from the beginning of March, as meteorological spring starts on March 1st. The spring equinox, when the days start to get longer than the nights, is around 20th March. Actual signs of spring – warmer days and plant growth – may take longer to appear!
But if there’s a starting gun for the growing season, then it fires at the beginning of March. This is when vegetable gardeners can really get started sowing seeds and getting ready for the growing season. Hardy vegetables can be grown outside, growth is more rapid in the lengthening days, and the weeds will be getting a head start.
Bear in mind that warm weather (and, in particular, warm nights) are still a long way off and that any tender vegetables you sow indoors will need looking after for at least a couple of months. And, since most of us don’t have inexhaustible space on the windowsills, it may pay to hasten slowly, and sow seeds in small batches. Remember that April and May are also prime months for seed sowing!
If you’re buying seeds or garden supplies then it’s worth noting that T&M is offering a £20 discount on orders over £100 this year. You can access that offer by clicking this link. It should automagically apply the right coupon code to your shopping basket. That’s an affiliate link, and if you click through and make a purchase I’ll earn a few pennies to keep me in seed potatoes.
Vegetables to sow in March
What to harvest in March
If you’ve had chard and leaf beet in the ground over winter (or forgot to harvest some beetroot!) then you should find that they’re putting on fresh new leaves as the days lengthen. This is their last hoorah – as biennial plants they will run to see this year, so sow fresh batches to
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