What to plant in March

Find your USDA hardiness zone below to see which crops have a start-indoors, sowing, or transplanting window in March. Every crop links to exact dated windows computed from your zone's frost dates.

These tables use US hardiness zones and northern hemisphere seasons. In Australia the months flip, and the Dibble app handles Canadian and Australian zones directly.

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Zone 3

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What to plant in March: Zone 3
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Pepper (dates), Onion (dates), Sage (dates), Eggplant (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates), Hot Pepper (dates)

Zone 4

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What to plant in March: Zone 4
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Tomato (dates), Pepper (dates), Onion (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Marigold (dates), Parsley (dates), Oregano (dates), Sage (dates), Chives (dates), Eggplant (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates), Hot Pepper (dates), Tomatillo (dates), Collard Greens (dates)
Direct sow	Spinach (dates)

Zone 5

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What to plant in March: Zone 5
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Tomato (dates), Pepper (dates), Onion (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Marigold (dates), Parsley (dates), Oregano (dates), Sage (dates), Chives (dates), Eggplant (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates), Hot Pepper (dates), Tomatillo (dates), Collard Greens (dates)
Direct sow	Pea (dates), Spinach (dates)

Zone 6

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What to plant in March: Zone 6
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Tomato (dates), Pepper (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Basil (dates), Marigold (dates), Parsley (dates), Oregano (dates), Sage (dates), Chives (dates), Eggplant (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Brussels Sprouts (dates), Hot Pepper (dates), Tomatillo (dates), Collard Greens (dates)
Direct sow	Lettuce (dates), Carrot (dates), Pea (dates), Spinach (dates), Beet (dates), Radish (dates), Turnip (dates), Arugula (dates), Green Onion (dates)
Transplant	Blueberry (dates), Raspberry (dates), Rhubarb (dates), Apple (dates), Pear (dates), Plum (dates), Cherry (dates)

Zone 7

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What to plant in March: Zone 7
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Tomato (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Basil (dates), Marigold (dates), Parsley (dates), Oregano (dates), Chives (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Brussels Sprouts (dates), Tomatillo (dates), Collard Greens (dates)
Direct sow	Potato (dates), Lettuce (dates), Carrot (dates), Pea (dates), Spinach (dates), Beet (dates), Radish (dates), Cilantro (dates), Dill (dates), Swiss Chard (dates), Turnip (dates), Parsnip (dates), Arugula (dates), Calendula (dates), Green Onion (dates), Bok Choy (dates), Fennel (dates), Shallot (dates), Kohlrabi (dates), Chamomile (dates)
Transplant	Onion (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Strawberry (dates), Blueberry (dates), Raspberry (dates), Blackberry (dates), Asparagus (dates), Rhubarb (dates), Grape (dates), Parsley (dates), Chives (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Leek (dates), Collard Greens (dates), Apple (dates), Pear (dates), Peach (dates), Plum (dates), Cherry (dates), Apricot (dates)

Zone 8

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What to plant in March: Zone 8
Task	Crops
Start seeds indoors	Basil (dates), Brussels Sprouts (dates)
Direct sow	Potato (dates), Lettuce (dates), Carrot (dates), Pea (dates), Beet (dates), Radish (dates), Cilantro (dates), Sunflower (dates), Dill (dates), Swiss Chard (dates), Turnip (dates), Parsnip (dates), Arugula (dates), Calendula (dates), Borage (dates), Green Onion (dates), Bok Choy (dates), Fennel (dates), Shallot (dates), Kohlrabi (dates), Chamomile (dates)
Transplant	Onion (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Cabbage (dates), Marigold (dates), Strawberry (dates), Blueberry (dates), Raspberry (dates), Blackberry (dates), Asparagus (dates), Rhubarb (dates), Grape (dates), Mint (dates), Parsley (dates), Thyme (dates), Oregano (dates), Sage (dates), Chives (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates), Lavender (dates), Collard Greens (dates), Apple (dates), Pear (dates), Peach (dates), Plum (dates), Cherry (dates), Apricot (dates)

Zone 9

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What to plant in March: Zone 9
Task	Crops
Direct sow	Potato (dates), Bean (bush) (dates), Cucumber (dates), Zucchini (dates), Winter Squash (dates), Sweet Corn (dates), Cilantro (dates), Zinnia (dates), Sunflower (dates), Cosmos (dates), Dill (dates), Swiss Chard (dates), Parsnip (dates), Okra (dates), Cantaloupe (dates), Watermelon (dates), Nasturtium (dates), Calendula (dates), Borage (dates), Pumpkin (dates), Bok Choy (dates), Fennel (dates), Shallot (dates), Kohlrabi (dates), Chamomile (dates)
Transplant	Tomato (dates), Pepper (dates), Onion (dates), Kale (dates), Broccoli (dates), Sweet Potato (dates), Cabbage (dates), Basil (dates), Marigold (dates), Strawberry (dates), Blackberry (dates), Asparagus (dates), Grape (dates), Fig (dates), Mint (dates), Parsley (dates), Thyme (dates), Rosemary (dates), Oregano (dates), Sage (dates), Chives (dates), Eggplant (dates), Cauliflower (dates), Brussels Sprouts (dates), Leek (dates), Celery (dates), Lavender (dates), Hot Pepper (dates), Tomatillo (dates), Collard Greens (dates), Peach (dates), Apricot (dates), Lemon (dates), Orange (dates)
Plant tubers	Dahlia (dates)

Zone 10

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What to plant in March: Zone 10
Task	Crops
Transplant	Sweet Potato (dates)

Zone 11

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No planting windows land in March for Zone 11. It is a good month to plan beds, order seeds, and get ahead of the season.

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