What to plant in March
A month-by-month guide to what goes in the ground in March — 193 crops to start indoors, direct sow, transplant, or harvest. Timings below are for a representative mid-US climate (zone 6b); your exact dates depend on your hardiness zone and frost dates.
Want exact Marchdates for your address, a drag-and-drop bed layout, and reminders when it’s time to sow? Enter your ZIP:
Or get a printable planting calendar and sowing reminders by email:
Start indoors
Sow these under lights or on a windowsill now for transplants later.
- Achillea
- African Daisy
- Ageratum
- Aji Pepper
- Alternanthera
- Alyssum
- Amaranth
- Amaranth Microgreens
- Amaranthus
- Angelonia
- Baby Blue Eyes
- Baby's Breath
- Bachelor's Button
- Bacopa
- Balsam
- Basil
- Basil Microgreens
- Beach Sunflower
- Billy Buttons
- Black Cumin / Nigella
- Black-Eyed Susan
- Blanket Flower
- Blue Fescue
- Blue Flax
- Brachycome
- Burdock
- Calendula
- California Poppy
- Candytuft
- Canna
- Cape Gooseberry
- Carnation
- Carrot
- Catchfly
- Celosia
- Celosia (Crested)
- Celosia (Plume)
- Celtuce / Stem Lettuce
- Chamomile
- Chicory
- Chiltepin Pepper
- Chinese Toon
- Chrysanthemum
- Chrysanthemum Greens
- Cleome
- Coleus
- Common Morning Glory
- Coreopsis
- Cosmos
- Dahlberg Daisy
- Dahlia
- Dandelion
- Delosperma
- Dianthus
- Dichondra
- Dove Pincushion
- Eggplant
- Endive
- Epazote
- Ethiopian Eggplant
- Ethiopian Kale
- Feverfew
- Flowering Tobacco
- Four O Clock
- French Marigold
- Gaillardia
- Gazania
- Globe Gilia
- Goldmoss Stonecrop
- Gomphrena
- Grain Amaranth
- Ground Cherry
- Gypsophila
- Heliopsis
- Hibiscus
- Holy Basil
- Huauzontle
- Hybrid Lobelia
- Hypoestes
- Impatiens
- Interspecific Dianthus
- Komatsuna Microgreens
- Komatsuna Mustard
- Korean Mint
- Lace Fern
- Lemon Basil
- Lettuce
- Lettuce Crisphead Microgreens
- Lettuce Leaf Microgreens
- Lettuce Microgreens
- Lettuce Romaine Microgreens
- Lime Basil
- Linum
- Lobelia
- Love-Lies-Bleeding
- Malabar Spinach
- Marigold
- Marjoram
- Maximilian Sunflower
- Mexican Sunflower
- Mexican Tarragon
- Mexican Zinnia
- Mibuna
- Mibuna Microgreens
- Mimosa
- Mimulus
- Misome
- Mitsuba
- Mizuna
- Mizuna Microgreens
- Moonflower
- Morning Glory
- Nicotiana
- Nierembergia
- Orach
- Orach Microgreens
- Ornamental Millet
- Osteospermum
- Pak Choi Microgreens
- Paracress
- Pepper (Hot)
- Pepper (Tabasco)
- Perennial Sweet Pea
- Peruvian Verbena
- Petunia
- Plectranthus
- Poppy
- Portulaca
- Purple Yu Choy Sum
- Radicchio
- Ricinus
- Roselle
- Rudbeckia
- Salpiglossis
- Salvia
- Saponaria
- Scabiosa
- Scarlet Flax
- Scarlet Sage
- Sedum
- Shiso
- Shiso Herb Microgreens
- Shiso Microgreens
- Signet Marigold
- Silver Ponysfoot
- Statice
- Stevia
- Stipa
- Strawberry Spinach
- Strawflower
- Sulphur Cosmos
- Summer Savory
- Sweet Annie
- Tatsoi Microgreens
- Tendergreen Mustard Microgreens
- Texas Sage
- Thai Basil
- Thunbergia
- Tomatillo
- Tomato
- Torenia
- Turnip Microgreens
- Verbena
- Vietnamese Culantro
- Vinca
- Water Pepper
- Western Coneflower
- Wheat Celosia
- Winged Bean
- Woodland Sage
- Woodland Tobacco
- Yarrow
- Yu Choy Sum
Direct sow outside
Sow these straight into the garden bed this month.
Transplant outdoors
Move these hardened-off seedlings into the garden.
Keep going
Timings are computed from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals for a representative mid-US location (zone 6b) using the same engine as GardenDraft’s in-app schedule. They are guidance, not guarantees — your exact dates depend on your address.