Zone 7a monthly plan
March planting calendar for zone 7a
These actions use zone 7a's typical frost dates and each crop's extension-sourced planting window.
- Last spring frost
- April 16
- First fall frost
- October 25
- Exact actions
- 48
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Zone averages cover wide areas. Your nearest NOAA station gives a more local frost window.
Planting jobs
Your March checklist
Search a crop or narrow the list by garden action. Dates are shifted from zone 7a's typical frost window.
48 matching actions, with 14 shown first
Start indoors
29- February 19 to March 5
0 sources
- Bachelors Button
flower
February 19 to March 50 sources
- Basil
herb
February 19 to March 50 sources
- Bitter Melon
vegetable
March 190 sources
- Bok Choy
vegetable
March 5 to March 190 sources
Show 24 more start indoors
- CucamelonMarch 5 to March 19
- CucumberMarch 19
- FennelMarch 5 to March 19
- French SorrelMarch 26
- German ChamomileFebruary 19 to March 5
- Globe AmaranthFebruary 19 to March 5
- Ground CherryFebruary 26 to March 19
- ImpatiensFebruary 5 to March 5
- LettuceMarch 5 to March 12
- Luffa GourdFebruary 19 to March 5
- Malabar SpinachFebruary 19 to March 5
- MarigoldMarch 5 to March 19
- MoonflowerMarch 5 to March 19
- NasturtiumMarch 5 to March 19
- New Zealand SpinachMarch 19 to March 26
- ParsleyFebruary 19 to March 5
- RhubarbMarch 5
- RomanescoMarch 5 to March 19
- SpinachMarch 5 to March 12
- StockFebruary 19 to March 5
- Sweet AlyssumMarch 5 to March 12
- Swiss ChardMarch 5 to March 12
- TomatilloFebruary 26 to March 19
- TomatoMarch 5 to March 12
Transplant outdoors
4- Broccoli
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Cabbage
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Globe Artichoke
vegetable
March 19 to March 260 sources
- Kale
vegetable
March 12 to March 190 sources
Direct sow
15- Beet
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Broccoli
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Cabbage
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Carrot
vegetable
March 26 to April 20 sources
- Collards
vegetable
March 260 sources
Show 10 more direct sow
- KaleMarch 12 to March 19
- KohlrabiMarch 19 to April 2
- LettuceMarch 26 to April 2
- Mustard GreensMarch 26 to April 16
- ParsnipMarch 26 to April 2
- PotatoMarch 26 to April 2
- RadishMarch 26 to April 2
- SpinachMarch 19 to March 26
- Sweet AlyssumMarch 19 to April 2
- Swiss ChardMarch 19 to March 26
How this checklist is sourced
USDA defines the hardiness zone, NOAA normals provide the typical frost anchors, and each crop's extension source supplies the planting offset. Broad season-only notes are kept on plant profiles because they do not change from one zone page to another.
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023 by USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. the USDA hardiness-zone band.
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. the median spring and fall freeze dates.
Local conditions vary.