What to plant in March, zone 8a
In zone 8a, the typical last spring frost is March 29 and the first fall frost is November 7. Here is your March checklist.
Start indoors
Start these indoors this month:
Transplant outdoors
Move these out to the garden this month:
- BroccoliMarch 8 to March 15
- CabbageMarch 8 to March 15
- CantaloupeMarch 29 to April 12
- CauliflowerMarch 15 to March 22
- CollardsMarch 15
- CucumberMarch 29 to April 12
- DahliaMarch 29 to April 12
- EggplantMarch 29 to April 12
- English LavenderMarch 29 to April 12
- KaleFebruary 22 to March 1
- LettuceMarch 29
- MarigoldMarch 29 to April 12
- PepperMarch 29 to April 12
- PetuniaMarch 29 to April 12
- SpinachMarch 29
- Swiss ChardMarch 29
- TomatoMarch 29 to April 12
- WatermelonMarch 29 to April 12
Direct sow
Sow these straight into the ground this month:
- BasilMarch 29
- BeetMarch 8 to March 15
- BroccoliMarch 8 to March 15
- CabbageMarch 8 to March 15
- CantaloupeMarch 29 to April 12
- CarrotMarch 8 to March 15
- CauliflowerMarch 15 to March 22
- CollardsMarch 8
- CucumberMarch 29 to April 12
- DillMarch 29
- Green Bean (Snap Bean)March 22
- KaleFebruary 22 to March 1
- LettuceMarch 8 to March 15
- MarigoldMarch 29 to April 12
- ParsleyMarch 29
- ParsnipMarch 8 to March 15
- PotatoMarch 8 to March 15
- PumpkinMarch 29 to April 12
- RadishMarch 8 to March 15
- SpinachMarch 1 to March 8
- SunflowerMarch 29 to April 12
- Sweet CornMarch 29 to April 12
- Swiss ChardMarch 1 to March 8
- WatermelonMarch 29 to April 12
- Winter SquashMarch 29 to April 12
- ZucchiniMarch 29 to April 12
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Open the planting calendarUSDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service / Oregon State University PRISM Group. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020. Zone dates are medians; local conditions vary.