20 Vegetables to Start Growing in March: Tips and Tricks

I'm going to mention 20 vegetables you can start growing in March. If you're in zone nine, like me, you can follow the guidelines as mentioned. However, if you're in a lower zone such as zone eight, seven or below, you can add ten days to all the dates mentioned. For those in the southern hemisphere, you can act six months and watch the September video which I'll link in the description.

Step 1: Sweet Potatoes Sweet potato slips are really easy to grow. All you need to do is take a sweet potato, submerge it halfway in water and the slips will start to emerge. They will form roots and can be planted outside in your garden about two weeks after your last frost day. Plant these outside in April, and they take about 4 to 6 weeks to grow.

Step 2: Potatoes The best time to plant your potatoes is just about a week before your last frosty day. For zone 7 and below, plant your potatoes around April 10th to April 20th or 30th. Plant them at least 4 to 6 inches deep and 12 inches apart.

Step 3: Summer Vegetables - Tomatoes, Eggplants, Peppers Start your tomatoes, eggplants and peppers from seed indoors in February. They'll be ready to plant outside towards the end of March. Tomato varieties are also determinate and indeterminate. Ensure you do not add too much fertilizer in the soil for your tomatoes, or you'll get a lot of foliage and no tomatoes.

Step 4: Summer Vegetables - Squashes, Cucumbers, Green Beans Sow these seeds in March and transplant them outside in about two to three weeks. Plant your squashes, cucumbers and green beans towards the middle of March around March 15th. Ensure you plant zucchini and other squash at least 3 to 4 feet apart.

Step 5: Leafy Greens Sow seeds of lettuce, Swiss chard and spinach in March and start growing them indoors. The best time to start spinach seeds indoors is just two weeks before your last frost.

Step 6: Herbs Basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, cilantro and fenugreek are the herbs you can grow indoors. Basil benefits from growing in partial shade, while cilantro grows best in temperatures below 80 degree Fahrenheit.

Step 7: Onions Grow your onions from seeds or sets. Plant your onion seeds outside when they're about 3-4 inches tall. You can harvest the onions as green onions while they're growing or let them grow to maturity and harvest the big bulbs.

Step 8: Root Vegetables Directly sow radish, carrot, beets, and turnips in your garden in March. Carrots and beets take about 3 months to harvest, turnips are ready in about two months and radish can be harvested after just one month.

It's best to hold off on growing pumpkins, winter squashes, Golds corn, okra and melons, especially watermelons and cantaloupes, in March as it's not hot enough to grow them.

In conclusion, March is a great month to start growing a variety of vegetables. By following these steps, you can enjoy fresh and delicious produce from your garden in no time!