What to plant in March in Zone 8

Start indoors this month

Seed trays indoors, under a light or in the brightest window you have. These are slow crops that need a head start on the season.

• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Feb 20 – Mar 6 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Feb 27 – Mar 13 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Feb 27 – Mar 13 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 20 – Mar 6 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Set out into the final container

Transplants go into the pot they will finish in. Hardening them off for four to five days first prevents most transplant shock.

• Cherry Tomato — window Mar 27 – Apr 6 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Mar 20 – Mar 30 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Mar 6 – Mar 16 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Mar 27 – Apr 6 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Mar 27 – Apr 6 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Strawberry — window Feb 20 – Mar 2 (2 gal, 8" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 27 – Mar 9 (2 gal, 6" deep)

Direct sow

Sow straight into the final pot. These crops resent root disturbance, and transplanting them usually costs more time than it saves.

• Bush Bean — window Mar 27 – Apr 17 (3 gal, 9" deep)
• Loose-leaf Lettuce — window Feb 27 – Mar 20 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Radish — window Feb 27 – Mar 20 (1 gal, 6" deep)
• Kale — window Mar 6 – Mar 27 (3 gal, 10" deep)
• Bush Cucumber — window Mar 27 – Apr 17 (5 gal, 12" deep)
• Zucchini — window Mar 27 – Apr 17 (7 gal, 14" deep)
• Spinach — window Feb 20 – Mar 13 (2 gal, 6" deep)
• Carrot — window Mar 6 – Mar 27 (3 gal, 12" deep)

Sow for autumn

A second sowing timed backwards from first frost. Fewer pests, less watering, and better flavour in most cool crops.

No autumn sowing window opens this month in this zone.

Harvesting this month

• Radish — harvest from Mar 27 (1 gal, 6" deep)

Not this month

Everything in the dataset is either in an active window or already finished for the year. Nothing is badly timed this month.