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What to plant in March
Every crop with a planting window touching March, by zone — straight from the NOAA freeze normals × extension windows join.
Zones 3–4
- Peppers — start indoors (4a)
- Peppers — start indoors (4b)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (4b)
- Peppers — start indoors (3a)
- Peppers — start indoors (3b)
Zones 5–6
- Peppers — start indoors (5a)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (5a)
- Broccoli — start indoors (5b)
- Peas — direct sow (5b)
- Peppers — start indoors (5b)
- Radishes — direct sow (5b)
- Spinach — direct sow (5b)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (5b)
- Broccoli — start indoors (6a)
- Peas — direct sow (6a)
- Peppers — start indoors (6a)
- Radishes — direct sow (6a)
- Spinach — direct sow (6a)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (6a)
- Broccoli — start indoors (6b)
- Carrots — direct sow (6b)
- Lettuce — start indoors (6b)
- Peas — direct sow (6b)
- Peppers — start indoors (6b)
- Radishes — direct sow (6b)
- Spinach — direct sow (6b)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (6b)
Zones 7–8
- Broccoli — start indoors (7a)
- Carrots — direct sow (7a)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (7a)
- Lettuce — start indoors (7a)
- Peas — direct sow (7a)
- Peppers — start indoors (7a)
- Radishes — direct sow (7a)
- Spinach — direct sow (7a)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (7a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (7a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (7a)
- Broccoli — start indoors (7b)
- Carrots — direct sow (7b)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (7b)
- Lettuce — start indoors (7b)
- Peas — direct sow (7b)
- Potatoes — direct sow (7b)
- Radishes — direct sow (7b)
- Spinach — direct sow (7b)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (7b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (7b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (7b)
- Broccoli — start indoors (8a)
- Carrots — direct sow (8a)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (8a)
- Lettuce — start indoors (8a)
- Potatoes — direct sow (8a)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (8a)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (8a)
- Tomatoes — start indoors (8a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (8a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (8a)
- Broccoli — start indoors (8b)
- Cucumbers — start indoors (8b)
- Lettuce — start indoors (8b)
- Potatoes — direct sow (8b)
- Snap Beans — direct sow (8b)
- Sweet Corn — direct sow (8b)
- Tomatoes — transplant (8b)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — start indoors (8b)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — start indoors (8b)
Zones 9–10
- Broccoli — transplant (9a)
- Cucumbers — transplant (9a)
- Lettuce — transplant (9a)
- Peppers — transplant (9a)
- Tomatoes — transplant (9a)
- Winter Squash & Pumpkins — transplant (9a)
- Zucchini & Summer Squash — transplant (9a)
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