March is the month when most gardens really wake up. In colder regions, it is prime time for indoor seed starting and preparing beds. In milder climates, spring planting is already rolling, and in the warmest zones, the garden may be producing heavily while you begin shifting toward heat-loving crops.
Zones 1-7a: These zones experience cold winters with extended periods of freezing temperatures. In March, monitor soil conditions, thaw cycles, and late frosts as you prepare for early outdoor sowing. Indoors, this is a busy month for starting cool-season crops and hardy flowers under lights or in a greenhouse so they are ready to transplant as soon as the weather settles.
Zones 7b-9a: These zones experience mild winter weather and are warming quickly in March. Many cool-season crops can be direct sown outdoors, and succession planting helps keep harvests coming as temperatures rise. It is also a great time to start warm-season favorites indoors while keeping frost protection on hand for unexpected cold snaps. And of course, sprouts and microgreens are always in season indoors!
Zones 9b-12: Depending on your area, March can be peak garden season in these warm-winter zones. Many crops planted earlier are now producing, and this month often marks the transition from late cool-season planting to the start of warm-season gardening. In the hottest areas, you may begin planting heat lovers while timing your last rounds of tender cool-season crops before warmer weather arrives.
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75 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow Perfection Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, potato leaf, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
California Poppy Seeds - Carmine King
60-75 Days to Maturity. Eschscholzia californica. Carmine King California Poppy Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, annual flower in zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Deer resistant. Attracts...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Early Choice Red Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Early Choice Red Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Safflower Seeds - Zanzibar (organic)
70-80 Days to Maturity. Carthamus tinctorius. Organic Zanzibar Safflower Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, organic. Annual in zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Thrives best in...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Minnesota Midget (Organic)
65-70 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom cantaloupe seeds. This variety of cantaloupe is a small melon with a sweet taste....
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Valencia
76 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Valencia Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Cherokee Green
72 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Cherokee Green Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses....
Turnip Seeds - Just Right - Hybrid
Turnip Seeds - Just Right - Hybrid. Non-GMO. Brassica rapa subsp. rapa. 70 days. Cool season annual. This variety was an All American Selections Winner. Fast growing, very large type...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Sunray
75 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Sunray Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, drought tolerant, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds,...
Tomato Seeds - Salad - St. Pierre
74-88 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. St Pierre Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Swiss Chard Seeds - Cardinal
Cardinal Swiss Chard Seeds. 75 days to maturity for bunching greens. 45 days to maturity for baby leaf. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as micro-chard. Beta vulgaris....
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Red Peach
75-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Red Peach Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Imperial Hybrid
73 Days to maturity. Citrullus lanatus. Imperial F1 Hybrid Watermelon Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, hybrid, heat tolerant, seeded, picnic watermelon. Suitable for growing in garden plots. A hybrid diploid watermelon with...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Jubilation Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Jubilation Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses....
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Containers Choice Orange Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Containers Choice Orange F1 Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, determinate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds,...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Rouge De Summer
75-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Rouge De Summer Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Totem
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Totem Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, determinate cherry tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses, and containers. This Dwarf...
Tomato Seeds - Cherry - Snow White
75 to 85 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Snow White Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, indeterminate cherry tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Kale Seeds - Black Magic (Organic)
70-80 Days to maturity. Brassica oleracea var. sabellica. Organic Black Magic Kale Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated kale seeds. Improved selection of lacinato kale with wider leaves and consistent...
Endive Seeds - Catalogna Garnet Stem
Catalogna Garnet Stem Endive Seeds. 52 - 83 days to maturity. Chicorium intybus. Heirloom, Annual. Dark green leaves with red midribs and excellent flavor. As a babyleaf Garnet Stem adds...
Endive Seeds - Pancaliere
60-75 Days to maturity. Cichorium endivia crispum. Pancaliere Endive Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated seeds. A curled leaf endive from the north of Italy that produces bulky heads with dark...
Tomato Seeds - Salad - Containers Choice Green Hybrid
70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycoperscium. Containers Choice Green Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, determinate, salad tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, greenhouses,...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Early Choice Black F1
65-70 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Early Choice Black Hybrid Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, F1 hybrid, indeterminate, salad tomato seeds. Suitable for growing in garden plots,...
Tomato Seeds - Red Plum
Red Plum Tomato Seeds. 78 days. Non-GMO, high-germination, heirloom, open pollinated, annual. Solanum lycopersicum. Red Plum tomato seeds deliver a delicious and classic staple to many kitchens and gardens! The...
Calla Lily Bulbs - Mixture
5 Bulb Bag This is a pre-order item and is expected to ship from March to April. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product will ship separately. This...
Watermelon Seeds - Picnic - Grandeur Hybrid
Grandeur F1 Hybrid Watermelon Seeds. Citrullus lanatus. F1 Hybrid. Non-GMO. Annual. 73 days to maturity. A true blocky Crimson Sweet type with red-pink flesh. Fruit weigh up to 30 lb...
Cosmos Seeds - Dwarf Sensation Mix - Organic
60-90 Days to maturity. Cosmos bipinnatus. Organic Dwarf Sensation Mix Cosmos Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, Heirloom, Open Pollinated. Dwarf Sensation Mix Cosmos seeds offer adorably compact and vibrant flowers that are...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Yellow Stuffer
70-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Yellow Stuffer Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, indeterminate, slicing tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Iresine Seeds - Purple Lady
77-84 Days to maturity. Iresine herbstii. Purple Lady Iresine Seeds. Non-GMO, Annual or Perennial. Purple Lady Iresine seeds are tidy yet exotic plants, ideal for many hot and humid gardens...
Lily Bulbs - Asiatic - Fata Morgana
2 Bulbs This is a pre-order item and is expected to ship in Early March for spring planting. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product may ship separately....
Lily Bulbs - Asiatic - Matrix Orange
2 Bulbs This is a pre-order item and is expected to ship in Early March for spring planting. Other seeds, supplies, or kits ordered with this product may ship separately....
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