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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Okra Seeds - Cows Horn
Abelmoschus esculentus (55 days) This heirloom okra dates back to around the Civil War. It has a twisted shape that resembles a cow's horn. These large pods can reach 14"...
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60-70 Days. Pisum sativum subsp. arvense. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Open-Pollinated. Often known as "field pea" or simply "Dun pea", the non-GMO Dundale pea is a popular cool-weather cover crop, widely grown...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Athena Hybrid
75 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Athena Hybrid Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, hybrid, heat-tolerant Cantaloupe Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to...
Zinnia Seeds - Pollinator Flower Mix
Pollinator Mix. Zinnia. Zinnia elegans. 60-80 days. Non-GMO. Open pollinated. Our zinnia pollinator mix attracts hummingbirds and butterflies with a wildflower blend that grows a season-long charm that lives up...
Sunflower Seeds - Sungold Dwarf
Helianthus annuus (80 days): A dwarf, double-flowering (many-petaled) sunflower. Sungold grows 24" to 36" tall and has a profusion of bushy yellow sunflowers. Very easy to grow and a great...
Italian Herb Garden Seed Collection (Organic)
Certified Organic. Premium quality herb seeds to grow your own Italian Culinary Herbs. Grow indoors all year round, our outdoors seasonally. Add the amazing taste of fresh Italian herbs and...
Cabbage Seeds - Brunswick
Brassica oleracea (70 days) Introduced 1924. Large drumhead type cabbage. This cold hardy cabbage is perfect for fall/winter growing. Originating in Germany this cabbage makes an excellent sauerkraut that has...
Easy Sprout Seed Sprouter
The EasySprout Sprouter is the perfect choice as a low volume sprouter. Grow up to 1 lb batches at a time. Its a convenient low-rinse sprouter. It has a vented...
Colorful Mustard Microgreens Seed Mix
8 to 12 days. A colorful mix of non-GMO mustard seed varieties. A blend that exhibits the spice and color unique to each mustard seed variety included in this mix....
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna Red Leaf
Another great Japanese mustard, especially well suited to microgreen production. The red leaf is not a deeply divided as regular mizuna. Spicy flavor, easy to grow. Approximately 18,000 seeds per...
Triticale (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
1-2 Days to Harvest. x Triticosecale. Organic Triticale Sprouting Seeds. Organic. Non-GMO. Sprouting. High Germination. Triticale is hardy, easy to sprout and grow, and is very nutritious. It has a...
Gourds Seeds - Large & Small Mix
Large and Small Gourd Mix is ready in 90-120 days. This mix of small and large, non-gmo gourd seeds is a collection of gourds that will grow into different shapes...
Carrot Seeds - Brilliance
The Brilliance Carrot typically grows to 8-10 inches long in root length, with another 10-12 inches top length. Plant the seeds directly outside in full sun. Best grown when planted...
Handy Pantry Food Storage Sprouting Kit
The perfect addition to any emergency food storage / year supply of food. Add fresh grown, living, nutrient rich, healthy and delicious sprouts to your stored food. Sprouts are fun,...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Pretty N Sweet F1 Hybrid
100-109 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Pretty N Sweet F1 Hybrid Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, AAS winner, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, sweet pepper with no heat...
Sunflower Seeds - Skyscraper
80 Days to maturity. Helianthus annuus. Skyscraper Sunflower Seeds: Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. Ornamental. Annual. This sunflower is so tall you will need a big ladder to reach it, and even...
Mustard Seeds - Red Garnet
40 Days to maturity. Brassica juncea. Red Garnet Mustard Seeds. Non-GMO, Annual. Red Garnet Mustard is much like its related Japanese Red Giant and Japanese Giant Garnet cousins displaying a...
Celery Seeds - Redventure - Organic
500 mg 1,000-1,500 Organic celery seeds per package. A cross between Giant Red Celery and Ventura Celery. Ventura is one of the most adaptive and resilient celery varieties. Giant red...
Wildflower Seeds - Dryland Pollinators
Dryland Pollinators Wildflower Seed Collection. 80,000 seeds. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Annuals and Perennials. Specialty blend featuring 20 of the most showy, drought resistant wildflowers native to the driest and most challenging...
Corn Seeds - Dent - Pencil Cob
Zea mays Pencil Cob (73-100 days) is was named this way because the cob can be as thin as a pencil. This produces long and deep kernels. 73-100 Days to...
Burdock Seeds - Chiko
Non-GMO, Heirloom Burdock Chiko Herb Garden Seed from True Leaf Market. Arctium lappa. Burdock biennial herbs originated from regions in Europe and Asia and is a diverse herbal remedy that's...
Coleus Seeds - Chocolate Covered Cherry (Pelleted)
84-91 Days to maturity. Plectranthus scutellarioides. Coleus Chocolate Covered Cherry Seeds. Non-GMO, Annual. Chocolate Covered Cherry coleus seeds are a stunning, simple, and exotic tropical plant ideal for many hot...
Chia - White (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
6-10 Days to Harvest. Salvia hispanica. Organic White Chia Sprouting Seeds. Organic. Non-GMO. Sprouting. High Germination. Great for chia pet refills, microgreens, sprouting, storage, vegan recipes, and more. Great source...
Pollinator Flower Seeds - Butterfly Feed Mix
Butterfly Flower Mix 2 gram per packet This colorful mix of annual and perennial flowers provides nectar to many butterfly species, inlcluding monarchs, brushfoots, skippers, sulphurs and swallowtails. The mix...
Ageratum Seeds - Blue Horizon
77-91 Days to maturity. Ageratum houstonianum. Blue Horizon Ageratum Seeds. Non-GMO, Ornamental, Annual. Open-pollinated flower seeds. Blue Horizon flower seeds grow one of the season’s most exclusive blooms of exotic...
Annual Cut Flower Mix Seeds
Annual flower seed mix. A seed collection of easy to grow annual flowers that will produce armloads of flowers suitable for cutting. This mix includes many of the flower seeds...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Chile De Arbol
92 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Chile De Arbol Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, high yielding, deer resistant, heat tolerant, drought tolerant, hot pepper with medium heat...
Agastache Seeds - Korean Mint
55-65 days to maturity. Agastache rugosa. Korean Mint Agastache Seeds. Non-GMO, Heirloom, Perennial in Zones 4-9. Korean Mint is a drought-tolerant aromatic herb in the mint family that is native...
Bean Seeds - Bush - Golden Wax (Organic)
50-55 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Organic Golden Wax Bush Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, high-yielding, bush, snap wax bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised...
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