What to do in MARCH for your Vegetable Garden | Spring Time!
Do you know what to do each month when it comes to your Vegetable Garden? I didn’t when I first started to grow food, so here are some tips on things I’ve learned to do in March for the success of your Vegetable Garden. I will be posting a video on this series each month so come back for more tips! My goal is to help you have an abundance of home grown food.
***Check out February if you missed it here***
Make sure to check for your average last frost date here by plugging in your zip code. My last frost date is March 9th and I garden in zone 9a.
CATEGORY #1 - THINGS TO DO
- Clean (Patio, Raised Beds, Hanging Baskets, pull weeds)
- Also your Bird Houses
- Find the one I have here
- Also your Bird Houses
- Prune before Spring growth (non-flowering)
- Plant flowers (annuals & perennials)
- Fertilize
- My favorite fertilizers are here
- Start Indoor seeds
- Harden Indoor seedlings
- Mulch
- Drip irrigation
- (check out this video on how I installed mine)
CATEGORY #2 - WHAT TO PURCHASE
- Containers (for container gardens)
- Trellises (or make your own)
- Roses
- Milkweed (for butterfly garden)
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Blueberries
- AsparagusBulbs
CATEGORY #3 - IN THE GARDEN
- Potatoes – 3 wks BLF (95-110 days to harvest). Again in August
- Garlic – you can still plant (you just wont get very large bulbs)
- Lettuce
- Kale
- Kohl Rabi
- Mustards
- Nasturtiums
- Onions
- Peas
- Radishes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Zucchini
- Arugula
- Beets
- Bok Choy
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Collards
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Herbs
Reminders
Daylight savings is Sunday, March 14th and Spring starts Saturday, March 20th and goes through Sunday, June 20th.