What to plant in March
March means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
March by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (March dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 5 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 2 (March dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 18 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 3 (March dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 29 | celeriac, celery, leek, onion, rosemary |
| Zone 4 (March dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 40 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, celeriac, celery |
| Zone 5 (March dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 53 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 6 (March dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 65 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 7 (March dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 70 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 8 (March dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 86 | green onion / scallion, arugula, beet, fava bean (broad bean), mizuna |
| Zone 9 (March dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 63 | celeriac, celery, oregano, sage, thyme |
| Zone 10 (March dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 27 | eggplant, ginger, sweet potato, turmeric |
March planting lists by state (50)
Alabama78 crops to sow or plantAlaska29 crops to sow or plantArizona90 crops to sow or plantArkansas70 crops to sow or plantCalifornia63 crops to sow or plantColorado50 crops to sow or plantConnecticut65 crops to sow or plantDelaware68 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia64 crops to sow or plantFlorida58 crops to sow or plantGeorgia78 crops to sow or plantIdaho40 crops to sow or plantIllinois70 crops to sow or plantIndiana65 crops to sow or plantIowa65 crops to sow or plantKansas65 crops to sow or plantKentucky65 crops to sow or plantLouisiana84 crops to sow or plantMaine29 crops to sow or plantMaryland68 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts65 crops to sow or plantMichigan40 crops to sow or plantMinnesota39 crops to sow or plantMississippi86 crops to sow or plantMissouri65 crops to sow or plantMontana29 crops to sow or plantNebraska53 crops to sow or plantNevada70 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire29 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey70 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico70 crops to sow or plantNew York53 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina70 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota29 crops to sow or plantOhio65 crops to sow or plantOklahoma70 crops to sow or plantOregon70 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania53 crops to sow or plantRhode Island65 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina78 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota40 crops to sow or plantTennessee64 crops to sow or plantTexas90 crops to sow or plantUtah50 crops to sow or plantVermont29 crops to sow or plantVirginia65 crops to sow or plantWashington70 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia50 crops to sow or plantWisconsin40 crops to sow or plantWyoming24 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.