What to Plant in March in Zone 8
277 crops you can start in zone 8a & 8b during March. The dates are worked out from zone 8's typical frosts: last spring frost around Mar 25, first fall frost around Nov 10. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 8.
Start indoors in March
Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 8.
Vegetables & herbs
- CantaloupeMar 4–Mar 11
- CucumberMar 4–Mar 11
- PurslaneMar 4–Mar 11
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Mar 4–Mar 11
- WatercressMar 4–Mar 11
- ZucchiniMar 4–Mar 11
Flowers
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Mar 4–Mar 11
- Scarlet Runner BeanMar 4–Mar 11
Sow or plant outside in March
What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 8.
Vegetables & herbs
- American GinsengDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- AngelicaDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- AniseDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Anise HyssopSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- ArtichokeTransplantMar 4–Mar 11
- AsparagusDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- BeetDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- Belgian Endive (Witloof)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Bok ChoySow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- BorageDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- BroccoliTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Broccoli Rabe (Raab)Direct sowMar 4–Mar 11
- BroccoliniTransplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Brussels SproutsTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- CabbageTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- CarawayDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- CarrotDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- CatnipSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- CauliflowerTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Celeriac (Celery Root)TransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- CeleryTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Sow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Chamomile (German)TransplantMar 25–Apr 1
- ChervilSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- ChivesSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- CilantroDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Collard GreensSow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Daikon RadishDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Dandelion (Cultivated)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- DillDirect sowMar 18–Mar 25
- EpazoteDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Escarole (Endive)Sow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Fava Bean (Broad Bean)Direct sowMar 4–Mar 11
- Flower SproutsTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- GoldensealDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- HorehoundDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- KaleSow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- KalettesTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- KohlrabiSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- KomatsunaDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- LeekTransplantMar 4–Mar 11
- LettuceSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Licorice MarigoldDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Magenta SpreenDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- MashuaDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Milk ThistleDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Mint (Spearmint)Plant a nursery startMar 25–Apr 1
- MizunaDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- MugwortDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Mustard GreensDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- OcaDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- OnionTransplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Orach (Mountain Spinach)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- ParsleySow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- ParsnipDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- PennyroyalDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- PotatoDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- PurslaneSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- RadicchioSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- RhubarbDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- SalsifyDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- SaltwortDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Scallion (Green Onion)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Scorzonera (Black Salsify)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Sea KaleDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- ShallotDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- SkirretSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- SorrelSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Summer SavorySow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Swiss ChardSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- TansyDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- TatsoiDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- TurnipDirect sowMar 4–Mar 11
- Upland CressDirect sowMar 18–Mar 25
- WatercressSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- White SageSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
Fruit
- ApplePlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- ApricotPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- Aronia (Black Chokeberry)Plant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- ElderberryPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- GrapePlant a nursery startMar 4–Mar 11
- MulberryPlant a nursery startMar 25–Apr 1
- PawpawPlant a nursery startMar 25–Apr 1
- PeachPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- PearPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- PlumPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- QuincePlant a nursery startMar 25–Apr 1
- Serviceberry (Juneberry)Plant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- StrawberryPlant a nursery startMar 4–Mar 11
- Sweet CherryPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
- Tart CherryPlant a nursery startMar 11–Mar 18
Flowers
- African DaisyDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)Sow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)TransplantMar 25–Apr 1
- AstilbeDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Sow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Bells of IrelandSow or transplantMar 18–Mar 25
- Black-Eyed SusanSow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)Sow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- CalendulaSow or transplantMar 11–Mar 18
- California BluebellDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- California PoppyDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- CandytuftDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- CarnationTransplantMar 18–Mar 25
- Carthamus (Safflower)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Sow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Corn PoppyDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Sow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- FeverfewSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Forget-Me-NotDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- GladiolusPlant bulbsMar 11–Mar 18
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- HollyhockDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Honesty (Lunaria)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- HostaDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Johnny Jump UpTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Liatris (Blazing Star)Plant bulbsMar 11–Mar 18
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- LupineDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Maiden PinksDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Mallow (High Mallow)Direct sowMar 25–Apr 1
- MoonflowerSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Orlaya (Laceflower)Sow or transplantMar 18–Mar 25
- Pansy / ViolaTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)Direct sowMar 4–Mar 11
- Phlox (Annual)Sow or transplantMar 18–Mar 25
- PrimulaTransplantMar 11–Mar 18
- Purple ConeflowerSow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Rock SoapwortDirect sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Sow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Scarlet FlaxDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Sedum (Showy Stonecrop)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Shasta DaisySow or transplantMar 4–Mar 11
- Showy Evening PrimroseDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- SnapdragonTransplantMar 18–Mar 25
- StockTransplantMar 25–Apr 1
- StrawflowerSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- SunflowerDirect sowMar 25–Apr 1
- Sweet AlyssumSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- Sweet WilliamTransplantMar 18–Mar 25
- Veronica (Speedwell)Direct sowMar 11–Mar 18
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Sow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
- YarrowSow or transplantMar 25–Apr 1
Still time to start indoors
The usual indoor-start date for these has passed, but planting-out hasn't come yet. Seed started now still makes a transplant, just a smaller one. Buying starts is the easy alternative. Dates are when they go outside.
Vegetables & herbs
- AchiraPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- BasilPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- CardoonPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- CatmintPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- CucamelonPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- EggplantPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Fennel (Florence/bulbing)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)Plant outApr 15–Apr 22
- HyssopPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- JicamaPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Lemon BalmPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- LovagePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Luffa GourdPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Malabar SpinachPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Marjoram (Sweet)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- MaukaPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Mexican Mint MarigoldPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Mountain MintPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- OkraPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- OreganoPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- RosellePlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- RosemaryPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- RuePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- SagePlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Salad BurnetPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Sweet PotatoPlant outApr 15–Apr 22
- ThymePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- TobaccoPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- TomatilloPlant outApr 15–Apr 22
- TomatoPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- ValerianPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Winter SavoryPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- YaconPlant outApr 15–Apr 22
- Za'atar OreganoPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- 7 Pot Primo PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Aji Amarillo PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Bell PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Carolina Reaper PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Cayenne PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Chile de Árbol PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Cubanelle PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Datil PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Dorset Naga PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Fresno PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Habanero PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Hungarian Wax PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Jalapeño PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Komodo Dragon PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Lemon Drop PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Naga Viper PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Padrón PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Pimento PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Rocoto PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Scotch Bonnet PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Serrano PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Shishito PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Sweet Banana PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Sweet Cherry PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Tabasco PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
Flowers
- Ageratum (Flossflower)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Black-Eyed Susan VinePlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Campanula (Bellflower)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- CelosiaPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- China AsterPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- ColeusPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- ColumbinePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- CosmosPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Cranberry HibiscusPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Dusty MillerPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Eryngium (Sea Holly)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- EucalyptusPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- FoxglovePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- GazaniaPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- ImpatiensPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- LisianthusPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- LobeliaPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- MarigoldPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- OsteospermumPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- PetuniaPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Plant outApr 1–Apr 8
- StaticePlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- VerbenaPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)Plant outApr 8–Apr 15
- Wax BegoniaPlant outApr 8–Apr 15
- ZinniaPlant outApr 1–Apr 8
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What to plant in March in zone 8: 277 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including bell pepper, lettuce, cucumber, zucchini, with exact dates for zone 8a and 8b.
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