22 December 2020
Grow your own jobs for March
March marks the start of spring and it's time to get growing veg. It's still cold outdoors but there's lots to do in the greenhouse as well as preparing the plot.
In this article
What to do in March
Greenhouse
- Earth up potatoes growing in containers
- Sow brassicas
- Sow lettuce every two or three weeks
- Thin out courgette seedlings if two have germinated in the same pot
- Sow salads in containers or the greenhouse border
- Sow greenhouse tomatoes
- Sow a second batch of broad beans
- Sow tender herbs, such as coriander
Outdoors
- Plant broad beans outdoors
- Plant out peas growing in gutters and sow another batch direct in the soil
- Plant early and second-early potatoes in mild areas
- Plant shallots
- Test the soil temperature regularly to see if it's warm enough to sow outdoors
The rest of the garden
Read our guide to gardening jobs for March
Grow your own monthly jobs
- 1.Grow your own jobs for January and February
- 2.Grow your own jobs for March
- 3.Grow your own jobs for April
- 4.Grow your own jobs for May
- 5.Grow your own jobs for June
- 6.Grow your own jobs for July
- 7.Grow your own jobs for August
- 8.Grow your own jobs for September
- 9.Grow your own jobs for October
- 10.Grow your own jobs for November and December

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