March in the Planty Garden
Roll up your sleeves because with spring just around the corner; March is the perfect time to start. If you begin sowing and planting right away, you can harvest daily from your garden within two months 🙂
Go to: Starting out | Already growing | What to sow now
Go to: Starting out | Already growing | What to sow now
Already growing?
Then this is the time to get your garden boxes from previous years ready for a new season - if you haven't done so already.
To do this, remove the grid, remove all plant debris, thoroughly loosen up the mix and add fresh plantfood. This way, you start with a clean slate again and can begin seeding right away.
To do this, remove the grid, remove all plant debris, thoroughly loosen up the mix and add fresh plantfood. This way, you start with a clean slate again and can begin seeding right away.
Are there any vegetables left that you sowed at the end of last year? Or perennials? Then work around them - or put them aside with a big chunk of MM-mix.
If you have several boxes, then gather them in one and handle the soil later in the year.
If you have several boxes, then gather them in one and handle the soil later in the year.
Leave plants that start to flower for a while - like this dinokale. The first bees and bumblebees will thank you 😀
Tips for March*
- Clean up your garden: remove all the weeds, wash the grids and labels, and get your buckets and tools ready again.
- Set up your vegetable garden with sturdy and durable materials. By investing a little extra in them now, you will not only get a better result, but you will enjoy them for years to come.
- Check your stock of seeds. Do you doubt if your old seeds are still good? Then, do a germination test: that's how you check which seeds will still sprout roots.
- Sow at the recommended time, even if it is already nice and warm. The days are still short, and light plays a major role. Plus, it can still get quite cold in March.
- Your seedlings will come up faster if you cover them with some fleece. The MM-muts is ideal for this.
- Start pre-sowing the summer vegetables on the windowsill as late as possible: Start with tomatoes at the end of this month, and wait with the rest until April.
* In a nutshell, just do what the Planty Gardening app says😉 It's got all these tips and more.
What can you sow right now?
As of March 1, you can already sow several varieties, with several more coming in mid-March.
All varieties you can sow in March:
From March 1:
- Bush basil (indoors)
- Cos lettuce
- Liquorice mint
- Marigold
- Purslane
- Turnip
- Bibb lettuce
- Snow Pea
- Radish
- Arugola
- Spinach
- Sugar snap
- Lamb's lettuce
- Winter pea
- Winter lettuce
From mid-March:
Pre-sowing from March 25:
What gear will help you sow?
Want to read more?
That was March in a nutshell. But if I wrote a lot over the years. So, here's a few fun articles if you're hungry for more:
