What to plant in March in Belgium

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Cool, moist springs and autumns suit lettuce, and it can be sown in succession for much of the season.

Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Spinach Spinacia oleracea

It bolts in heat but thrives in the cool spring and autumn conditions of this coastal climate.

Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Garden pea Pisum sativum

Cool spring weather and reliable rain give peas a good start before summer heat arrives.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →

Carrot Daucus carota

Deep, well-drained beds and mild summers produce sweet, well-formed roots.

Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Beetroot Beta vulgaris

Cool, moist conditions and a long sowing window give dependable, tender roots.

Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots

Onion Allium cepa

Spring-planted sets mature well in the long, mild days before the wet autumn.

Harvest: 100–120 days from setsModerateCare guide →

Potato Solanum tuberosum

Planting after the last hard frost lets tubers form in the cool, moist summer.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

Radish Raphanus sativus

Fast-growing radishes can be sown almost all season and finish quickly in mild weather.

Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

Apple Malus domestica

Hardy to these winter lows and gets enough cool chill and summer warmth to set and ripen fruit.

Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

Pear Pyrus communis

Hardy trees that flower late enough to avoid most spring frosts and fruit well in this climate.

Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

Plum Prunus domestica

European plums are fully hardy here and bear reliably in the cool, mild summers.

Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

Bushes need cold winters to fruit well, and this climate gives them plenty of chill.

Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

Raspberry Rubus idaeus

Canes are fully hardy and the wet, cool summers keep the berries juicy.

Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →

Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

Cool, moist summers and frost-hardy plants make strawberries very productive here.

Harvest: 60–90 days after plantingEasyIn potsCare guide →

Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum

It is hardy here, but it needs acidic, peaty soil or a container with ericaceous compost.

Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Hardy and productive in the cool, moist climate, and it keeps leaves through much of the year.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Spearmint Mentha spicata

Fully hardy and vigorous in the damp, mild summers, though best kept in a container.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Chives Allium schoenoprasum

Fully hardy perennial that regrows each spring and tolerates wet winters.

Harvest: 60–90 days from sowingEasyIn potsCare guide →