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What to plant in March in Czechia

12 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Czechia, for the climate around Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Climate: A cold continental climate with hard winter frosts down to about -11 °C, a frost-free season roughly from late May to September, warm summers up to about 40 °C, and fairly even rainfall year-round, peaking in June to August.

Vegetables

  • Garden pea Pisum sativum

    Hardy seed sown in cool spring soil before the frosts finish, and it ripens before summer heat.

    Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Tolerates cold springs and autumn frosts, so it can be sown twice a year.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Radish Raphanus sativus

    Very fast and frost-tolerant, it fits the short gaps between spring and autumn.

    Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

  • Leek Allium porrum

    Very frost-hardy, so it can stand in the bed through the winter and be harvested as needed.

    Harvest: 120–150 daysEasy

Fruits

  • Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

    Thrives on cold winters that it needs for dormancy and rewards the cool, damp summers with dense crops.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

  • Raspberry Rubus idaeus

    Cane-hardy in frosts and reliably fruits in the moist, cool summers of this region.

    Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →

  • Apple Malus domestica

    Hardy to deep winter cold and needs the chill hours and warm summers that this climate provides.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

  • Plum Prunus domestica

    Hardy fruit tree with a long tradition in Bohemian gardens, suited to the cold winters and warm summers.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Pear Pyrus communis

    Frost-hardy and well adapted to the warm late summers, which ripen the fruit fully.

    Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

  • Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa

    Very hardy shrub that tolerates the cold winters and cool, damp summers well.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

Herbs

  • Parsley Petroselinum crispum

    Frost-tolerant and easy to grow in cool, moist soil, and it keeps producing through the summer.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum

    Fully frost-hardy perennial that comes back each spring and needs little care.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →