What to plant in March in Hungary
14 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Hungary, for the climate around Central Slovakia (Banská Bystrica area), 48°N 19°E.
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters (down to about -16 °C), last spring frosts into late April, a warm wet early summer and a dry-ish late summer, with hot days up to about 37 °C.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and it bolts less than in the hot summer.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost and thrives in the cool spring and autumn of this continental climate.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Peas sown early in spring are ready before the summer heat and tolerate light frost.
Harvest: 60-70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, loose soil and cool nights give sweet carrots, and sowings can continue through early summer.
Harvest: 70-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Onion sets planted in early spring form bulbs during the long, sunny days of summer.
Harvest: 100-120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Started indoors in late winter and planted out after the last frost, tomatoes ripen in the warm summer.
Harvest: 60-85 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry canes are fully hardy to this winter and produce well in the cool, moist summer.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant bushes are very frost-hardy and prefer the cool continental summer.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasy
Apple Malus domestica
Apple trees tolerate deep winter cold and need the warm summer days to ripen their fruit.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherry is among the hardiest tree fruits and copes well with this continental winter.
Harvest: 3-4 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
European plums are hardy and get enough summer heat to ripen in this region.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Pears tolerate the cold winters and ripen their fruit in the warm late summer.
Harvest: 4-6 yearsModerate
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley is frost-tolerant and keeps producing leaves through the cool seasons.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are perennial, survive the winter frost and regrow every spring.
Harvest: 60-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →