What to plant in March in Morocco
17 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Morocco, for the climate around Rabat-Salé, Morocco.
Climate: Mild Mediterranean-Atlantic climate with cool, rainy winters (coldest nights about 11–13 °C, wettest in Nov–Jan) and dry, hot summers (up to 27 °C days, almost no rain Jun–Sep), so crops are sown in autumn and winter and summer crops need irrigation.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm spring and dry summers give ripe fruit without rot, and transplants are sold in every local market.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Courgette Cucurbita pepo
Vigorous in warm weather and very productive, with spring and late-summer sowings suited to the dry heat.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild winters let it grow through the cool season, and it bolts quickly in the summer heat.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool autumn and winter soils grow sweet, straight roots, and the crop stores well in the ground.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Early-spring planting avoids the late frosts and the summer heat that stops tuber growth.
Harvest: 80–110 daysModerateIn pots
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Warm spring to summer temperatures produce thick-walled fruit, and it does well in containers.
Harvest: 80–100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Thrives in the hot, dry summer when watered regularly, and climbs well on a balcony trellis.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Mild winters give tender leaves, and it is harvested before bolting in spring.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Fig Ficus carica
Mild winters without hard frost and long dry summers ripen the fruit well, and it tolerates drought.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Pomegranate Punica granatum
Hot, dry summers sweeten the fruit and the plant tolerates the mild winter.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsEasyIn pots
Olive Olea europaea
Native to this Mediterranean climate, it needs the dry summer heat and mild winters to fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
Needs the hot, dry summer to sweeten and ripen, and grows well in a sunny bed with regular water.
Harvest: 80–100 daysModerate
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Mild winters and spring sun suit it, and bare-root plants are easy to buy locally.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Basil Ocimum basilicum
Loves the warm spring and summer sun and grows well in pots on a balcony.
Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Cool, mild winters give lush leaves, and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Spreads vigorously in the rainy season and is best kept in a pot to control it.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis
Native to the dry Mediterranean summer and mild winter, it needs little water once established.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots