What to plant in March in Mozambique
8 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Mozambique, for the climate around Maputo area, southern Mozambique.
Climate: A subtropical coastal climate with no frost, mild winters (coldest nights about 16 to 22 °C), hot humid summers, and most rain falling from November to April, with a drier May to October.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm frost-free days suit tomatoes, and sowing in the dry season avoids the worst of the rainy-season blight.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
Cowpeas are drought-tolerant legumes that enrich the soil and suit local rainy-season growing.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasy
Cucumber Cucumis sativus
Cucumbers grow quickly in the warm months and are productive with regular watering.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild dry-season temperatures keep lettuce crisp and reduce bolting.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Banana Musa acuminata
Bananas love this frost-free warm climate and the summer rains feed their rapid growth.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley grows steadily in the mild dry season and suits containers well.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Mint spreads vigorously in warm weather with regular water and is ideal in a pot.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme tolerates the sunny dry spells and prefers well-drained pots, avoiding the wettest weeks.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →