What to plant in March in Netherlands
16 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Netherlands, for the climate around Utrecht, Netherlands.
Climate: Cool temperate oceanic climate with frosts from roughly December to March, mild wet summers, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and successive sowings avoid summer bolting.
Harvest: 30-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool, moist conditions of spring and autumn and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Peas sown in early spring finish before the summer heat and enjoy the mild, damp climate.
Harvest: 60-70 daysEasyCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sandy or loamy Dutch soils and cool summers give sweet, well-formed carrots.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale tolerates the cold and wet winters and keeps producing leaves into the frost.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Sets planted in early spring form good bulbs during the long, mild days of summer.
Harvest: 100-120 daysEasyCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Early-spring seed potatoes avoid the worst of late blight and yield well in the cool climate.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots
Radish Raphanus sativus
Radishes grow quickly in the cool temperate weather and can be sown almost all season.
Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Apples are fully hardy here and need the cold winters to set fruit.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsEasyCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Pears are hardy in the Dutch winter and benefit from the long, mild autumn to ripen wood.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerate
Sweet cherry Prunus avium
Sweet cherries survive the winter cold but need a sheltered, sunny spot to avoid splitting in rain.
Harvest: 4-6 yearsExpert
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrants need cold winters and thrive in the damp, cool conditions of the Netherlands.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsEasy
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Hardy canes fruit well in the cool summers and wet autumns typical of this region.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberries tolerate the cold and grow well in acidic, peaty soil or containers.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley tolerates light frost and produces leaves steadily in the cool climate.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are fully hardy and regrow reliably from clumps year after year.
Harvest: 60-75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →