What to plant in March in Thailand
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Thailand, for the climate around Nakhon Ratchasima, Northeast Thailand (Khorat Plateau).
Climate: Tropical savanna climate with no frost, a hot wet season from May to October with about 1,400 mm of rain, and a hot dry season from November to April that is cooler from December to February, so growers plant vegetables in the dry season and tree crops at the start of the rains.
Vegetables
water spinach Ipomoea aquatica
Loves warm, humid, wet-season conditions and regrows quickly after each cut.
Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots
okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Heat-loving pod crop that produces heavily in hot weather.
Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
papaya Carica papaya
Frost-free lowland heat and rain give fast, heavy fruiting from a single tree.
Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
holy basil Ocimum tenuiflorum
A native of this climate that grows fast in heat and rain.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots