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What to plant in March in Türkiye

15 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Türkiye, for the climate around Istanbul, Türkiye.

Climate: Cool, wet winters with occasional frosts down to about -2 °C, a warm dry summer from June to August with highs up to 36 °C, and most rain falling from September to April.

Vegetables

  • Lettuce Lactuca sativa

    Mild spring and autumn temperatures suit lettuce, and it bolts in the summer heat unless sown in cooler months.

    Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Cool spring and autumn weather suits spinach, and it tolerates the light frosts of winter.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Carrot Daucus carota

    Cool spring and autumn soils give sweet, well-shaped roots.

    Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Beetroot Beta vulgaris

    Cool conditions in spring and autumn produce tender, sweet roots.

    Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

  • Garden pea Pisum sativum

    Cool, wet spring and autumn weather suits peas, which dislike the summer heat.

    Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →

Fruits

  • Apple Malus domestica

    Cold winters give the chilling hours apple trees need, and summers are warm enough to ripen the fruit.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

  • Pear Pyrus communis

    Hardy in the local winters, pears thrive in the warm, dry late summer.

    Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

  • Fig Ficus carica

    Hot summers ripen figs well, and hardy cultivars survive the local winter cold.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Grapevine Vitis vinifera

    Dry, hot August weather ripens grapes, and vines tolerate the winter frosts.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateCare guide →

  • Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

    Cool springs suit strawberries, and the plants survive the winter frosts.

    Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Raspberry Rubus idaeus

    Raspberry canes are hardy and fruit well in the cool, moist spring.

    Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →

Herbs

  • Parsley Petroselinum crispum

    Mild spring and autumn weather keeps parsley leafy, and it survives light frosts.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Mint Mentha spicata

    Mint is hardy through the winter and thrives in the moist spring soil.

    Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Thyme Thymus vulgaris

    Thyme tolerates the frosts and dry, hot summers of this climate.

    Harvest: 75–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Dill Anethum graveolens

    Dill grows quickly in the mild spring and autumn, and it self-seeds easily.

    Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots