What to plant in March in Ukraine
9 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Ukraine, for the climate around Kyiv area, Ukraine.
Climate: A continental climate with cold winters (down to about -22 °C), frosts from roughly October to April, warm summers reaching 36 °C, and fairly even rainfall with a wetter late spring and early autumn.
Vegetables
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool spring soil and moderate rain suit peas, which finish before the summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool spring and autumn weather keeps spinach sweet and prevents it from bolting.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Apple trees are fully hardy to this winter minimum and need the cold dormancy they receive here.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Hardy pear rootstocks survive these winters and the warm summers ripen the fruit well.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherries are among the hardiest tree fruits and handle the frosts and summer heat here.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
European plums tolerate the cold winters and produce reliable crops in warm summers.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Red raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry canes survive the cold winters and fruit reliably in the cool, moist summers.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrants need cold winters to set fruit, which this climate reliably provides.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley copes with the cool springs and summer heat, and it tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →