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What to plant in March in United Kingdom

20 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in United Kingdom, for the climate around Cambridge area, eastern England (52°N, 0°).

Climate: Cool temperate climate with frosts from roughly October to April, a mild wet winter, a dry spring and early summer, and warm but rarely hot summers, so crops need sowing after the last frost and benefit from protection in early spring.

Vegetables

  • Lettuce Lactuca sativa

    Quick cool-season leaves that sow in succession from spring to early autumn and tolerate the mild British summers.

    Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Carrot Daucus carota

    Light, free-draining soil and cool summers produce sweet roots, and short varieties suit containers.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Potato Solanum tuberosum

    Chitted tubers planted after the last frost yield well in English soils and grow happily in bags.

    Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

  • Beetroot Beta vulgaris

    Tolerates cool weather and light frosts, so it can be sown over a long season.

    Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Thrives in the cool spring and autumn and resists the local frosts without protection.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Broad bean Vicia faba

    Hardy seedlings sown in late winter crop in early summer and are very reliable in the UK.

    Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy

  • Onion Allium cepa

    Sets planted in spring mature in the long days of summer and store well.

    Harvest: 120–150 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Pea Pisum sativum

    Cool spring weather suits it, and dwarf varieties fit a sunny balcony.

    Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Radish Raphanus sativus

    The fastest crop in the garden, sown repeatedly through the growing season.

    Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

  • Leek Allium ampeloprasum

    Hardy enough to stand the winter frosts and harvested from autumn into spring.

    Harvest: 120–160 daysModerate

Fruits

  • Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

    Hardy perennial plants set out in spring fruit well in the cool summers and suit hanging baskets.

    Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Raspberry Rubus idaeus

    Fully hardy canes that need the winter chill and produce well in the cool, moist British summer.

    Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →

  • Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

    Needs cold winters to break dormancy and thrives in the damp, cool conditions of the region.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

  • Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa

    A hardy bush that copes with frost and cool summers and crops reliably with little care.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

  • Apple Malus domestica

    Apples need cold winters for dormancy and the long, mild autumns of eastern England ripen them well.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasyCare guide →

  • Plum Prunus domestica

    Hardy against the winter minimum, and a sheltered sunny spot gives enough summer heat for good fruit.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Pear Pyrus communis

    Frost-hardy and well suited to the warm, dry late summers of the region when planted in a sunny site.

    Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

Herbs

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum

    Fully hardy perennial that comes back every spring and grows happily in pots on a balcony.

    Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Parsley Petroselinum crispum

    Tolerates cool weather and light frost and keeps producing leaves through the season.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Mint Mentha spicata

    Very hardy perennial that spreads vigorously in the damp, cool English climate.

    Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →