What to plant in March in United States
11 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in United States, for the climate around Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.
Climate: A cold continental temperate climate with hard winters (nights to -16 °C, frost roughly November to March), warm humid summers up to 39 °C, and rain spread evenly through the year with a wetter July to September.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and it can be sown again for a fall crop.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool shoulder seasons and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale survives cold nights and sweetens after autumn frosts.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Loose soil warms in spring and carrots can be sown in succession through summer.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Peas are sown early, before the heat, and tolerate the cool spring frosts.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Onion sets planted in early spring mature well before the summer heat.
Harvest: 100–120 daysEasyCare guide →
Fruits
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Canes are very cold hardy and the summer rain keeps the fruit plump.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
Apple trees are hardy to far below -16 °C and need the cold winters to set fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherries are hardy and self-fertile enough to fruit reliably in this climate.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Pears tolerate the cold winters and benefit from the warm late summers.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Herbs
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are fully hardy perennials that return every spring.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →