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What to plant in March in Vietnam

14 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in March in Vietnam, for the climate around Southern Vietnam, Dong Nai and Binh Duong area.

Climate: Hot tropical lowland climate with no frost, year-round temperatures of 16 to 38 °C, a dry season from December to April and a heavy rainy season from May to November, peaking in September.

Vegetables

  • Water spinach Ipomoea aquatica

    A fast, heat-loving leafy green that tolerates wet soil and humidity better than most greens.

    Harvest: 30–40 daysEasyIn pots

  • Cucumber Cucumis sativus

    Warm weather and a trellis give fast harvests in the dry season.

    Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Yardlong bean Vigna unguiculata

    A heat-tolerant legume that fixes its own nitrogen and copes with the early rains.

    Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

  • Okra Abelmoschus esculentus

    Loves sustained heat and produces pods continuously in the warm, humid climate.

    Harvest: 50–65 daysEasyIn pots

  • Eggplant Solanum melongena

    Heat-loving fruiting crop that does best when sown before the rainy season.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →

  • Pumpkin Cucurbita moschata

    Vigorous in heat and sun, with fruit that stores well after the dry-season harvest.

    Harvest: 90–110 daysEasy

  • Spring onion Allium fistulosum

    Tolerates heat and humidity and can be cut repeatedly from a small bed or pot.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn pots

  • Amaranth Amaranthus tricolor

    A tropical leafy green that grows fast in heat and resists the local pests well.

    Harvest: 30–45 daysEasyIn pots

Fruits

  • Papaya Carica papaya

    Needs only warmth and good drainage, and the frost-free climate lets it fruit almost year-round.

    Harvest: 9–12 monthsEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Banana Musa acuminata

    Fits the hot, wet climate and its minimum night temperature of 16 °C is well above what it needs.

    Harvest: 9–14 monthsEasyCare guide →

  • Pineapple Ananas comosus

    Grows happily in tropical heat and well-drained soil, and can be grown from a crown or slip.

    Harvest: 18–24 monthsEasyIn pots

Herbs

  • Vietnamese coriander Persicaria odorata

    A native of this region that loves warm, humid, moist conditions.

    Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots

  • Sweet basil Ocimum basilicum

    Heat-loving and productive in full sun, though it needs drainage during the heaviest rain.

    Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Holy basil Ocimum tenuiflorum

    Native to tropical Asia and tolerant of the hot, humid wet season.

    Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots