What to Plant in March

Hands cupping fresh blue bachelor buttons, also known as edible cornflowers, grown in a New York City garden.
Bachelor Buttons
easy
New York City Gardener holding a bunch of freshly harvested turnips
Turnips
intermediate
Fresh spinach rosette held in two hands, harvested from an urban garden.
Spinach
intermediate
New York City Gardener holding freshly harvested pea shoot microgreens in hands
Microgreens
April
Fresh bok choy harvest held with two hands in a New York City urban garden
Bok Choy
April
september
January
Fresh spinach rosette held in two hands, harvested from an urban garden.
Spinach
March
september
Cupped hands holding a large bundle of fresh mustard greens ready for cooking.
Mustard Greens
March
september
Harvest-ready kale leaves held in hands from a New York City garden
Kale
March
August
Freshly harvested lettuce leaves held in hands in a New York City urban garden
Bibb Lettuce
March
september
January
Small-leaf thyme in hands
Thyme
April
Fresh mint leaves held in hands in a New York City urban garden
Mint
April
Small rosemary harvest resting in cupped hands
Rosemary
April
Curly parsley harvest resting in hands in an urban garden
Parsley
April
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