What to Plant in March in Zone 7: Cool Crops, Fruit, and Early Flowers
In USDA zone 7, March opens cool-season greens, roots, brassicas, peas, dormant fruit, and cover crops from day one, with asparagus and flowers later in t...
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What to Plant in March in Zone 7
In USDA zone 7, March is the main cool-season start. From about March 1, greens, roots, brassicas, peas, onions, cool herbs, cover crops, and cool flowers open. Dormant berries and fruit share that early window. Mid-month adds asparagus, cilantro, and fig. Late March opens more spring flowers.
Typical last frost for zone 7 averages around April 10. Confirm with the first-frost lookup and the first frost guide. Also check the zone 7 March calendar and what to plant now.
Cool-Season Vegetables From March 1
Sow or transplant while March-May windows fit:
- Greens: lettuce (including butterhead, red leaf, romaine), spinach, arugula, kale, collards, Swiss chard, bok choy. Lettuce, spinach, kale.
- Roots: radish, beet (including Chioggia), turnip, parsnip, carrot (carrot runs to about May 15). Radish, beet, carrot.
- Brassicas: broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, celery, leeks, onions. Broccoli, cabbage.
- Peas and sugar snap peas. Pea.
Cover Crops, Herbs, and Cool Flowers
Crimson clover, hairy vetch, oats, and winter peas open about March 1 with the cool-season block. Cool herbs such as parsley, dill, chives, mint, lemon balm, chervil, and peppermint share that start. Cool flowers on the March 1 window include pansy, snapdragon, sweet pea, and breadseed poppy. Crimson clover, winter peas, parsley.
Fruit and Mid-to-Late March Adds
Apple and peach spring windows open about February 25 and run into late March or early April. From about March 1 to April 1, plant blueberry (including northern highbush, lowbush, and rabbiteye), blackberry, raspberry, strawberry (including June-bearing), pear, and table grape. From about March 10: asparagus, cilantro, and fig. From about March 20: bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, columbine, dianthus, hollyhock, lupine, nasturtium, and purple coneflower. Apple tree, blueberry, asparagus, fig tree.
Next Steps
Fill cool-season beds early, set dormant fruit while soil is workable, and add asparagus and flowers mid-to-late month. Compare March zone 8, October zone 7, and the indoor seed-starting calendar.