YOUR GARDENING YEAR
What to do in the garden in March
The key March jobs for your veg patch, fruit, lawns, borders and greenhouse — tick them off or print a sheet to take outside.
One page, ready to take outside
A few timely jobs to help your garden thrive through the season.
Veg Patch
Fruit & Pruning
Lawns & Borders
Greenhouse
Gardening events in March
- National Garden Scheme season begins From MarchPrivate gardens open for charity across England and Wales.
- RHS Spring plant fairs MarchPlant fairs at RHS gardens around the country.
Dates change each year — please check with the organiser before you travel.
March in the garden
A month-by-month guide from The Gardener’s GreenhouseVeg Patch
Sow early peas and spinach under cloches.
Plant onion and shallot sets.
Fruit & Pruning
Mulch blueberries and cranberries with ericaceous compost.
Protect early blossom from frost with fleece.
Lawns & Borders
Give the lawn its first light mow on a high setting.
Lift and divide overgrown perennials.
Greenhouse
Sow tomatoes and chillies indoors on a windowsill.
Prick out early seedlings into larger pots.
Notes:
Tick each box as you go — and take things at your own pace.
Little jobs. Lovely rewards.
Follow local frost forecasts; northern gardens often start spring jobs later. Avoid frozen or waterlogged soil and take regular breaks.
Got a question about March jobs? Ask in the forum.