Its at this point in the year I start to get really garden antsy. I can look out the window and see all the green things in the yard beginning to push out of the dirt and my trowel finger starts to itch, I begin planning beds for vegetables and plants, and wordlessly beg my little indoor seedlings to start growing just a bit faster.
The picture above just about sums it up! As soon as the weather clears up I am usually out in the garden turning soil and planting cold hardy seeds and seedlings. So, what CAN you plant in the greater Vancouver area in March? You might be surprised, quite a lot!
Vancouver is situated (based on altitude) in a zone 8, 8a, and 8b growing zone which refers to its climate zone, each zone is divided roughly into zones of plus or minus 10 degrees (for more info on growing zones please go here). For zone 8 we known that the average annual extreme minimum temperatures 10 to 15 degress farenheit or, for all you Canucks out there -12.2 to -9.4 Celcius at its coldest. Thus, when buying seeds, pay attention to the growing zones on the back of your packaging and memorize number 8 "eight is great!"
Now that you are an expert in understanding your growing zone, we can go forth knowing full well what can be planted in March. I have listed seeds/plants alphabetically and have only included the more common varieties of veggies, and herbs.
VEGETABLES AND HERBS:
Arugula
Asparagus Rhizomes
Basil (end of March)
Broad Beans
Carrots (Leave these till the last week in March)
Chinese Greens (all the various 'choys')
Common Sorel
Corn Salad
Endive (End of March)
Garlic
Kale and Collards
Lavendar
Lettuce
Mint (Put a clear plastic container over it for the cold nights)
Onion
Peas
Radishes
Spinach (Vancouver variety from West Coast seeds is perfect for our climate)
Thyme (Put a clear plastic container over it for the cold nights)
This is by no means a complete list, and comes from the scope of my experience only.
Happy Planting!
- Nicey
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