March in the garden

Last chance in March

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in March.

Coming up in April

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when March ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Sow under cover3 plants — pumpkin, sweetcorn, winter squash
• Sow outdoors14 plants — beetroot, borage, broccoli, cabbage and others
• Plant36 plants — agapanthus, armand clematis, bay, blue fescue and others
• Plant out2 plants — cabbage, tomato
• Pot on1 plant — aubergine
• Harvest6 plants — asparagus, chervil, lovage, radish and others
• Prune24 plants — armand clematis, camellia, curry leaf, dieffenbachia and others
• Divide7 plants — blue fescue, feather reed grass, globe artichoke, japanese forest grass and others
• Take cuttings9 plants — alocasia, anthurium, bird of paradise, boston fern and others

The whole of April →