March Weekly Garden Tasks

Week 10

March 3rd to March 9th

• Wednesday, March 5th – Ash Wednesday

• Sunday, March 9th – Daylight Saving Time Begins

• Order Rhubarb Crowns and Specialty Seed Potatoes.

• Seed (indoors as transplants): Globe Artichokes, Shallots, Chives, and Leeks

• Plant Shallots, Broadleaf Evergreens, and Onion Sets.

• Take Cuttings from Herbs.

• Remove dead leaves from overwintered Strawberries.

• Turn Compost.

Week 11

March 10th to March 16th

• Seed (indoors as transplants): Leaf Lettuce, Spinach, Tomatoes, Peppers, and Swiss Chard.

• Seed (outdoors): Peas, Radishes, Spinach, and Leeks.

• Divide old Rhubarb Plantings.

• Plant Non-Flowering Trees and Shrubs.

Week 12

March 17th to March 23rd

• Monday, March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day 🍀

• Thursday, March 20th – Vernal Equinox (First Day of Spring!)

• Seed (indoors as transplants): Celery and Eggplant.

• Seed (outdoors): Parsnips, Salsify, and Celeriac.

• Transplant: Head Lettuce, Asparagus, Strawberry Plants, Figs.

• Plant Roses.

• Fertilize Spring-Flowering Bulbs.

Week 13

March 24th to March 30th

• Seed (indoors): Lavender and Celery.

• Seed (outdoors): Rosemary.

• Plant Table Grapes and Horseradish

• Fertilize Asparagus and Rhubarb Beds.

• Begin Dogwood Anthracnose Control.