What to do in March

As spring begins to emerge in March we are able to spend longer outside and there’s a lot to do in the garden to prepare for the upcoming growing season:

Things to do in March:

• Start mowing lawns regularly and reseed any bare patches.
• Mulch bare soil in borders.
• Put pond pumps back into the pond.
• Water you indoor plants regularly.
• Propagate shrubs by layering.
• Prune shrubs with colourful winter stems.
• Prune shrub and bush roses.
• Move evergreen shrubs.
• Increase stocks of herbaceous perennials by taking basal stem cuttings and take cuttings from dahlia tubers.
• Split polyanthus after flowering.
• Sow sweet peas outdoors or plant out young plants raised under cover.
• Sow hardy annuals where they are to flower and sow vegetables outside.
• Harden off young vegetable plants to put outside.
• Plant early potatoes and asparagus.
• Protect fruit blossom against late frosts.

Last Chance:

• Finish planting bare-root trees and shrubs.
• Plant snowdrops and winter aconites.

Getting Ahead:

• Take grow bags into the greenhouse to warm up before planting.
• Put stakes in to support perennials later in the year.

The Weather

• Transitioning from winter to spring, with average day time temperatures ranging from 8°C to 10°C and night time temperatures between 2°C to 4°C. Spring is starting to emerge but nights can still be chilly with occasional frosts, especially in the first half of the month.
• Rainfall is generally moderate, but drier than winter months.
• Increasing sunshine, especially towards the end of the month, though it can still be quite cloudy at times.

General Tasks

Vegetables & Herbs

Fruit

The Flower Garden

The Greenhouse

Containers

Trees & Shrubs

Hedges

The Lawn

Wildlife and the Pond

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