What can I plant in March in zone 5a?

For zone 5a, GrowZone filters representative supported crop calendars into start-indoors, transplant, and direct-sow windows for March. Enter a ZIP for the frost-station-specific date.

Should I plant from the zone page or the ZIP page?

Use the zone page for broad planning and the ZIP page for the final date because ZIP pages include the representative frost station.

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What to plant in March in zone 5a

In zone 5a, March has 2 supported crop windows across start-indoors, transplant, or direct-sow groups. Enter your ZIP before using a date in the garden.

This page uses representative supported ZIP calendars for USDA zone 5a. It is useful for broad planning, while the ZIP lookup narrows the answer to the frost station behind your ZIP.

Start indoors

Tomatoes Mar 29
Peppers Mar 15

Transplant

No supported crops transplant in March for zone 5a.

Direct-sow

No supported crops direct-sow in March for zone 5a.