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March jobs in the garden

March is a transition month.

Summer crops are still producing, but autumn is knocking at the door. It’s the month for harvesting, clearing, refreshing and preparing your soil for the next growing season.

Here’s what to focus on this month.

Cool Temperate

Harvest tomatoes, beans and zucchini regularly to keep plants productive
Remove spent summer crops and compost healthy material
Sow green manure in empty beds to rebuild soil
Watch for powdery mildew as nights cool
Top up mulch to retain warmth and moisture

March is your reset month, take the time to tidy up now and autumn will reward you.

Warm Temperate

Continue watering and feeding fruiting crops
Start transplanting autumn seedlings
Prune back excess summer growth
Net ripening fruit trees
Monitor for fruit fly and caterpillars

You’re managing two seasons at once, harvest and prepare. It’s one of the busiest but most rewarding times in the garden

Mediterranean

Maintain deep, infrequent watering
Harvest pumpkins once skins harden
Remove finished crops and refresh beds with compost
Lightly fork soil to improve structure before autumn planting
Check for spider mites in dry conditions

Your soil prep now sets up your entire cool season.

Arid

Water deeply in early morning
Provide temporary shade during heat spikes
Harvest melons and pumpkins promptly
Apply thick mulch to protect soil
Remove struggling plants to conserve water

Efficiency is key, conserve water and focus on what will thrive next.

Savannah

Harvest sweet potatoes and tropical greens
Improve drainage after heavy rain
Prune vines to improve airflow
Monitor for fungal disease
Prepare beds for dry season planting

The dry season is your productive window, time to get out in your patch so that you set yourself up to reap the benefits.

Subtropical

Pick chillies, eggplant and beans regularly
Remove diseased foliage quickly
Start sowing autumn crops
Support late tomatoes
Refresh mulch after heavy rain

This is one of your most active garden months, it’s like spring time in more temperate climates, so now’s the time to get out there and get busy in the garden

Tropical

Harvest okra and snake beans frequently
Cut back tired wet-season crops
Thin dense growth for airflow
Check for caterpillars and grasshoppers
Add compost before dry-season planting

You’re shifting seasons, clear space and reset.