What to sow in Bristol in March
In March, Bristol averages 7 °C, with nights around 4 °C.
Frosty nights are usual from November to March: the last frost typically comes in March.
A typical winter's coldest night: −3 °C.
Warm months (15 °C or more on average): June to August.
Sow outdoors
- Onion (Allium cepa)
- Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Endive (Cichorium endivia)
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Rape (Brassica napus)
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
- Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
- Brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
- Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- Arrach (Atriplex hortensis)
- Borage (Borago officinalis)
- Garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- Perilla frutescens
- Hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- Turnip-root chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
- Crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
- Oat (Avena sativa)
Sow indoors
In pots or trays somewhere warm, to plant out later.
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
- Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
- Courgette (Cucurbita pepo)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Pea (Pisum sativum)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Mexican groundcherry (Physalis philadelphica)
- Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
- Eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
- Scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus)
- Rocket (Eruca sativa)
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
- Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
- Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
New next month, in April
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua)
- Aztec tobacco (Nicotiana rustica)
- Dogwood (Rhamnus prinoides)
- East African camphor wood (Kuloa usambarensis)
- River redgum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
- Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)
- Cape aloe (Aloe ferox)
- Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
- Niger (Guizotia abyssinica)
- Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
- Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
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Worked out from the last ten years of Bristol's climate and each plant's needs: germination temperature, frost limit and time to harvest.