What to sow in York in March
In March, York averages 6 °C, with nights around 3 °C.
Frosty nights are usual from November to April: the last frost typically comes in April.
A typical winter's coldest night: −4 °C.
Warm months (15 °C or more on average): July to August.
Sow outdoors
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Radish (Raphanus sativus)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Turnip (Brassica rapa)
- Borage (Borago officinalis)
- Garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Turnip-root chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
- Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)
- Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Phacelia tanacetifolia
- White mustard (Sinapis alba)
- White clover (Trifolium repens)
- Winter vetch (Vicia villosa)
- Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
- Canadian dwarf cornel (Cornus canadensis)
Sow indoors
In pots or trays somewhere warm, to plant out later.
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Endive (Cichorium endivia)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
- Brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
- Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
- Scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus)
- Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
- Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus)
- Rocket (Eruca sativa)
- Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
- Garden leek (Allium porrum)
- Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
- Red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
New next month, in April
- Onion (Allium cepa)
- Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Pea (Pisum sativum)
- Broad Bean (Vicia faba)
- Rape (Brassica napus)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
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Month by month
Worked out from the last ten years of York's climate and each plant's needs: germination temperature, frost limit and time to harvest.