What To Grow In March

The Propagator’s Going To Be Very Busy In The Next Few Weeks ...

seeds to plant in March

If, like me, you’re running a little behind with your planting (gales, hale, frost and snow don’t seem to be conducive to getting back in the garden ...) there’s no need to worry. It’s easy to catch up as you’re still in time to plants loads of different types of seeds ... and even if there are some you’d like to have planted in February don’t worry, you still can!

New seedlings will quickly put on growth as the days get longer (and fingers crossed) the weather gets better and temperatures start to increase.

So, last weekend, between quick dashes through the mud to walk the dog when it wasn’t raining, I sorted through my packets of seeds, deciding what to plant ... So, even though my new garden may still be a bit uninspiring with its plain lawn and no plants ... I’ve now got a carpet of colour indoors, with masses of flowers on the front of various packets of seeds making me enthusiastic to get them all planted ...

Here’s just a few of those I’ve selected to plant ... starting with the ‘A’ list

Aquilegia ... I just love these as I know I’m growing a permanent resident that will provide colour all through the summer, year after year ... I’ve got a range of varieties to sow including Tower white, Nora Barlow and some McKana Hybrids ...

Astrantia ... major ... I only became aware of the beauty of these plants about five or six years ago when I saw them in show gardens ...

Anthemis ... ‘daisy’ type flowers always remind me of childhood and with the variety ‘sauce hollandaise’ sound good enough to eat ...

Asters ... mentioned last as I’m not going to plant these yet ‘cause I know they’ll catch up if I plant them a little later in the year ...