March planting calendar

March planting calendar. Winter is over and spring is beginning. The days are getting longer, we have better temperatures and it is time to increase the work in the garden. It is time to start planning for the new season and this is synonymous with work and preparation.

It is time to start seriously with the seedbeds and clear areas in our vegetable garden, urban garden or potted garden, to make room for the new seasonal plants. With the arrival of heat the range of possibilities multiplies, and it is not time to be selective about what we are going to start planting and what not.

It’s time to prepare beds with background fertilizers to get our plants off to an energetic start.

Eggplant

• Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
• Transplant when it is 10-15cm
• Germination in 7-15 days
• Harvesting in 4-6 months
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Needs a lot of sun exposure
• Container: 15 liters

Pumpkin

• Germination 5-15 days
• Direct seeding can be done
• Harvesting in 4-5 months depending on varieties
• Light and frequent watering
• Minimum container 20 liters

Zucchini

• Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
• Germination in 5-15 days, harvesting in 2-4 months
• Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
• Harvest from 10 weeks of age
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Minimum container 22 liters

Onion long day

• Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
• Transplantation when they are the thickness of a pencil
• Germination in 10-12 days
• Harvest in tender 2-3 months to preserve 6-7 months
• Low and spaced irrigation
• Container: 5 liters

Spinach

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Rinse when the plants are about 12 cm long.
• Germination in 10-12 days
• Harvesting in 3-4 months
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Container: 3 liters

Strawberries

• Germination in 10-20 days
• Transplanting in Summer
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity
• Container : +5 liters

Peas

• Direct seeding without transplanting
• Plants spaced between 30 and 50 centimeters apart
• Germination in 12-15 days
• Harvesting in 4-5 months
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Container: 5-10 liters

Beans

• Direct seeding
• Germination in 6-12 days
• Harvesting from 8-10 weeks of age
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Minimum container 15 liters

Corn

• Preferably direct seeding
• Germination in 5-10 days
• Harvest in 3-4 months depending on the variety
• Frequent watering, maintain humidity
• Minimum container 20 liters

Melon

• Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
• Germination in 5-15 days
• Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
• Harvest from 3 months of age
• Frequent watering, maintain humidity
• Minimum container 25 liters

Lettuce

• Sowing in seedbeds, peat pots
• Transplant when they have 4-5 true leaves.
• Germination in 6-8 days
• Harvest in 2-4 months
• You can collect leaves as you need them
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• Container: 3 liters

Potatoes

• Direct seeding.
• You can put whole tuber or split it.
• Needs a lot of organic matter
• Watering once a week is enough.
• Harvest from 3 months early potato to 6 months old potato.
• Minimum container 30 liters

Cucumber

• Germination in 8-15 days
• Transplant 2 to 3 true leaves.
• Harvest at about 2 and a half months.
• Light and frequent watering
• Needs sun exposure
• Minimum container liters

Peppers

• Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
• Transplant when it is 10-15cm
• Germination in 10-15 days
• Harvest in 5-7 months
• Light and frequent watering, maintain humidity.
• It needs a lot of sun exposure.
• Container: 15 liters

Leeks

• Direct sowing or in seedbeds
• Plants spaced 15 centimeters apart
• Germination in 12-15 days
• Harvesting in 5 months
• Light watering, maintain humidity
• Container: 5 liters, minimum depth: 25-30 cm.

Radishes

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Germination in 6-8 days
• Harvest in 4-5 weeks
• Gentle watering every day to maintain humidity
• Container: 2 liters
• Growing fast and easy

Beets

• Direct sowing from seed or in seedbed
• Rinse when the plants are about 12 cm long.
• Germination in 8-12 days
• Harvesting in 3-4 months
• Light watering only to maintain humidity
• Container: 5 liters

Arugula

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Germination in 8-10 days
• Harvesting in 6 weeks
• Abundant watering, maintain humidity
• Container: 3 liters

Watermelon

• Direct seeding or seedbed for transplanting
• Germination in 5-10 days
• Transplanting from the 4th true leaf onwards
• Harvest from 4 months of age
• Frequent watering, maintain humidity
• Minimum container 25 liters

Tomatoes

• Sowing in hot bed seedbed or greenhouse
• Transplant when it is about 10cm
• Germination in 7-15 days
• Harvesting in 4 and 9 months depending on the type of tomato.
• Spaced watering in spring and short and continuous in summer.
• It needs a lot of sun exposure.
• Container: 25-30 liters

Carrots

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Germination in 12-15 days
• Harvesting in 3-4 months
• Gentle watering every day to maintain humidity
• Min. 20cm substrate depth and 3 liters container

Aromatic and Beneficial Plants to Plant.

Cilantro

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Germination in 15-30 days
• Harvesting in 2-3 months
• You can collect leaves as you need them
• Gentle watering to maintain humidity
• Minimum container 5 liters

Mint

• Direct sowing of seed
• Germination in 15-30 days
• Harvest in 3-5 months
• Gentle watering to maintain humidity
• Minimum container 5 liters
• Controlling growth is soil, it is very invasive.

Parsley

• Direct sowing of seed, without transplanting
• Germination in 15-30 days
• Harvesting in 2-3 months
• You can collect leaves as you need them
• Gentle watering to maintain humidity
• Minimum container 5 liters

Flowers that we can plant in our Orchard or Garden.

Ageratum

• Direct sowing of seed
• Germination in 5-10 days
• Full sun exposure
• Low growing plant
• Height up to 50 centimeters
• Continuous watering, keep substrate moist.

Calendula

• Broadcast direct seeding
• Germinates between 15-30 days
• Rapid and vigorous growth
• Moderate irrigation.
• Adapts well to all climates
• It is highly appreciated by bees

Impatiens

• Direct sowing of seed
• Germination in 4-7 days
• Semi-shaded sun exposure
• Low growing plant
• Height up to 70 centimeters
• Continuous watering, keep substrate moist.

Petunias

• Direct sowing from seed or cuttings
• Germination in 7-14 days
• Full sun exposure, withstands semi-shade
• Height from 0.30 to 2 meters
• Regular watering without puddling or wetting leaves and flowers.

Rosales.

• Tolerates poor soils.
• Fertilization 2 times minimum during its vegetative cycle.
• Sun exposure minimum 4 hours
• Regular watering, some varieties withstand drought better than others.
• It is advisable to prune during the resting season.