March, new beginnings
March 22, 2026 · 2 min read
March — that is when the sowing starts for real, and as usual you cannot keep up!
The March sowing is normally split into 2 rounds, but this year March went by so fast that I completely missed that we were already at the end of the month! So everything gets crammed into the week ahead. The to-do list is enormous — seeds to start, beds to prepare, structures to mend — but new projects will have to wait for autumn. Every ounce of energy goes to spring.
Today's garden count: two bumblebee queens, a honey bee queen, a scatter of ladybugs, and one bold butterfly. If that isn't proof that spring has arrived, nothing is.
March Sowing
Cabbage, Jersey Tree Cabbage, Palm kale and Bear Necessities
Summer lavender
Greek mountain tea
Lemon bee balm
Orange mint
Hummingbird mint
Wild dahlia
Hemp hollyhock
Turkish dragonhead
Horned pansy
Bronze fennel
Maiden pink
Aztec tobacco
Millet
Painted sage
Tomatoes: Heinz, Lille Lise, Fern Leaf, Bumblebee, Potato Leaf Variegated
Basil: Thai, Lettuce Leaf
Korila
Bottle gourd
Tigernut
Luffa
Lemon Chili
Watermelon
Butterfly pea
Roselle hibiscus
Snapdragon
Chia
Linnaeus Marigold
Shungiku
Cornflower
Dragonhead
Coriander
Curled mallow
About the author
Pernille has spent almost her entire adult life working in gardens, both personally in her own gardens, as well as professionally. She has worked at Arley Hall & Gardens, at Systrarna Lindskogs in the Swedish riviera of Österlen and spends most of her waking hours planning gardens, counting seeds and thinking 3 seasons ahead (at least). She is also the founder and creator of Garden Kinship.
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