march planting in the valley of the sun

[darkmugen]

So February has came and went and now it's March and it's warming up. The month of the Roman god of war and agriculture is upon us. Mid March is generally when we are last likely to get a frost so now is a very good time to start planting warm weather vegetables.

Until Mid March you can still plant artichoke from transplant, arugula and beets. Till april you can plant carrot, radish and green onions.
Here's a list of vegetables you can plant now and the months they can planted till.

amaranth march to july
black eyed peas aka cow peas and chinese long bean
common beans(which includes green beans, pintos, kidney beans and black beans) till may and from the monsoons till September
carrot till may
corn till april then again from the monsoons till the end of august
cucumbers until may then again in august
devil's claw
okra mid-march till june. make sure to scarify the seeds.
melon till august
green onions till may
radishes till may
sorghum till may and with the monsoons
squash till may
sunchokes aka jerusalem artichokes till mid May
sunflowers till august
watermelon till may
malabar spinach till may
new zealand spinach till may

now's a good time to transpalant eggplant, chiles and tomatoes. you could also start them from seeds(preferable in flats or pots) to be transplanted with the monsoon.

herbs;

basil april to june and again with the monsoons
parsley plant in march
marigolds till may
epazote till april
calendula plant now
chamomile march
lavender march
rue till april
sage march
tansy march
thyme till april
lemon balm march