Los Angeles in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Los Angeles has run 10.0–21.7°C with about 80 mm of rain across the month. Here is what weather like that will carry to harvest.
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Los Angeles is actually having, today.
Grow one in Los Angeles's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in March in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 10.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.3°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-March, then adding up the warmth Los Angeles usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Spinach | 39 | Apr 22 |
| 🥕 Parsnip | 91 | Jun 13 |
| 🫛 Peas | 53 | May 6 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 35 | Apr 18 |
| 🌿 Coriander | 40 | Apr 23 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 50 | May 3 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 65 | May 18 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 40 | Apr 23 |
| 🧅 Leek | 82 | Jun 4 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 55 | May 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 57 | May 10 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 58 | May 11 |
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🌿 Spinach about 43 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Parsnip about 108 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 60 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Coriander about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 98 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 61 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 68 days to harvest Recent mean 15.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 15.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 15.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 15.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Los Angeles
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Los Angeles, averaged day by day over the last 5 years. Whether a crop finishes in time is worked out from its own starting temperature and heat requirement — those numbers are listed on each crop page if you want to check them.