Wuhan in March: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, March in Wuhan has run 9.6–18.1°C with about 104 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 Wuhan is actually having, today.
Grow one in Wuhan's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in March in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ This month sits inside the frost-free window. Average last spring frost around Feb 16, first autumn frost around Dec 12 — roughly 300 frost-free days. Sow tender crops after the last frost date and make sure they finish before the first.
☀️ About 6.1 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 3.8°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 Wuhan usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Napa cabbage | 58 | May 11 |
| 🥬 Cauliflower | 64 | May 17 |
| 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens | 36 | Apr 19 |
| 🫘 Broad bean | 61 | May 14 |
| 🫛 Peas | 51 | May 4 |
| 🥗 Lettuce | 48 | May 1 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 39 | Apr 22 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 52 | May 5 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 53 | May 6 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 28 | Apr 11 |
| 🟣 Beetroot | 51 | May 4 |
| 🏵️ Marigold | 54 | May 7 |
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.
- 🥬 Napa cabbage about 89 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cauliflower about 97 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫘 Broad bean about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🫛 Peas about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥗 Lettuce about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 55 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 74 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 77 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 34 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🟣 Beetroot about 71 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🏵️ Marigold about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 13.9°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 13.9°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Wuhan
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Wuhan, 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.