What to Plant in March, Darwin & Top End

54 crops you can sow in March across Darwin & Top End.

In Season This Month

Fruit (14)

Banana Black Sapote Bunya Nut Guava Jackfruit Kakadu Plum Longan Mandarin Mango Passionfruit Pawpaw Quandong Rambutan Star Fruit

Herb (14)

Basil Bay Laurel Chives Curry Leaf Lemon Balm Lemon Myrtle Lemon Verbena Lemongrass Native Ginger Parsley Sea Celery Shiso (Perilla) Vietnamese Coriander Vietnamese Mint

Leafy (8)

Amaranth Brazilian Spinach Kang Kong Komatsuna Mibuna Pigface Warrigal Greens Water Morning Glory

Flower (5)

Cornflower Hibiscus Native Violet Sunflower Viola

Fruiting (4)

Cucumber Lablab Snake Beans Zucchini

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Root (3)

Hamburg Parsley Scorzonera Water Chestnut

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

All March Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Amaranth	Leafy	30d	30cm	Corn, Onion
Banana	Fruit	450d	300cm	Sweet potato
Basil	Herb	65d	25cm	Tomato, Capsicum, Oregano
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	—
Black Sapote	Fruit	1825d	800cm	Tropical fruit trees
Brazilian Spinach	Leafy	60d	40cm	—
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	—
Bunya Nut	Fruit	5475d	1500cm	Native plants
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Cornflower	Flower	70d	20cm	Wildflowers, Grains
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Curry Leaf	Herb	365d	200cm	—
Guava	Fruit	540d	400cm	—
Hamburg Parsley	Root	120d	15cm	Tomato, Asparagus
Hibiscus	Flower	120d	150cm	Tropical plants
Jackfruit	Fruit	1460d	1000cm	Tropical fruit trees
Kakadu Plum	Fruit	1825d	600cm	Native plants
Kang Kong	Leafy	45d	20cm	—
Komatsuna	Leafy	35d	20cm	Lettuce, Beans
Lablab	Fruiting	70d	30cm	Corn, Sunflower
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Myrtle	Herb	365d	300cm	Native plants, Finger lime
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Lemongrass	Herb	180d	80cm	—
Longan	Fruit	1460d	800cm	Lychee, Mango
Mandarin	Fruit	1095d	400cm	Nasturtium, Marigold
Mango	Fruit	1095d	800cm	—
Mibuna	Leafy	35d	15cm	Lettuce, Radish
Native Ginger	Herb	365d	60cm	Native plants, Davidson plum
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	—	—
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	—
Pawpaw	Fruit	300d	200cm	—
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	—
Pigface	Leafy	60d	40cm	—
Quandong	Fruit	1460d	500cm	Native plants, Host tree (semi-parasitic)
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	—
Rambutan	Fruit	1825d	800cm	Tropical fruit trees
Scorzonera	Root	120d	15cm	Carrot, Onion
Sea Celery	Herb	90d	30cm	Pigface, Samphire
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	—	—
Shiso (Perilla)	Herb	50d	30cm	Eggplant, Tomato
Snake Beans	Fruiting	55d	20cm	Carrot, Corn
Star Fruit	Fruit	730d	600cm	—
Sunflower	Flower	80d	50cm	Cucumber, Corn, Tomato
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	—
Vietnamese Coriander	Herb	40d	30cm	Chilli, Eggplant
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	—
Viola	Flower	70d	15cm	Lettuce, Strawberry
Warrigal Greens	Leafy	60d	60cm	—
Water Chestnut	Root	180d	30cm	Kangkong, Taro
Water Morning Glory	Leafy	30d	20cm	Kangkong, Taro
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans