What To Do in the Garden in March: Zone 6
What To Do in the Garden in March: Zone 6
Itching to get busy in the garden? I share what to do in the March garden in order to prepare for the coming season.
I’m planting a few things (that video here: https://youtu.be/icXNN4xIwso), but a lot of my time in the March garden is spent prepping- so I’m ready to plant as soon as the weather decides to cooperate.
In this video I share what there is to do in the garden in the month of March in my Zone 6, Ohio garden.
Be sure to share what you are doing in your garden during the months of March in the comments below!
Related Videos:
How to Plant & Care For Asparagus: https://youtu.be/uNdGpaNI9Xo
Spring Bed Prep: https://youtu.be/WHWSA1QiRm8
Improving Clay Soil: https://youtu.be/QS7qQVOzK7g
Garden Renovation: https://youtu.be/KyF5HRU527I
Natural Weed Management: https://youtu.be/gqgJQvwy2aM
Cover Crop in the Home Garden: https://youtu.be/lPvZeUhOLZk
Hügelkultur in the Home Garden: https://youtu.be/lPvZeUhOLZk
3 Ways to Water the Garden: https://youtu.be/2wVMBWbTsEA
No Dig Potato Bed: https://youtu.be/NG_IzoYFHYw
00:00 Intro
00:34 Garden Cleanup + an Asparagus Tip!
01:53 Bed Prep
02:38 A Word on Cardboard in the Garden
04:11 Hay in the Garden
05:35 Planting cover crop or warming the soil
06:26 Leveling up Raised Beds
07:06 Infrastructure Maintenance
08:32 Expanding the Garden- new beds?
09:40 Pest & Disease Management- be prepared
10:43 Greenhouse Cleanup
11:12 I STILL have a dirty little secret
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What to do in the March garden- shows what tasks I am doing in my Zone 6a, Ohio vegetable garden during the start of the gardening season . Thanks for joining me!
eat the weeds ,they are good and healthy for you, i do eat some now days, as a kid growing up in the country side in chile we used pick all the weeds for our farm animals, they fat and happy bunch hahahahaha! rabbits mmm yummy ! good video ,gracias.
Greetings from Vermont zone 5A with just as bad clay soil. BTW my barn is bigger and much worse than yours, too embarrassed to show you. One thought (not criticism) is to check out use of ramial wood ( 80% decaying hardwood chips from branches 3 inches or smaller, 20% or less coniferous chips)..discussed in detail by Michael Philips in his book the holistic orchardist…seems to break down into more mycorhyzza rich soil then larger branches and/or softwoods.) Kind Regards, Craig
Really enjoyed your video. I garden in Northern VA. Usually use raised beds at my suburb home.
Hello Jenna, I am in my third year and very happy to see someone in zone 6. I am about 30 miles north of Pittsburg Pa and dealing with the anxiety or should I say itch to get going. I noticed your concern about your critters were a problem with the garden especially the rabbits. I also had some issues with critters so I decided to installed a electric fence bout 6 to 8 inches from the ground. it doesn’t hurt the animal but definitely gets there attention. Cost effective and real easy to install. Results were very good, just don’t shock yourself, I usually unplug mind when working, however that was after I shocked myself a few times, Good luck and I enjoy your hard work and commitment to healthy food.
Hello Jenna, Richard Hart again. As I watched your video in different segments came across your part on your barn organization. Please allow me to share what worked for me. I am not familiar with your schedule beyond your garden but I know being a husband and father of four I WAS FORCED TO LEARN ABOUT TIME management. So now the children are grown and gone I used the same idea used for work, meals, homework and marriage. Using the clock wisely because having a garden is very close to the same, a lot to do. Each day I commit so much time to organizing. Every day the tools were put away in the correct place, things I found to be unnecessary were disposed of and the cleanup was done daily. And on days where the weather such as rain where only limited things can be accomplished is when I would tackle projects that required the entire day. before you know it your organized. I really respect your work ethic and energy not to speak of your knowledge.
The "organized" barn is nothing compared to my garage.
Fellow ohio grower too. I ran out of cardboard for my garden (I do no till) and bought a giant roll of plain brown corrugated cardboard which rolled out nicely to cover an enormous area. So, that’s another option for anyone wanting unprocessed cardboard for their beds 🙂
Please give temperature ranges, in celcius, for your international audience. Zone six in Sweden is very, very different temperature than zone 6 in the US.
Good job mentioning not cleaning up due to pollinators
Hello, following up on any information I could find including yours on what to plant in late March early April I selected my starter seedlings of onions with direct sowing of lettuce, carrots, radishes, potatoes and peas. The ground I feel is very workable filled with organic matter. Today is the 15th of Apr and the only seeds that are just starting is the lettuce besides the onion seedlings nothing else have emerged. We have had adequate rain and several days in the sixties. Does this sound correct or do you think I have made a mistake in timing? Thank you!
Finally someone from Ohio and the same zone!!! Can not wait to catch up on your videos.
Ohio, here and I’m not ready 😂The garden is a hot mess from last year.
Hello Jenna..new sub here. Wonderful to see your garden. It has
brought back a lot of memories for me. Love to see the rabbits…
aren’t they persistant?? Had a friend who used to plant a rabbit garden
just for them!!! It seemed to work!! As for your barn….I would just
keep the door closed!!! We live in NW Philadelphia.
Anyone would know of similar videos for zone 3??
What part of Ohio are you in, my back yard garden area is a swamp.
Great presentation! Ty
How refreshing! I am in z6a in the mountains of Virginia, and you are the first channel I’ve come across that does practical gardening that I can learn from and utilize.
You are doing a great job with your videos- helping so many people grow their own food. Keep up the good work young lady.
How do I find out what zone I am in?
I’m happy that that algorithm thing recommended you. Subscribed and rang the bell. Lawrence, Ks here.
Love this! We have doubled our raised beds and have created the layout. We haven’t had a path and mowing them was a chore so we are using cardboard and mulch to put in between and it’s so much better! We use 1/4 inch hardware mesh under and around our beds for bunnies and voles. I’m installing a new hose reel and bringing the water source closer to the garden. And then some! It’s an exciting time and perfect weather to work hard without dying.
Love all method of garden care you talking
I appreciate that you have your planting zone in your title
I have a question. I’ve moved from NC to Ohio, and I won’t be settled enough to start planting till the end of June or beginning of July. Is that too late for Ohio? Suggestions?
This is my first year growing vegetables and they’re planted in grow bags. I’ve had my celery planted since 3/19 and it’s been doing very well. But, today I noticed that the leaves on one head of celery plants is yellow. Do you know why it would do this and what I can do to fix it?
Cleaning out strawberry beds transplanting and thinning them out in southern Ohio this week! It it late enough to plant fruit trees?
Decomposing cardboard (it’s actually called corrugated paper) is a worm attraction.
so helpful. And the best part was the end! Thanks for showing your barn and being vulnerable 🙂
This was great. Very thorough. My wife and I love your videos. We are in zone 6B and we are in overdrive trying to get things ready. The glimpses of nice weather have been motivating. Thank you.
Good to see you again. Late Summer/Fall I was mostly hacking my way thru Wisteria the idiot before me planted-it was choking out trees and growing all over the place-even caused one tree I Felled to hang up in a bad Rocking Chair situation where the bottom of the trunk could slip and swing wildly in any direction likely killing me [[ha;f b;find and stroke means I’d never see it coming or not be able to get out of the way]] but I resolved it. I do the cardboard thing-recently covered our Fur Children Sematary to end the issues with weeds, vines and Wisteria-looking for wood chips now. Newest raised bed going in this weekend. Oh, free months ago you did a video on potatoes. I mentioned I had dried some with bad resultss-they were clumpy and pasty. I did a ton of Mashed-soaked the small pieces after boiling in water to remove all remaining starch then bagged and froze after running thru the blender into a smooth paste. Pulled a bag, put them in the degydrator for a day then blended the clumps into a powder-good results. Not store bought instant-they use freeze drying for those but, not bad. [[Sorry so long and OT but I told you I would get back on the results]] I think freezing for a week or two helped-water expansion breaks down the cells. Also, and to be a downer but honest-if you or anyone reading this Needs anything-get it now. Tomorrow may be too late. Finacial Systems and Supply systems are collapsing. Be ready to repel Boarders and take care of Self.
Hi, just wanted to say using hay for mulch is better than straw. Hay is a feed so usually no chemicals whereas straw is from a grain which could have glyphosate sprayed on it. Hard to get organic straw.
Wire netting may stop a rabbit. But it can’t defeat a Wolverine!!!
im so excited for this season in ohio <3
Where did you get your greenhouse and what brand is it?
I wanted to send you photos of the wire fence but apparently that is not possible through you tube. Anyway I have a very simple system. The controller is from American Farm works good for 5 miles of fencing or should I say in my case a single wire 6-8 inches off the ground. It plugs into a outlet , has a ground and hot wire, a galvanized steel fence wire 17 gauge that wraps around the insulators that you attach to the stakes you put in the ground around your garden. Make sure the wire does not touch anything other than the insulators or otherwise it will ground out. I have witnessed a rabbit touching it with his noise, he didn’t like that. I have also been known to put a little peanut butter on or close to the fence to encourage a lesson for other critters.
I am in Michigan, it’s the first day of Spring. Subbing due to your honesty in showing your shed ! Heading back outside for another couple hours ☺️
Hello from NE Ohio! Just found your channel and I’m loving it!
Would all zone 6 follow the same schedule? I’m zone 6b in N. Idaho. First time vegetable gardening here. Haven’t started any seeds indoors yet 😬. I think I’m behind. Anyone have suggestions on grow lights, heat mats, or yt channels for up here? I’ve searched but haven’t found any. Thanks.
Time to put up a deer fence, and get the 2X10’s for a new raised bed!
I agree! I live in 6b up near Cleveland. Like this clean up video. Just planted spring crops and tonight in poured. Ah well, hope they aren’t laying in the muck. I did cover with pest covers! Hope that protected them a little. Looking forward to more information, Jenna. Have a great spring!
My garden shed looks worse. I hate the cold! Every year I say that I’m going to get things ready during the winter but as soon as the temperature gets to the 50s, I’m done.
Nice Carhart emblem. DID YOU NOT LEARN THAT THEY MANDATED THE POISON JUICE FOR ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES??? Keep reppin their brand tho, sweetheart. YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM!
Oh, thank goodness – a gardening show set in Ohio! I live in eastern Ohio near the Ohio River, and although I watch several YouTube gardening shows, the advice given from Michigan, California, Georgia and Australia doesn’t always jibe with what I need to do when I need to do it. I do very little in-ground planting because it’s just too hard for me to dig through the heavy soil in my back yard, which faces full west. Most of my gardening is done in pots – really big ones for things like tomatoes and cucumbers and smaller ones for herbs, lettuce and bell peppers. It works for me and I don’t have to do a ton of bending over. As for over winter storage, I don’t have a shed or barn, so most of the pots are emptied and scrubbed in the fall and placed as close to the house as I can get them. Many of the smaller clay and glazed pots are brought inside and kept on my enclosed back porch, where I spend several months tripping over them.
Hello Jenna, Great video, and thanks for sharing the information. I was planning to get a similar greenhouse as you have. Any input on how is it anchored (if required) and the flooring considerations.
I’m in zone 4a way up in NW Wisconsin and I subscribed just to see how others gardens look before I even start mine last frost date is May 20th
Thanks for all the advice. I’m in Pennsylvania and this is the first year of my serious gardening venture. Last year I grew everything in pots and I was very successful. Now I have three large raised beds to try out this year. I’ve spent endless hours researching articles and books but nothing beats hearing a friendly voice explain everything. I’m excited to watch your videos and learn more from someone in zone 6.
We had some warm spells in February so we set up our beds then, they were brand new. My biggest struggle is going to be a water source Im going to have to try a free standing rain barrel and I think it’s a better idea than hauling water every day. The other struggle is pest control with deer and rabbits. I know a lot of people are going to hate this idea but I think for the first year I’m going to use liquid fence. Our township won’t let us out up any fence or barrier at all without a lot of red tape so I will have to put the fence off until next year.
Wow, a wealth of information. I planted spinach yesterday, garlic day before. Still working on the peas. Yes I need to expand my growing area good info. We have so many deer the fence dosnt work and I need too much. We use the liquid fence and it works well.
We use old roofing tar shingles to keep the weeds down in the garden.
Great video, very helpful!
Jenna is hot!