In season in March, zone 8
23 food plants hardy in zone 8 can be harvesting in March. These are typical Northern Hemisphere months: warmer gardens run a few weeks early, cooler ones late, and in the Southern Hemisphere shift everything by six months.
Fruit trees (1)
- Loquat · zones 8–10
Berries and small fruit (3)
- Calafate · zones 6–9
- Kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia) · zones 8–11
- Murta (Chilean guava) · zones 8–10
Nut trees (2)
- Avellano (Chilean hazelnut) · zones 8–10
- Pehuén (monkey puzzle) · zones 7–10
Tropical and subtropical food plants (3)
- Butiá (jelly palm) · zones 8–11
- Capulín (highland cherry) · zones 8–11
- Kumquat · zones 8–11
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (8)
- Caucasian spinach · zones 3–9
- Horseradish · zones 3–9
- Murnong (yam daisy) · zones 7–10
- Rosemary · zones 7–10
- Sea kale · zones 4–8
- Stinging nettle · zones 3–10
- Sunchoke · zones 3–9
- Udo · zones 4–9
Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (2)
Native and wild plants (4)
- Buransh (tree rhododendron) · zones 8–10
- Desert wolfberry · zones 8–10
- Sugar maple · zones 3–8
- Tōtara · zones 8–11
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home