What Vegetables To Plant In April

Well Summer is beckoning with only a couple of months to go. So time is now of the essence, it is not too late to plant Aubergine seeds under glass in preparation to plant outside later on.

Also you can still plant the majority of herbs outside now, indeed april is a great month to plant out basil, sage, thyme, and rosemary, all great for cooking with.

It is also still not too late to plant out and grow celeriac and celery seeds under glass, but you need to get them in this month at the latest.

And if you like root vegetables and want to get a good crop this summer then you should be sowing courgettes, marrows and butternut squash seeds under cover this month, in the greenhouse or under cloches. Also if you want to grow your own pumpkins for the kids in time for Halloween then you need to get your pumpkin seeds planted right now, if all risk of frost has past then you can transport them outside as soon as the shoots are 2-3 inches high.

Towards the end of April then cucumbers and gherkins can be sown in pots in your greenhouse.

Sowing Lettuce? then now is the time to do it! This is one of the biggest money savers at a £1-1.50 per bag, can you really not afford to sow enough of it with a pack of mixed lettuce seeds only costing less than £2 for a 1,000 seeds.

Just like pumpkins then now is the time to get sowing those melon seeds, just remember like pumpkins they will need plenty of water through the season.

Now when it comes to runner beans and French beans but what can I say other than plant them right now! Start them indoors under tissue paper for more details on how to do this then see my guide on How To Grow Runner Beans or plant them straight in the ground.

Sweetcorn can now be planted directly in the ground or in pots and transplanted outside after any danger of frost has past.

If like us you love tomatoes then get planting tomatoes as soon as possible, if you do not already have tomato seeds on the go then buy tomato plants in, and set them straight out in tomato grow bags.

When it comes to sowing directly outdoors then other favourites that are ready to plant straight in the ground are Artichokes, beetroot, broad beans, and brussel sprouts and broccoli into your deeper raised beds.

Carrot and Parsnip seeds can be planted straight out in rows, where as leeks grown from seed can now be transplanted outside.

Other root vegetables such as swede, pak choi, radishes and swiss chard can now also be sown outside. With spring onions also growing well in raised beds or planted in deep pots.

So there you are, plenty of info on what vegetables to plant in April, with it being one of the busines months for planting vegetables.

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