EP169-What Vegetables You Can Sow In April & What Seeds I am Sowing This Month

What vegetables to sow in April? That's what we are talking about in this weeks episode.

 The list of seeds we can sow in April in the veg garden is long but it does vary from year to year. For example we have had here in Ireland one of the wettest March's on record with rain almost every day. This has meant that the ground is very wet and because of that very cold. In other years we could have a warm and dry March and sowing outside may be possible in certain areas in early April.

There are still so many seeds we can be sowing and it is a busy month in the garden.

Seed to sow in short successions 7 days in module trays for planting out later: 

• Spinach
• Lettuce (all types)
• Spring Onions
• Peas shoots

Seed to sow medium successions 10-14 days in module trays for planting out later: 

• Early Cabbage
• Cauliflower 
• Calabrese

Seed to sow once or in long successions 30 days in module trays for planting out later: 

• Leeks
• Onions (last sowing mid April) 
• Chard (I only sow once a year and harvest from small number of plants for 12 months) 
• Peas 
• Herbs Coriander, Dill, Parsley

Seed to with heat or late in April.

• Squash
• Pumpkin
• Sweetcorn
• Cucumber
• Courgette  

Seed to sow short successions in ground outside (if temperatures increase) or in greenhouse. 

• Early carrots 
• Parsnip
• Radish  
• Spinach
• Beetroot

I will also be sowing annual flowers like marigolds, calendulas, nasturtium, cornflower, cosmos and more. I will also sow some perennials like Dahlia, Verbena, Lupin  and some biennials like Foxglove. 

Its a busy month so keep sowing or in some cases start sowing and be sure to protect young seedlings from slugs and the harsh spring weather.

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