April - this is what you can sow and cultivate

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Spring is on its way, and the light is getting stronger and stronger. Now it's truly time to start pre-cultivating both vegetables and flowers. In the garden, you can also start with the hardiest plants

CALENDAR - APRIL

The weather may still be a bit up and down in April, but this is the month when newly sown seeds sprout and grow. It is high time to take stock of the seed packets you already have, dive into which new seeds you want to acquire, and plan for the summer garden.

Cultivate indoors in April

The most sensitive plants should still be sown indoors, so they can be planted outside after the frost has surely said goodbye.

Vegetables you can pre-cultivate indoors in April

Squash
Pumpkin
Beet
Chard
Onion
Tomato (can also be sown in March)
Lettuce
Snap beans
Basil
Turnip
Fennel
Melon
Broccoli
Cucumber (wait until the end of the month or until May, so you avoid too thin plants) See our vegetable seeds

Summer flowers you can pre-cultivate indoors in April

Snapdragon
Starflower
Nasturtium
Garden Phlox
Zinnia
Gerbera Daisy
Cornflower
Sunflower
Ornamental Tobacco

The hardier plants can now be sown directly outdoors. Much of what you can sow now, especially vegetables like lettuce and sugar snap peas, can later be sown in succession throughout the season to provide a longer and more spread out harvest.

Sowing outdoors in greenhouses, cultivation tunnel or propagation bench

If you have a heating bench, a growing tunnel or a greenhouse, you can also pre-cultivate some plants there that you will later plant outdoors. Many of the vegetables that could be sown in March can also be sown now in April, for example carrots, arugula, and radishes. However, remember that both greenhouses and growing tunnels can get really hot when the spring sun is shining, so it's a good idea to set up a curtain that provides shade or cover sensitive plants with fleece so they don't get burned by the sun. A barrel or bucket of water in the greenhouse can help to regulate the temperature if there are large temperature differences between night and day.

Sowing outdoors in flowerbeds and planters

Even though it is cold at night, it is possible to sow some seeds outdoors in April. Many seeds are hardy and thrive as soon as the temperature reaches 5-6 degrees Celsius.
Spinach
Radishes
Carrots
Dill
Romaine lettuce
Parsley
Leaf lettuce
Sugar snap peas
Annual summer flowers

There is so much that can be done in April for those of us who enjoy gardening, but don't forget to also enjoy this beautiful month. Sit down in the spring sun and watch the insects come to life and build new homes for the summer.

WRITTEN BY:

Liselotte Roll, Swedish garden inspirer, journalist, and author of books about nature, cultivation, and animals, such as "Jord," "Odla för insekter," and "Höns som hobby

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