What to sow in April
Based on UK average frost date (mid-April). Enter your postcode on the homepage for personalised dates.
Sow indoors
Each seed cluster produces several seedlings — thin to the strongest. Leaves are...
Beautiful and productive. Pick outer leaves and it keeps going for months. Rainb...
Plant in a block (not a row) for wind pollination. Each plant gives you 1-2 cobs...
You only need 2-3 plants. Seriously. Pick them small (15cm) or they turn into ma...
Dwarf varieties need no support. Pick every few days to keep them cropping....
Big hungry plants. Give them space and feed them. Leave to cure in the sun befor...
Limit each plant to 2-3 fruits for bigger pumpkins. Sit them on a tile to stop r...
Sow every 3-4 weeks for a continuous supply. Pick frequently to delay bolting. C...
Very easy and fast. Sow regularly Feb-Oct. Gets spicier in hot weather. Pick lea...
Best sown in early spring or after midsummer — bolts quickly in heat. Fast-growi...
Sow after midsummer for best bulbs — earlier sowings often bolt. Don't transplan...
Outdoor varieties are tougher than greenhouse ones. Keep picking to keep them pr...
Build a strong frame — they get heavy. Pick every 2-3 days or they go stringy....
Direct sow outdoors
Sow a short row every 2 weeks for continuous salad. Pick outer leaves to keep it...
The quickest crop you can grow. Sow between slower crops to use the space....
Sow thinly to avoid thinning (which attracts carrot fly). Cover with fleece....
Each seed cluster produces several seedlings — thin to the strongest. Leaves are...
Push sets into the soil with the tip just showing. Easiest way to grow onions....
Chit (sprout) seed potatoes on a windowsill before planting. Earth up as they gr...
Gets sweeter after a frost. One of the hardiest crops — can harvest all winter....
Very slow to germinate (2-4 weeks). Use fresh seed every year. Sow radishes alon...
Sow little and often, every few weeks, for a continuous supply....
Beautiful and productive. Pick outer leaves and it keeps going for months. Rainb...
Harvest when golf-ball sized for the sweetest flavour. Quick-growing gap filler....
Calabrese types give a main head plus side shoots for weeks. Cut the main head f...
Slow to germinate (3-4 weeks). Soak seeds overnight in warm water to speed thing...
Plant in a block (not a row) for wind pollination. Each plant gives you 1-2 cobs...
You only need 2-3 plants. Seriously. Pick them small (15cm) or they turn into ma...
Dwarf varieties need no support. Pick every few days to keep them cropping....
Sow every 3-4 weeks for a continuous supply. Pick frequently to delay bolting. C...
Very easy and fast. Sow regularly Feb-Oct. Gets spicier in hot weather. Pick lea...
Best sown in early spring or after midsummer — bolts quickly in heat. Fast-growi...
Sow after midsummer for best bulbs — earlier sowings often bolt. Don't transplan...
Sow direct — dill hates transplanting. Sow short rows every few weeks for contin...
Build a strong frame — they get heavy. Pick every 2-3 days or they go stringy....
Pinch out flower buds to keep leaves coming. Harvest from the top to encourage b...
Plant out
Pinch out the growing tips once the first pods form to discourage blackfly....
Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous harvest. Pick regularly to keep them producin...
Sow a short row every 2 weeks for continuous salad. Pick outer leaves to keep it...
Each seed cluster produces several seedlings — thin to the strongest. Leaves are...
Gets sweeter after a frost. One of the hardiest crops — can harvest all winter....
Beautiful and productive. Pick outer leaves and it keeps going for months. Rainb...
Drop seedlings into deep holes and just water in — no need to fill the hole. The...
Calabrese types give a main head plus side shoots for weeks. Cut the main head f...
Different varieties for each season — spring, summer, autumn, and winter types. ...
Fold outer leaves over the curd to keep it white. Cauliflower leaves are delicio...
Grow through summer, harvest from autumn through winter. Flavour improves after ...
Plant in a block (not a row) for wind pollination. Each plant gives you 1-2 cobs...
You only need 2-3 plants. Seriously. Pick them small (15cm) or they turn into ma...
Dwarf varieties need no support. Pick every few days to keep them cropping....
Big hungry plants. Give them space and feed them. Leave to cure in the sun befor...
Limit each plant to 2-3 fruits for bigger pumpkins. Sit them on a tile to stop r...
Best sown in early spring or after midsummer — bolts quickly in heat. Fast-growi...
Sow after midsummer for best bulbs — earlier sowings often bolt. Don't transplan...
Sow seeds on the surface — they need light to germinate. Start early in a propag...
Pinch out side shoots on cordon types. Feed weekly once fruits form. Don't overw...
Build a strong frame — they get heavy. Pick every 2-3 days or they go stringy....
Pinch out flower buds to keep leaves coming. Harvest from the top to encourage b...