Temperamental weather and continuous monitoring.
April is the height of spring with changeable weather. Cold nights, frosts and general low temperatures are all possibilities, which can adversely affect young, new growth, bedding and young vegetable plants.
Things to do this month
- Keep adding suitable materials to the compost bin to make your own soil improve and mulch.
- Feed all your garden plants with a suitable plant food.
- If you have a pond, start stocking ponds with new plants and check for excessive algae.
- Hoe annual weeds regularly to stop them getting established and becoming a problem.
- Check plants regularly for pests and diseases and deal with them promptly to prevent them spreading.
What to plant
Vegetables
- Cucumbers
- Onions
- Courgettes
- Runner beans
- Salad leaves
- Sweetcorn
- Spring onions
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Lupins
- French beans
- Rocket
- Chard
- Sorrel
- Sugar snap peas
- Horseradish
Fruits
- Strawberries
- Avocado
- Banana
- Butternut squash
- Peach
- Fig Tree
Ornamental plants
- Sunflowers
- Sweet peas
- Peony
- Salvia
- Geum
- Honeysuckle
- Helenium
- Nerine
- Pansies and violets
- Cosmos
- Snapdragons
- Anemone
- Calathea
- Hostas
Plants and shrubs
- Geraniums and pelargoniums
- Crocosmia
- Ceanothus
- Euphorbia
- Butterfly Bush
- Bay
- Aster
- Dianthus
- Verbena
- Baby’s breath
- Forget-Me-Nots
- Hollyhocks
- Begonias
- Bougainvillea
- Gardenias
The above information does not reflect all recommended jobs, vegetables, and other plants. The information has been sourced by Love the Garden, please visit their official Gardening in April for more details.