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March 16, 2009

Vegetables to plant in April

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 Sow seeds

  • Directly into the ground:

          o broad beans
          o kale
          o kohl rabi
          o parsnip
          o leeks

  • at the end of the month, under glass, to plant out at the end of May:
                    + runner beans
                    + french beans
                    + courgettes
                    + squash
                    + pumpkins
                    + sweet corn

 

  •     repeat sow directly in ground:
                    + salad leaves
                    + lettuce
                    + rocket
                    + parsley
                    + coriander
                    + carrots
                    + spring onions

Plant:

    * Onion sets, garlic and shallots if not already done
    * All hardy vegetables started indoors in March in the ground at the
      end of April
    * Rest of potatoes
    * Seedling vegetable plants purchased from garden center

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Polythene & fleece can be used to protect early outdoor sowings &
tender plantings. Some vegetables, particularly beetroot, will bolt
 if caught by a cold snap.

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