What To Sow In April - Allotment Gardening For Beginners UK

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Key insights about video What To Sow In April - Allotment Gardening For Beginners UK

📅 Keeping an allotment journal is useful to track planting schedules and to provide seasonal reminders of garden tasks.

🌱 April is the time to start sowing or planting various seeds and bulbs for a home garden or allotment.

🥔 Potatoes and onion sets are among the crops that can be planted in April, with some varieties like 'Kestrel' potatoes ready to go directly into the ground.

🍅 Tomatoes, leeks, peppers, and aubergines are crops that need to be sown indoors during April to ensure they are protected from frost.

🌈 A balanced approach to gardening can include both sowing seeds and buying small plants from garden centers to diversify crops and workload.

🥬 Hardy vegetables like kale and various salad leaves can be started indoors in April, ready to be transplanted once the weather warms up.

🌻 April is also an appropriate month to start off heat-loving plants like courgettes, squashes, French beans, and runner beans indoors or in a heated greenhouse.

🎁 There are opportunities to register for free seed giveaways, which support mental health and well-being, through certain gardening initiatives and websites.

📈 Using a propagation environment early in the season helps sensitive plants like courgettes and squash get a strong start before transferring to cooler spaces like conservatories or unheated greenhouses.

🍃 Gardeners are encouraged to share their sowing experiences and discuss how they are kicking off the new planting season.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 Introduction to the topic: what to plant in April.

00:19 The importance of keeping an allotment journal.

00:58 Starting to get potatoes out, showing Kestrel potatoes that are ready.

01:26 Discussing starting onion sets either in module trays or directly in soil.

01:43 Starting to sow leeks and tomatoes in a frost-free environment like a conservatory.

02:08 The necessity of starting peppers, aubergines, and chili peppers in April.

02:24 Personal plan to buy grafted plants for peppers and aubergines for better yield.

02:50 Direct sowing options for April: bright lights chard, turnip, parsnip, radish, carrots, beetroot, and spring onions.

03:54 Recommending starting kale in April.

04:08 Starting various salad leaves in module trays indoors.

04:47 Plan to start climbing French beans for an early crop and other varieties of beans indoors.

05:22 Discussing planting squash and courgettes with a variety of types.

06:46 Recommending free seeds from Cultivating Change and listing the types of seeds received.

08:03 Conclusion and invitation for viewers to share what they are planting.

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Q&A

How do I decide what to plant in April?

Write down a gardening plan for the year, like an allotment journal, as a guide to remember what to plant at different times. You can look at seed packets for the range of planting times but aim to stagger the sewing across the months for a spread-out harvest.

Can I start planting potatoes in April?

Yes, April is a good time to plant potatoes. If you have already begun chitting (sprouting) your potatoes, like Kestrel or Picasso varieties, you can plant them in the ground.

What should I be planting indoors in April?

Start seeds that require a frost-free environment indoors, such as leeks, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, and chili peppers. It's important to sew these in April or else you could be cutting the growing season too short.

Are there vegetables I can plant directly into the ground in April?

Yes, vegetables such as bright lights chard, turnips, parsley, radish, carrots, various types of beet, and spring onions can be sown straight into the ground in April.

When should I start planting beans and squashes?

April is a good time to start planting French beans, runner beans, courgettes, and squashes. Start them off indoors or in a greenhouse to protect them from the frost before transplanting them outside.

What other types of seeds can I start off in April?

In addition to the previously mentioned seeds, you can start various salad leaves indoors. As the weather warms up, you may be able to plant them directly outside later in the month.

Is it possible to get free seeds for gardening?

Yes, organizations like Cultivating Change offer free seeds as part of initiatives to improve well-being. You can fill out their questionnaire and potentially receive a variety of seeds for your garden.