{"id":9303,"date":"2022-04-13T13:47:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=78128"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:59:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T11:59:12","slug":"what-to-plant-in-april","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/what-to-plant-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"What to plant in April"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Benjamin William Pope\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Head gardener Benjamin Pope is here to make sure your garden looks great all year round. His new practical gardening magazine column series begins in April, and his tips on what to plant in April are a taster of what you can expect. For the full column, subscribe to Gardens Illustrated<\/em> magazine.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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What to plant in April<\/h2>\n
Spring is all about sowing seeds. As night temperatures can still drop below zero, it is wise to restrict outdoor sowing to hardy and half-hardy species. Annuals, such as Atriplex hortensis<\/em> var. rubra<\/em>, Calendula officinalis<\/em> and Cerinthe major<\/em> \u2018Purpurascens\u2019, are great for sowing directly into borders along with cornflowers, nigella and poppies.<\/p>\n
Broad beans, peas and mangetout can also be sown direct into the soil, although you may already have some growing from autumn sowings. I also like to grow some on in modules in early spring and plant them out now as I sow another row, guaranteeing a longer harvest.<\/p>\n
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