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Things to do in April
Top tasks for April - with April being a lean month for harvesting but it is a good month to get ahead by sowing seeds indoors or outside in a cold frame.
Harvest the first asparagus of the year along with spring cabbages and cauliflowers, sprouting broccoli and any remaining leeks and kale
Sow outdoors if the soil is warm enough
Plant second early and maincrop potatoes and the last of your onion sets
Earth up first early potatoes
Prepare seed beds by weeding throughly and raking over
Prune cherry and plum trees
Sow and plant in April
Carrots, beetroots - most root crops can now be sown outdoors
Celery, chicory, and endive - sow these indoors to ensure germination, harden off next month and plant out in June
Courgettes, pumpkins and other squashes - sow indoors ready for planting out next month
French and runner beans - sow a few seeds in pots and keep in a heated greenhouse
Leaf vegetables - spinach, swiss chard can all be sown outdoors now
Leeks and Onions - sow leeks outdoors now
Sweetcorn - has a long growing season so its worth getting a crop off to an early start by sowing seeds in pots indoors
Plant - asparagus crowns, globe artichokes, herbs, peas and broad beans, potatoes, lettuce and other salad leaves