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April
General tasks
Provide support for peas using pea sticks and use suitable netting to protect plants from birds. Keep watering young plants; water well before sowing seeds if the soil is dry. Keep hoeing the area around broadbean, onion, garlic and any other vegetables.
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Sow / plant
Beetroot, Broad Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Chards, Kohl Rabi, Lettuce, Peas, Potatoes (first earlies, main crop towards the end of the month), Radish, Spinach, Turnip.
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Harvest
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting, Cabbage (spring greens), Lettuce, Leek, Rocket, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Rhubarb.
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