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.
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.
Harvest
Broccoli, Purple Sprouting, Cabbage (spring greens), Lettuce, Leek, Rocket, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Rhubarb.
