April Crops Of Early Crops

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Many vegetable crops have already been sown for seedlings in the winter in early spring. And what to do with yourself in April, while eggplants and peppers with tomatoes are waiting for relocation to the beds? Is it really worthless to lose a whole month? Experienced gardeners know that this is one of the most important months of the year when you need to lay the foundation for getting your first vitamins from your garden. While vegetables with a long period of development are waiting for their turn, their free areas should be used for obtaining early crops. Sown in April, they will give their first harvest by the May holidays

So that tightly similar cultures do not keep you waiting

The first thing our body needs after an exhaustingly long winter is vitamin greens. And lettuce, and greens of carrots with radishes, and other green crops - dill, parsley, cilantro, arugula, purslane, help to ensure the need for it.

April is perhaps the best month of the year to sow tough-like umbrella crops. Surely many are familiar with how hard dill and parsley, cilantro and carrots sometimes peck. This is a distinctive feature of the seeds, which contain a large amount of essential oils. And at other times, they often do not have enough moisture to germinate. But in April, the weather is just right for these purposes. The same goes for granular carrot seeds. Having spent money on expensive planting material, the gardener is disappointed that he does not emerge. And this happens due to a lack of moisture. Therefore, it is so important to choose the right timing for sowing.

Sowing of parsley in April is carried out not only for greens, but also for root varieties. At the same time, it will give a harvest of greens this year, and next year it will be possible to count on getting root crops. As for dill, if the goal is to get more greens, you should choose bush varieties. And those housewives who intend to use dill as a seasoning for pickles and marinades should pay attention when buying seeds to the timing of the plant throwing out a peduncle, so as not to be disappointed by the long absence of an umbrella.

Not athletes, but also champions

One of the record holders among early vegetable crops in terms of growth and harvest rate is radish. On average, the growing season for this vegetable is 30-45 days. But there are also seeds of super-early hybrids on sale that are capable of producing crops both 18 and 16 days after sowing. And if you hurry, then by May you can already collect your own roots of organic vegetables, not to mention the fact that greens are also used for food.

Another early record holder is lettuce. And the first on this list is the watercress. It can be sent to the dining table as soon as the green brush rises to 5-7 cm.

Other useful greens

To diversify your spring table with other herbs, it is worth taking a small garden bed for sowing spicy arugula and vegetable purslane. A powerful vitamin charge will be provided by spinach, parsnips, sorrel.

You can continue forcing the green onions. But now this is done not in houses and apartments on the windowsills, but in the open air. It is recommended to soak the bulbs before this. And the planting is carried out by a bridge, planting the bulbs tightly from barrel to barrel.

Don't forget about other vegetables

Compared to other vegetables, there was no need to rush to sow cabbage. But in April you can already think about it. Moreover, if the weather permits, it can be sown in the ground under cover. It is grown under arches with a film or by hiding the garden bed under a weightless lutrasil.

Soon, window sills and balconies will be freed from the seedlings of nightshade crops. And this is just the right time to experiment and plant indoor tomatoes. This reduces the risk that your pets' seedlings will stretch out.