Over much of the USA, April is when the gardening season really gets going. Between preparing the soil and planting the early crops, it's easy to overlook important steps. We really recommend a garden journal as a way to map out what you want to do. Then fill in the whens and wheres. Don't forget to look around and notice what's happening in your area. When are the forsythia blooming? Are you hearing robins in the morning? These are links to the natural world, reasons why we are gardening. Don't forget to smell the roses.
Zones 1-7a: April is the bridge between the indoor seed-starting season and the first real outdoor planting in cold-winter zones. As soon as soil is workable, focus on bed prep, clearing winter cover, and making space for early direct sowing of hardy spring crops - often with row cover or low tunnels to buffer cold nights. Indoors, keep starting and potting up seedlings, and begin hardening off the earliest transplants on mild days so they are ready to go out as soon as your local frost window allows.
Zones 7b-9a: April is a peak planting month in mild-winter zones as soils warm and frost risk fades, opening the door to a much broader range of crops outdoors. Continue sowing cool-season favorites in early April, where nights are still chilly, but begin transitioning beds to warm-season planting through the month as temperatures stabilize. Succession sowing, trellising, and a little frost protection for surprise cold snaps help keep growth steady - and April is also an excellent time to harden off seedlings and get transplants established.
Zones 9b-12: April is full spring momentum in the warm-winter zones, with many gardens shifting decisively into warm-season planting while remaining cool-season crops finish strong. This is a great month to direct sow and transplant heat lovers outdoors, and to keep succession planting going so harvests don’t gap as days get longer and brighter. In the hottest areas, start planning for rising temperatures by watching irrigation closely, adding mulch, and timing your final rounds of tender cool-season crops before consistent heat arrives.
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Bean Seeds - Pole - Dark Green Yard Long
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Swiss Chard Seeds - Barese Dark Green Smooth Leaf
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Bean Seeds - Bush - Provider (Treated)
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Lettuce Seeds - Butterhead - Carmona Red
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Parsley Seeds - Evergreen (Organic)
70-80 Days to maturity. Petroselinum crispum. Organic Evergreen Parsley Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, Organic, AAS Winner, open-pollinated. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Evergreen Parsley...
Zinnia Seeds - Magellan Series - Orange
55-60 Days to maturity. Zinnia elegans. Magellan Orange Zinnia Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, F1 hybrid, annual. Magellan Zinnia Orange seeds grow tough and resilient zinnias, best suited for gardens prone to...
Bean Seeds - Bush - Black Valentine
50-65 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Black Valentine Bush Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom snap or shell bush bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and...
Lettuce Seeds - Rouge d Hiver - Organic
Lactuca sativa. 28 days for baby leaf, 60 days full grown. Before grocery stores standardized lettuce into pale green sameness, gardeners in 19th century France were growing Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce,...
Lettuce Seeds - Batavian - Nevada
Nevada Batavian Lettuce Seeds. 48 days to maturity. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Annual. A Summer Crisp-type lettuce. Nevada's hardy green leaves are crisp with a smooth, fresh taste. ~ 25,000...
Okra Seeds - Blondy
50 days. Blondy Okra Seeds - Non-GMO, Abelmoschus esculentus. Blondy is an AAS winning dwarf Okra great for short seasons. Named after its plentiful creamy light green spineless pods, this...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Golden Delicious
75 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis.. Golden Delicious Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, heirloom, open-pollinated, heat-tolerant Cantaloupe Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Bean Seeds - Bush - Greencrop
50-65 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Greencrop Bush Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, AAS winner, high-yielding, heat-tolerant, bush, snap, romano, green bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots,...
Pea Seeds - Snow - Oregon Giant (Organic)
60-65 Days to maturity. Pisum sativum. Organic Oregon Giant Pea Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant to...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Hearts of Gold (Organic)
80-90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Organic Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat-tolerant Cantaloupe Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and...
Radish Seeds - Red Daikon (Ostergruss Rosa)
30-45 days. Non-GMO, Heirloom. Red Daikon Radish Seeds (Ostergruss Rosa). Raphanus sativus. A tapered red radish measuring from 5 to 8 inches long. Bright white to pale rose, crisp flesh....
Mustard Seeds - Red Tatsoi
40 days. Brassica Rapa, Narinosa Group. Non-GMO Red Tatsoi makes a lovely microgreen as well as a terrific full size cool season Asian green. As a microgreen, the cotyledons open...
Melon Seeds - Honeydew - Tam Dew
100 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Tam Dew Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, heat tolerant, Honeydew Melon. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Resistant...
Melon Seeds - Aspire Hybrid
100 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo. Aspire Hybrid Melon Seeds. A non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, heat-tolerant French Charentais Melon. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses....
Okra Seeds - Silver Queen
Abelmoschus esculentus (65 days) Silver Queen Okra truly deserves to be the belle of the Southern Ball. Very tender okra. Okra Seeds - Silver Queen Graceful ivory green pods adorn...
Squash Seeds - Summer - Genovese Zucchini
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Lettuce Seeds - Leaf - Oakleaf - Red
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Broccoli Raab - Early Fall Rapini
Early Fall Rapini thrives when planted in the early fall, but can be grown in the spring and summer as well. It does best in 60-65 degree weather. Seeds can...
Arugula Seeds - Runway
40-60 days to maturity. Eruca sativa. Runway Arugula Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. This outstanding arugula selection is...
Onion Seeds - Short - Eclipse L303
100-160 Days to maturity. Allium cepa. Eclipse L303 Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, bulbing, short-day onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, and raised beds. Produce crisp, medium-size...
Radish Seeds - Pink Beauty - Organic
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Lettuce Seeds - Leaf - Bronze Guard
70 days. This striking bronze/green colored oakleaf type lettuce has great flavor, even when other lettuces are getting bitter. Beautiful in the garden, in a salad, or as a garnish....
Squash Seeds - Table King Bush Acorn (Organic)
80 days to maturity. Cucurbita pepo. Organic Table King Bush Acorn Winter Squash Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, heirloom, open-pollinated, AAS winner 1974. Suitable for growing in fields, garden plots, raised beds,...
Watermelon Seeds - Icebox - Bush Jubilee
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Corn Seeds - Popcorn - Neon Pink
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Bean Seeds - Bush - Tankuro Edamame Soybean
85 Days to maturity. Glycine max. Tankuro Soybean Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, high-yielding, bush, shell, soybean, Asian bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and...
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