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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Buckwheat Seeds - Japanese - Organic
Fagopyrum esculentum(49 days) Buckwheat is the perfect smother crop, adding valuable green manure to your soil. You can also harvest it for seed. We do both. We thresh the grain...
Millet Seeds - White Proso
White Proso Millet (70-100 days). Proso millet, also called Proso, grain millet or hog millet, is grown primarily in the US for feed grain or birdseed purposes. However, most of...
Amaranthus Seeds - Hopi Red Dye (Organic)
A plant with many uses that was historically used by the Hopi Nation. Tender and colorful young leaves are excellent for salads or a micro greens mix. Grind seed with...
Buckwheat Seeds - Japanese
Fagopyrum esculentum. 49 days to full maturity. Buckwheat is the perfect smother crop, adding valuable green manure to your soil or harvesting for seed. We kind of do both. We...
Kamut (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
KAMUT® Brand khorasan wheat is an ancient relative of modern durum wheat, originating in Mesopotamia. It is versatile and can be used for everything from sprouting to kamut grass, to...
Triticale (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
1-2 Days to Harvest. x Triticosecale. Organic Triticale Sprouting Seeds. Organic. Non-GMO. Sprouting. High Germination. Triticale is hardy, easy to sprout and grow, and is very nutritious. It has a...
Chia (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Chia seeds, a cousin of the mint plant, are a small multipurpose and nutritional powerhouse of a seed. Our chia seeds have been tested for microbes and are suitable for...
Kamut (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Triticum turanicum. Kamut® is the brand name of Khorasan wheat and is an ancient relative of modern durum wheat which originated in Mesopotamia. When purchasing the trademarked Kamut brand you...
Millet Seeds - Hybrid Pearl
85-98 Days to maturity. Pennisetum americanum. Hybrid Pearl Millet Seeds. Non-GMO, hybrid, annual grass. Commonly grown for forage and grain. ~5,000 seeds/oz. Latin Name: Pennisetum americanum or its synonym Pennisetum...
Barley Seeds - Robust
Hordeum vulgareRobust Barley seedRobust is a high yielding, six-rowed barley. Robust is characterized by good kernel plumpness and good lodging resistance. It is used for malting, feed or can be...
Millet Seeds - German Golden
German Golden Millet Seed This particular strain has been around for some time, but the first time we can document being sold as seed was in 1889. Super popular in...
Oat Seeds - Montezuma
Montezuma Oat seeds Montezuma oats were released in 1967 in California. This oat has a medium height, very good lodging and shattering resistance. Very strong straw. Excellent for forage in...
Wheat Seeds - Yamhill
Yamhill Wheat Grain Seeds. Soft White Winter Wheat. Heirloom. Non GMO. High Germination. Triticum aestivum. Yamhill winter wheat seeds were developed in Oregon in 1969 as a beardless, standard height,...
Millet - Hulled (Organic)
Hulled millet has had the husk removed, and as such won't sprout well (below 10%). However hulled millet is ideal for grinding into millet flour, making into cereals or porridge,...
Quinoa (Organic) - Sprouting Seeds
Quinoa is a pseudo grain with many uses: sprouting, grinding into gluten free flour, cooked into a porridge or pilaf, toasted, & more. Available in several sizes from small to...
Whole Millet (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Open pollinated. Whole Millet seeds are great for high germination sprouting, birdseed, and animal feed. Whole Millet Organic Grain is available to buy in various quantities in resealable packaging. This...
Barley Seeds - Common Grain
Barley is a short-season, early maturing crop grown commercially in both irrigated and in dryland environments. Because this grain adapts well to different types of environments, it is grown in...
Corn Seeds - Flour - Montana Morado Maize
90-110 Days to maturity. Zea mays. Montana Morado Maize Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-weather annual, open-pollinated, certified organic flour corn. Suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Montana Morado...
Millet Seeds - Japanese
Echinochloa esculenta. Japanese Millet is warm season grass that is grown primarily for forage, wildlife habitat and of course is a favorite bird food. Can tolerate wet soils once established....
Quinoa (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah), a cousin of both amaranth and spinach, is a pseudo-cereal with many uses. This Organic quinoa is guaranteed to be a great addition to your kitchen, whether...
Triticale (Organic) - Bulk Grain & Foods
Triticale is a hybrid of of wheat and rye. Ideal for grass growing and juicing! Certified Organic. Select a Different Use for This Seed: Cover Crop Sprouting Grass Organic Triticale...
Hulled Millet (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Hulled millet has had the husk removed, and as such won't sprout well. However hulled millet is ideal for grinding into millet flour, making into cereals or porridge, making millet...
Triticale Seeds - Forerunner
Forerunner Triticale Fall Planted or very early spring Fall plant for cereal production. Excellent awnless variety for forage crop or green manure. Can grow 50-60" tall. Resistant to current of...
Golden Flax (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
Linum Usitatissimum. Golden flax seeds are rich in omega-3s and have a delicious nutty, buttery flavor. Use as ground flax in smoothies, recipes, sprinkle on cereal, as food storage and...
Quinoa Seeds - Red Head Quinoa - Organic
Frank Morton first selected this quinoa from some original South American introductions of the mid-1980s. Red Head is a sturdy high yielding strain with bright pinkish red seed heads. Quinoa...
Flax Seeds - Golden
Golden Flax 1 oz package (covers aproximately 100 sq. ft.) 45 lb/acre or 1-2 lb per 1,000 sq. ft at 1 deep or less, a drill is preferred method of...
Barley Seeds - Jet
Hordeum vulgare 72 days to 84 days. Sustainably Grown. Protein level 16.31. That is huge! Most wheats only obtain 12-13% protein, and many corn varieties have less than that! Originated...
Amaranth Seeds - Red Army
Red Army Amaranth Seeds. Non-GMO. Heirloom. Microgreen and Garden Seeds. Amaranthus cruentus. AKA: Blood Amaranth, Princes Feather, or Mexican Grain Amaranth. 100-130 days. Red Army amaranth is a darker and...
Oats Seeds - Tesuque - Organic
Certified Organic Tesuque Oats - Whole, Husk On. Avena nuda. 100 to 120 days to full maturity. Non-GMO, Heirloom, Open Pollinated. Annual. Originally from Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico. About 90...
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