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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80-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum chinense. Habanero Blend Hot Pepper Seeds. This blend of habanero pepper seeds includes 6 colors for an attractive harvest. Colors include red, orange,...
Pea Seeds - Parsley
30-70 Days to maturity. Pisum sativum ’Parsley Pea’. Parsley Pea Seeds. Non-GMO, cool weather annual. Parsley Peas are a unique and delicious crop mostly grown for their edible greens and...
Tomato Seeds - Slicing - Tasmanian Chocolate
70-80 Days to maturity (from transplant). Solanum lycopersicum. Tasmanian Chocolate Tomato Seeds. Non-GMO, warm season annual, open-pollinated, heat tolerant, indeterminate, slicing dwarf tomato. Suitable for growing in garden plots, raised...
Gourd Seeds - Small Warted Mix
60+ Days to maturity. Cucurbita sp. Small Warted Mixed Gourd Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated gourd seeds. A collection of different shapes and colors of ornamentals gourds, mostly under 1...
Sweetest Corn Seeds Collection
The Sweetest Corn Collection is handpicked of the sweetest, most sugary varieties of yellow and bi-colored corn guaranteed to produce some of the season's best tasting ears in just 75-85...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai Ornamental
80-90 Days to maturity (from transplant). Capsicum annuum. Thai Ornamental Hot Pepper Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, deer-resistant, heat-tolerant, hot pepper with hot heat levels. 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville Heat Units....
Lettuce Seeds - Leaf - Merlot (Organic)
55 Days to maturity. Lactuca sativa. Organic Merlot Lettuce Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, organic, heirloom, loose-leaf lettuce. Merlot Lettuce is a particularly striking variety that stands out in any garden...
Sunflower Seeds - Pradera Gold (Organic)
75-90 Days to Maturity. Helianthus annuus. Pradera Gold Organic Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, organic, flower seeds. Annual in zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. Deer...
Parsley Seeds - Garden Blend
70-99 Days to maturity. Petroselinum crispum. Garden Blend Parsley Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom. Suitable for growing in fields, containers, garden plots, raised beds, and greenhouses. Garden Blend Parsley is...
Brassica Classic Trio Cover Crop Seed Mix (Organic)
40-60 Days to Maturity. Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, and Raphanus sativus. Organic 3 Brassica Classic Trio Cover Crop Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, annual, winter-killing. This cover crop mix is ideal for...
Cosmos Seeds - Sensation Mix (Organic)
49-63 Days to maturity. Cosmos bipinnatus. Organic Sensation Mix Cosmos Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, heirloom, AAS winner 1936, annual in zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and...
Cauliflower Seeds - Snowball A
55 Days to Maturity. Brassica oleracea. Snowball A Cauliflower Vegetable Seed. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated cauliflower seeds. A reliable early strain with concentrated maturity. This strain produces deep solid ivory-white heads...
Zucchini Seeds - Storrs Green F1 Hybrid
45-50 Days to maturity. Cucurbita pepo. Storrs Green F1 Hybrid Zucchini Summer Squash Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid. A very early, medium green variety with sweet flesh and few...
Lettuce Seeds - Romaine - Sweet Valentine
55-65 Days to maturity. Lactuca sativa. Sweet Valentine Romaine Lettuce Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom romaine lettuce. Sweet Valentine romaine lettuce is an adorable addition to any salad garden....
Corn Seeds - Sweet - Inspiration Hybrid
70-80 Days to maturity. Zea mays. Inspiration Hybrid Corn Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, F1 hybrid, (sh2) sweet corn. Suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Corn tolerates heat and...
Radish Seeds - Red Arrow
40 Days to maturity. Raphanus sativus. Red Arrow Radish Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, winter radish. While this variety was developed for its bright red stems at the microgreen stage,...
Lettuce Seeds - Summertime
65-80 Days to Maturity. Lactuca sativa. Summertime Lettuce Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual open-pollinated, heirloom lettuce seeds. Summertime lettuce strain is known for its heat tolerance and resistance to bolting making...
Yard Long Bean Seeds - Black (Organic)
85 Days to maturity. Vigna unguiculata var. sesquipedalis. Black Yard Long Asparagus Bean Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, pole bean seeds. Produces pods that can grow to be anywhere from...
Sunflower Seeds - Balcony Beauty
50 Days to Maturity. Helianthus annuus. Balcony Beauty Sunflower Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated. Annual in zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Attracts pollinators. Displays...
Melon Seeds - Cantaloupe - Top Mark
80-90 Days to maturity. Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis. Top Mark Melon Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, cantaloupe melon. Resistant to Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, Cucumber Beetles, is scab resistant,...
Pepper Seeds - Sweet - Quadrata D'Asti Rosso
80-85 Days to Maturity. Capsicum annuum. Quadrato D'Asti Rosso Pepper Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, sweet pepper. A large, green to red, sweet, blocky bell pepper. It produces thick-walled,...
Swiss Chard Seeds - Oriole Orange
60 Days to maturity. Beta vulgaris var. cicla. Oriole Orange Swiss Chard Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, swiss chard. Grow in garden plots, raised beds, containers (at least 12 inches),...
Cauliflower Seeds - Violet Queen
85 Days to maturity. Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. Violet Queen Cauliflower Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, annual cauliflower seeds. A highly productive variety that is perfect for sunny containers or gardens....
Bean - Pole - Seychelles
55-65 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. Seychelles Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, high-yielding, heat-tolerant, 2017 AAS-winner, stringless, pole, snap bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and...
Beet Seeds - Bunching - MacGregor's Favorite
55-65 Days to maturity. Beta vulgaris. MacGregor’s Favorite Bunching Beet Vegetable Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom bunching beet. MacGregor’s Favorite Bunching Beet is a variety from Scotland about 150 years...
Watermelon Seeds - Striped Peacock WR-60
Striped Peacock WR60 Watermelon Seeds. 85 Days. Annual. Heirloom, non-GMO, open pollinated seeds. Citrullus lanatus. AKA: Peacock. This heirloom watermelon prefers sandy soils and like all watermelons likes full sun...
Zinnia Seeds - Queeny Lime Blush
75-85 Days to maturity. Zinnia elegans. Queeny Lime Blush Zinnia Flower Seeds. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, annual. Queeny Lime Blush Zinnia Flowers are strikingly unique zinnias that produce large pom-pom blooms of...
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Rainbow Fiesta Okra Seeds. 30 to 60 days to maturity. Abelmoschus esculentus. Open Pollinated. Annual. Approximately 500 seeds/ounce. Okra Seeds - Rainbow Fiesta Rainbow Fiesta is a gorgeous colorful blend...
Sunflower Seeds - Incredible Dwarf
70 Days to maturity. Helianthus annuus. Incredible Dwarf Sunflower Seeds: Non-GMO. Open Pollinated. Ornamental. Annual. Incredible Dwarf blooms are cheerful, bright yellow 9-inch wide blooms that are a beacon to...
Bean Seeds - Bush - French Garden Yellow Fillet
45-55 Days to maturity. Phaseolus vulgaris. French Garden Yellow Fillet Bean Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, bush, snap, wax bean. Suitable for growing in containers, garden plots, raised beds, and...
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