Curious what to sow in April in Zone 6? Check out what I'm sowing from seed in my Zone 6a, Ohio garden this month. I share which vegetables, annual flowers, herbs and cover crops I'm sowing from seed in April, and well as what is being transplanted into the garden.
My estimated last spring frost date is approx. May 10th.

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April Zone 6
Direct Sow Outdoors:
Leafy greens- lettuce, chard, kale, mustard/mizuna, collards. These can be succession sown all month. Spinach I typically only sow in early April.

Root crops- beets, carrots, radish, turnip. Succession sowings all month.
I'll also direct sow kohlrabi in addition to the kohlrabi transplants I put out this month.

Herbs- cilantro, dill, calendula, and basil (forgot to mention this one in the video!) early to mid April

Sometimes I will do an early to mid April planting of peas, if the weather is staying cool.

Cool season cover crops- oats, peas, vetch, tiller radish, mustard, any time in April

Transplant:
Brassicas- cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi, early to mid April
Fennel- mid to late April
Sometimes I'll do a late planting of potatoes early-to mid April

Sow Indoors:
Tomatoes & tomatillos- April 1
Late sowings of cabbage & broccoli- early April
Brussels sprouts- early April
Marigolds, basil, nasturtium, peanuts- mid April
Zinnas- late April

00:00 Intro
00:21 Direct Sown Seeds
01:36 Cover Crops
01:51 Transplants
02:10 Sowing Indoors


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