Second Half of AprilEVERYWHERESow: burdock, chard, collards/kale,...

Second Half of April

EVERYWHERE

Sow: burdock, chard, collards/kale, kohlrabi, radishes; beets, carrots, nasturtiums (except in low desert); salad greens (except in deserts and interior non-fuchsia climates); marigolds, New Zealand spinach, sunflowers (except in mountains). Plant: artichokes, cardoon, horseradish, Jerusalem artichokes, onion family, potatoes, strawberries. Harvest: collards/kale, radishes, salad greens, turnips; chard, spinach--except in interior non-fuchsia climates; beets, cabbages, carrots--except in mountains.

COASTAL CLIMATES

Sow for transplanting: melons/watermelons, peppers, salsify/scorzonera, squashes/pumpkins/gourds; start sweet potato slips. Sow in ground: common/fava beans, broccoli, non-heading Chinese cabbage, corn, cucumbers, all herbs, all peas, spinach, tomatillos/tomatoes, turnips. Plant: cauliflower, celeriac/leaf celery, eggplant, rhubarb. Harvest: Asian/mustard greens, asparagus, sprouting broccoli, cauliflower, fennel, allherbs, leeks, parsnips, all peas, potatoes, salsify/scorzonera.

HIGH DESERT

Sow: corn, cucumbers, fennel, melons/watermelons, okra, peanuts, squashes/pumpkins/gourds, tomatillos/tomatoes. Plant: all herbs, eggplant, peppers. Harvest: cauliflower, celeriac/leaf celery, green onions, all peas.

LOW DESERT

Sow: okra, peanuts, summer squash. Plant: all of high desert plus sweet potato slips. Harvest: cucumbers, fennel, New Zealand spinach, green onions, all herbs, parsnips, potatoes, salsify/scorzonera, summer squash.

INTERIOR CLIMATES

(Where fuchsias won’t grow) Sow: chick-peas/common/ cowpeas/horticultural/lima/ soybeans/yard-long beans, carrots, celeriac/leaf celery, corn, cucumbers, all herbs, melons/watermelons, okra, purslane, squashes/pumpkins/gourds, tomatillos/tomatoes. Plant: eggplant, peppers, sweet potatoes. Harvest: Asian/mustard greens, broccoli, fennel, green onions, all herbs, parsnips, all peas, salsify/scorzonera, shallots. (Where fuchsias grow fairly well) Sow and plant: all of non-fuchsia climates. Harvest: all of non-fuchsia climates plus cauliflower.

MOUNTAINS

Sow for transplanting: celeriac/leaf celery, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, fennel, leeks, melons/watermelons, okra, peppers, squashes/pumpkins; start sweet potato slips. Sow under cover: non-heading Chinese cabbage, all peas, salsify/scorzonera, spinach, turnips. Plant under cover: broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower. Harvest: hardy herbs, hardy greens, green onions.

KEY

Sow: seeds. Plant: seedlings, bulbs, corms, crowns, tubers. Under cover: a floating row cover or cold frame. Rule of thumb: When seeds can be sown, seedlings of the same crop can be planted. Note: All crops can be grown in containers.