Apr 17 2008
Garden maintenance in April - 1
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April is definitely a month to be doing things with your Fruit and Vegetables. We have had some very sharp frosts still so you need to protect the blossom of your stoned fruit trees such as Apricots, Peaches and Nectarines. Whilst on the subject of fruit trees don’t forget to prune your Cherry and Plum trees once the leaf buds have cracked open.
You can start planting your Potatoes - remembering again to protect any early shoots from frost. If you didn’t plant Asparagus last month that can go in along with root crops like Carrots, Turnips and Kohlrabi. Salad crops such as Spring Onions, Swiss Chard, Lettuce as well as Brassicas can be started now too. I like to get some herbs such as Basil and Chives going to. You will need to protect early sowings with fleece and/or polythene if you are still getting frosts.
In the greenhouse I am busy with Peppers, Aubergines (one of my favourites!) and Cucumbers - potting on your Tomatoes can be done as well. I’m just beginning to increase the amount of ventilation in the greenhouse now that the days are warmer but do remember to close up at night or you could lose a lot. I shall be doing some softwood cuttings from my beloved Fuschias as well as repotting and feeding some of the house plants. My Orchids are doing particularly well at the moment and I am extremely pleased with the way they are responding to almost total neglect!
