What to Sow from Seed in April – Zone 6
What to Sow from Seed in April – Zone 6
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.
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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Simply awesome! Love how organized your plants and labels are. Where did you get your label holders? I thought of making some but I would need A LOT…lol. Thanks for another awesome video!
Very good idea of growing different kinds of vegetables from seeds in april, already , I have sown spinach , bitter gourds , cluster bean and coriander thank you my sweet sister ,just I was busy in harvesting wheat crop so I watched your video late ,ok take care of you
I have a small house and last year I was overwhelmed with all the plants inside!! I did start my peppers in February because I had trouble last year but I winter sowed my tomatoes at the end of March in jugs outside. They’re small but they’re all up!! And no grow lights needed.
If you see this before tonight, what are you doing if anything to protect what you have planted from the freezing temps?
I see the garlic behind you and mine looks beautiful as well…didnt know if I needed to protect it. Asparagus I have no clue how to keep it safe as some of my spears are pretty tall already.
Everything else is small enough I can put some plastic over it or old potting containers/water jugs. I had beets and carrots make it through the winter and start growing again and I would hate to lose them now! (Already lost some beets and cabbage that overwintered in the last freeze).
I watch alot of gardening videos and I love yours the best due to I also live in zone 6 and the month by month videos help me alot.
Thanks
I’m typically a direct sow type of girl, but this year I thought I’d get a head start on everything. Well I definitely started my tomatoes too early. They’re too big I think. I also up planted them into too large of pots. Now I’m going to have to dig giant holes for transplanting these monsters. Oh, and did I mention that I hate hardening off? I think I’m going back to my direct sowing next spring.
I have a question about planting Basil, Dill and Oregano. I want to use grow bags for all the herbs. About how many of these plants can I put in say a 10 or 12 inch diameter grow bag? Thank you for your help with this. Always enjoy your channel.
Thanks Again For Sharing Your Life Here On YouTube.
thanks for the tomato tip
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I’m in Northeast Ohio and a new subscriber because I just need some inspiration for zone 6 fruits and veggies. You’re truly scratching my “new home grower” itch!! Thank you!!!
Hi Jen shalom 🕎 succession harvests en Shure u the next crop evenly do you have time process them ..if u have alot you will have alot of canning and fresh greens
So glad to have come across your channel. I am in Southern Ontario which is Zone 6 as well. This is my first year for starting seeds! But I wish I found your channel before I planted my tomatoes in March 😔 I agree with you completely, I have spent more time potting up and trying to find a spot for these huge plants. I planted another batch near the end of March as I was experimenting with growing them in Solo cups and they are a more manageable size (still could be a bit smaller). Next year I am starting in April and following your planting schedule. Looking forward to learning so much from you this year😁
Well done Jenna and I am getting better at successional sowing. Trying peanuts here in the UK for the first time.
♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.
Thank you, this was very useful, you never dissapoint 😘🙂
Jenna, the video with the snake? Tell us more about it how did it get in with your plants?
Great. Now I want to get out my seeds to see what else I can plant. Saving seeds for my autumn garden is getting difficult because I want to plant everything now 🤣
Good stuff as always lady.
We’ve been working to improve our succession planting especially in the greenhouse. We moved all of the seedlings out of the house some months ago, but since we’re going to have some freezes coming we’ll start more in the house tomorrow. Great show! Take care.
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Hello I found your Facebook group of Zone 6 Gardening
Thanks Again For Sharing Your Knowledge Here On YouTube.
For comparison, when is the expected last frost date where you are?
would this advice apply to zone 6 in central pa?
You need add auto captions for deaf people cuz I am deaf
Thank you for all your help and great advice…have you ever tried overwintering celery outdoors during winter..i did to save seeds but mine all turned to mush..now..im in your growing zone also…i find it hard to direct sow peas in the garden now since its too cold and rainy..i feel like I need to start some indoors and in early May I can direct sow
I love your videos, Jenna. They are so informational, so helpful. Thanks so much!
Great video- thanks
I’m in 6b, surely our schedules would be similar….? Lol
Learned that lesson long ago to wait for sowing. I also hate using those small seeders. I know it is a space taking thing but doing them in a bigger container has worked super well for me. Thanks for the info Mrs. Jenna. Stay safe my friend and have a wonderful rest of the week / weekend!
I’m SO excited I found your channel! I am also in Zone 6A, Ohio, with that lovely clay soil. It’s wonderful to find a gardener whose advice is spot-on and doesn’t need to be filtered through the lens of climate or soil differences. I have subscribed. 🙂
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I would love to see a video on how you grow peanuts. I’ve always wanted to try but have never gotten around to it
I JUST FOUND YOU DEFINITELY GOING TO BINGE WATCH YOUR VIDEOS. WE ARE IN THE SAME ZONE.
What? 🥜 peanuts may be grown in Zone 6? Wicked! You’re such an inspiration Jenna. I look forward to your teachings. I’m going to a tree pruning class this weekend. You have lit a fire under me to get back to the earth & take care of her. Much respect.
It’s so nice to see someone start tomatoes later! I’m a few hours north of you in MI and just started my tomatoes last week. I found that if I start them too early, they get too tall for my lights. I also start mine in grow plugs (Park Seed BioDome) and will transplant them once into small pots before heading outdoors.
What a variety! I have been slacking. lol I am with you on the tomatoes. In the past I always started the same time in March… but now I start them in April. I am definitely gonna get some lettuce out this weekend.
Last year was my first year planting, and I was struck with the uselessness of transplanting from seed starting mix, then to potting soil, then to ground…way too much work. Thanks for the confirmation of planting tomatoes and peppers later. I tried to direct sow all my brassicas, but they just sat in the ground for 2 weeks because it was too cold (thankfully just started sprouting, phew). I think the peppers and tomatoes would have been ready too soon. I’m in 6b/7a
Started morning glories, moon flowers, cardinal climber and black-eyed susan vines on Saturday and they are already breaking the surface. Still waiting for the soil to thaw to direct sow.
Following along with you Jenna. The seed starting mix + worm castings is doing great for me.
You can grow Peanuts? Hmmm. I a ;ot further South and East-but figured I was still too far up to do Peanuts. Interesting.
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I’m with you, start my tomatoes in mid April. In Ohio zone 5b, sow about two weeks behind you it seems. When I buy plants look for those short stocky ones. To me, they do the best.
I’m starting to get second leaves on our Kohlrabi, Spinach, and Mesclun Salad Mix. They are still in tne milk jugs from February. I’m not sure when plop them into the garden, first time winter sowing for me. Our last frost date is May 25th which would be amazingly early for us. We have had frost into the first week of June before. Everyone around here normally plants Memorial Weekend, but the above plants are growing faster than I thought they would lol. I just started Italian Sweet Basil, Italian Sage, Peppermint, and Munstead Strain Lavender. They are outdoors in an 18 inch by 24 inch, 4 shelf greenhouse. I did start Little Marvel Peas in the garden along with Bunching Onions and Onion seed. Always enjoy your videos! Take care!
If I start tomatoes in March, they get WAY too big for the grow light before I can plant them! April 1 for me, too. I am in MD Zone 7a but still don’t plant them out until early to mid May.
Good stuff. I learned that about starting maters early this year. Long and leggy. Just sowed some tomatillos straight to pot. Going for fourth seeding on radish. Interesting to hear you. Same thing. Different timing.
Just found your channel! I live here in kentucky 6b 🙂 your advice is very relevant to me and im learning soooo much! Thanks for your wealth of knowledge i cant wait to apply it this spring!