Tips by the Month

Tips for April

1. April seeds bring April seedlings.

   You can probably start most midseason outdoor seeds, like calendula, godetia, chamomile and many others, sometime this month. Check for date of last frost in your area.
   
2. Don't leave your seedlings languishing on the windowsill. Give them a feeding of mild fertilizer and as weather permits, allow to sit outside for a few hours a day. They'll love you for it.
   
3. Prepare your beds. Turn the soil, improve the soil, improve drainage. Whatever little soil-based project you've had in mind, now is the time.
   
4. Deal with perennials which are coming up now. Some can be successfully divided or moved in the Spring.
   
5. Notice the weeds coming up in the neighborhood. Weeds are our friends. Many of them were used for food or medicine in the past. Get to know them.
   
6. Try not to jump the gun, but you can probably transplant most of your indoor seedlings to the garden around the time of average last frost for your area.
   
7. Buy a few flats of pansies or other early blooming flower to satisfy your need for color.
   
8. Take a walk in the neighborhood and enjoy the prospect of Spring.
   
9. Seed some early blooming flowers such as chamomile or malcolmia for a fragrant show in late May. Both make good bulb cover, and you can harvest your chamomile for tea.
   
10. Reintroduce overwintering houseplants to the great outdoors.

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