What Seeds To Sow In April In Ireland

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April is the month where the options of what to sow are at their peak, especially towards the middle to end of the month. One of the great things about April is that there is a lot of vegetable, herb and flower seeds that can be sown directly into the ground where they are to grow. If you want more information on direct sowing, and some easier vegetable seeds to direct sow and grow, you can view it here. It would take too long to go through all the possibilities of what to sow and grow in April, so instead let’s look at a few different ideas. Spinach, Lettuce, Rocket and other salad leaves are some of the easiest and quickest vegetables to grow, and you can sow their seeds little and often throughout the year to keep a constant supply. Root vegetables like carrots, beetroot, turnip, and parsnip can be direct sown. The good thing about these is that after harvesting them, they will store for a long time, or they can even be left in the ground and pulled up throughout the Winter months. (providing something else doesn't eat them first!). Tomatoes and Peppers can still be sown, it is not too late to get them going. They need a long growing season, but there is still time. Something for Winter harvesting. As well as having the quick wins of salad leaves etc. It is good to sow some seeds that will give you something to harvest in the late Autumn/Winter. Brussels sprouts, Kale, Cabbage, Leeks and Purple Sprouting Broccoli are good choices for this. Lot’s of people who sowed purple sprouting broccoli last year will be able to harvest it about now when there isn’t much else happening yet. Peas and beans can be direct sown now. If you choose climbing beans, you can utilise vertical space in your garden with both peas and beans and save some space. You can grow beans for eating as you pick them, or beans for drying, so you can use the beans in the Winter for soups etc. Courgette and cucumber seeds can be sown now. Courgettes and cucumbers are a very prolific producer if you k