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April |
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Plant |
Set out transplants of broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. | Plant lettuce, kale, chard, radish, and carrot seeds directly in the garden. Plant seed potatoes. |
Plant more new bushes and trees. Plant a strawberry bed. |
Keep seedlings watered. |
Harvest |
Harvest asparagus and rhubarb. |
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| Prune | Cut back ornamental grasses, if you haven't already done so. |
Thin raspberry canes. Cut out dead canes. |
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Prepare |
Dig new garden beds. |
Put up your snow shovel and other winter equipment! |
Make rhubarb sauce for ice cream or a strawberry-rhubarb pie. |
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Do |
Do your first round of weeding while the weeds are still small. |
Edge all your garden beds, or decide to put permanent edging in. | Wear a hat whenever you're outside working on a sunny day. |
Mow the lawn for the first time. |