Early April is a good time to plant the following vegetables outdoors: Asparagus, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Chives, Collards, Horseradish, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Onions, Parsley, Parsnips, Peas, Potatoes, Rhubarb, Spinach and Swiss Chard.
Mix organic matter into vegetable garden soil. Cow manure, LeafGro, and Super Fine soil conditioner as well as lime and Garden-tone fertilizer are good options to consider. Do not till or spade the vegetable garden if the soil is wet, as it will clump and become very hard to work all summer.
Now is a good time to plant apple, pear, peach and other fruit trees. To pollinate properly, fruit trees require two varieties to be planted.
Now is the time to stop cedar-apple rust on apple, serviceberry, hawthorn and other rosaceous host plants using Immunox, Daconil or Mancozeb.
