Each month we’ll share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Happy Gardening!

Week 14

Monday 1st

• April Fool’s Day

• Monitor for Asparagus Beetles

• Last Quarter Moon 🌗

Tuesday 2nd

• Seed Onions, Beets, and Radishes (outdoors)

• Seed Kale and Collards

Wednesday 3rd

• Plant Cabbage and Kohlrabi

• Seed Basil for Transplants (indoors)

Thursday 4th

• Seed Beets and Kale (outdoors)

• Plant Potatoes 🥔

Friday 5th

• Seed or Plant Broccoli, Cabbage, and Cauliflower (outdoors)

• Seed Ethiopian Kale

Saturday 6th

• Seed Parsley

• Seed Dill (indoors)

• Turn Compost

Sunday 7th

Week 15

Monday 8th

• Seed Parsnips (outdoors)

• Plant or Seed Shallots

• New Moon 🌑

• SOLAR ECLIPSE!

Tuesday 9th

• Seed Leaf Lettuce (outdoors)

• Plant Fruit and Hazelnut Trees

Wednesday 10th

• Apply Crabgrass Control

Thursday 11th

• Order Sweet Potato Slip or Bed Sweet Potatoes for Slips

Friday 12th

• WV Arbor Day

• Seed celery as Transplants

Saturday 13th

• Seed Carrots

• Transplant Strawberries (Use Row Cover)

Sunday 14th

Week 16

Monday 15th

• TAX DAY 💸

• Seed Watermelons (indoors)

• First Quarter Moon 🌓

Tuesday 16th

• Fertilize Lawn

• Use Row Covers to Protect Tender Plants

Wednesday 17th

• Seed Late Tomatoes (indoors)

• Start New Compost Pile

Thursday 18th

• Remove Strawberry Row Covers

• Plant Perennials

Friday 19th

• Refresh Mulch in Landscape Beds

• Seed or Transplant Peas (outdoors)

Saturday 20th

• Seed Chives (outdoors)

• Transplant Leeks

Sunday 21st

Week 17

Monday 22nd

• PASSOVER BEGINS

• EARTH DAY 🌎

• Seed New Lawn

• Seed Endive

Tuesday 23rd

• Plant Blackberry and Raspberry Plants

• Full Moon 🌕

Wednesday 24th

• Begin Spring Fruit Trees (after petals fall)

• Seed Carrots and Swiss Chard

Thursday 25th

• Plant Summer-flowering Bulbs

• Apply Pre-emergent Landscape Weed Control

Friday 26th

• NATIONAL ARBOR DAY 🌳

• Seed Sweet Corn

• Seed Asian Greens

Saturday 27th

• Buy Herb Cuttings and Plugs

• Start Grafting Tomato Plants

Sunday 28th

Week 18

Monday 29th

• Seed Tomatillo for Transplants

• Seed or Transplant Lemon Balm (outdoors)

Tuesday 30th

• PASSOVER ENDS

• Seed Ground Cherries

• Turn Compost