If you haven’t planted anything yet in April… you’re not behind—you’re right on time.
These are the vegetables you can plant right now—straight in the ground—and start harvesting fast.
If you’re wondering what to plant in April, this is the easiest way to get started. No seed starting indoors, no grow lights, no overthinking—just simple vegetables you can direct sow right into your garden.
In this video, I’ll walk you through the best crops to plant right now, how to time it based on soil temperature, and how to keep your garden producing with simple strategies like crop stacking and succession planting.
Whether you’re just getting started or adding more to your garden, this is your April planting game plan.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 You’re not too late—but you can miss this window
00:45 The one thing that matters right now
01:50 Start with these for the biggest harvest
02:20 Beans—plant them now
04:10 Easy cucumbers—don’t miss this
05:30 Squash—how to keep it producing
07:30 Melons—what to know before you plant
09:30 Don’t waste space—do this instead
10:15 Fast greens you can harvest in weeks
13:00 Heat-tolerant greens that keep producing
15:00 Still time for these in cooler climates
16:00 The easiest herb to grow right now
17:30 Don’t skip this—it changes everything
19:00 Quick tip before planting transplants
20:00 Your April garden game plan
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What are you direct sowing this month? Any new ideas from this video?
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Good start kim I just got melon seeds and have you ever grown luffa from seed and one more thing im getting my apple gourds seeds
Lovely video. Started seeds with tray and light 2/20–mixed results, then 3/10, great results (Bay Area). I would love to plant more with direct seeding. We have basil, marigolds, tomatoes, lettuce, kale and chard ready for transplanting.
Scarlet runner beans are fantastic, they have lovely easy to relocate fat rhizomes and the pods are bang for your buck ❤❤❤🫘🫘🫘
Start indoors
9:35 drop d3ad gorgeous ❤🙇🏻♀️🙇🏻♀️🤩
Great video you too 🤗 so this year I tried something a little different. I literally took a organic red pepper from the grocery store and used the seeds. I damped a paper towel and got my seeds into it. Folded the towel put it in a zip bag and put the bag on a heat mat. In a couple days I had seeds that we're producing 🤗 so I took an cardboard egg carton added some soil and put the seeds in that then I misted them with a little water and then covered them. Now today I looked and there just about all sprouted. So happy 😊 😊
Hi Kim and Jerry thanks for the motivation. There is still hope! 😊😊😊
Not to late? 🤩 fantastic.
Could you explain about sunflowers inhibiting other plants from growing?
For the season or how long. Thanks a bunch.
Thank you both. Great video.
….ANOTHER YEAR …. STILL LOOKING HOT
Great tips Kim! So far 3 kale varieties are sprouting and turnips are sprouting. I'm patiently waiting for the beets, kohlrabi, bunching onions and carrots to start sprouting.
Hi CaliKim and Camera Guy❤ Thanks for the motivation to get those empty spaces filled!! I have lots of your heat tolerant greens seeds and I need to get those in! Also your herb collection! I have a question. Last year I planted Italian Parsley from your herb collection and it has been growing for almost a year now. Does parsley bolt or can I keep using it since it keeps growing. It doesn’t look like it’s bolting but I can’t really tell. I guess it’s probably time for the taste test! To see if I like its flavor😂 Thank you for your wonderful videos 🤗💚
Arrrrrrr I'm barely getting my indoor pepper tomatoes seed trays going. Direct planted Blue Lake Vine beans with my fancy new trellises I made (sanded & painted even!). The Runner beans shall be direct sown this weekend!