Now spring is here, more people are keen to get outdoors. A gardening expert has shared three easy jobs to complete throughout April to maximise the efficiency and beauty of your garden
Jess Flaherty Senior News Reporter
04:33, 11 Apr 2026
A gardening expert has detailed three essential outdoor tasks to box off this April (stock image)(Image: tagphoto via Getty Images)
A gardening expert has revealed three simple tasks that keen gardeners should tackle this month to enhance both the productivity and appearance of their outdoor spaces.
Now spring is finally back with a bang, the increase in sunlight and milder weather creates perfect conditions for certain gardening jobs. Anyone fortunate enough to have a garden will undoubtedly want to maximise its potential, and this is where professional Adam Kirtland’s expertise comes in handy.
The expert behind the well-known gardening brand View From the Potting Shed recently posted a detailed TikTok video highlighting three crucial April jobs.
Plant vegetables
The first task on Adam’s list focuses on vegetable planting. Adam explained: “If you haven’t already then get your potatoes in now – and I’m gonna show you two ways that you can grow them.
“If you’ve got room in the ground, dig yourself a trench about six inches deep and then plant your potatoes eye side up, about 30cm apart or so. Give them water and let them grow.”
The clip then cut to show him holding a large lime green container. He continued: “If you haven’t got room in the ground, you can do them in a pot or a bucket like this instead – let me show you how.
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“Add some compost to the bottom of a bucket a couple of inches or so deep. Plant your potatoes eye side up again and you can fit about four in each bucket. Cover them over, let them grow.”
He then addressed another vegetable, commonly used to add flavour to cooking. Holding up a complete garlic bulb, he continued: “While you’re thinking about vegetables, it’s not too late to get your garlic in – this is how I do mine. Garlic comes like this and yes, you can just use the ones from the supermarket.
“Roll it around to loosen up the cloves and then you have these individual cloves that you can plant in the ground just like this.
“Using a stick or your finger, make some holes about 10cm deep – garlic needs to be planted 10cm apart, which is roughly the width of an adult hand. Pop your cloves in, cover them over and you’re good to go.”
Sow fast growing seeds
Adam said: “There are loads of fast growing seeds that we can sow in April, too.”
He went on: “April is a fantastic month to sow seeds because the sunlight is getting more and more every day.
“Things like radishes and beetroot germinate really quickly and it’ll make you feel like you’re getting loads of gardening done.
“The thing with sowing seeds is that you don’t need loads of room – even if you’ve just got a windowsill in your flat.”
In the comments section, he added a “full list of seeds that you can sow right now”, including indoor and covered options like tomatoes, peppers, chillies, aubergine, cucumber, courgette, squash and pumpkins, sweetcorn, basil, cosmos, zinnias and marigolds.
Outdoor options include carrots, beetroot, radish, turnip, parsnip, spinach, chards and more.
Deadheading daffodils
The final task on Adam’s list was deadheading daffodils. He explained: “If you want amazing daffodils next year, you’re gonna have to make sure you deadhead them.”
Deadheading is the process of removing wilted or dying flowers from plants to improve their look while promoting renewed flowering.
Clearing away old blooms prevents the plant from setting seed, which forces it to channel energy into producing new flowers, ultimately resulting in a longer and stronger blooming period.
Adam added: “The key to the most amazing daffodils is cutting off just behind the seed pod… don’t just pull the flower off, and you will have the best daffodils every year.”
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