Starting in April: sow now and harvest soon 🎉

April in the Makkelijke Moestuin

April is the perfect time to start. If you set up your garden now and begin sowing and planting right away, you'll be harvesting from your garden every day within 2 months 🙂

Read about: Starting in April

SC=april-3.jpg — April: seedlings come up faster, but occasionally it is still cold

An existing Makkelijke Moestuin garden in April

Already started? Then you see the seedlings that you sowed in March grow faster now. Due to the longer days and rising temperatures.

SC=april-6.jpg — End of April: the plants grow faster and faster

Are there any vegetables left that you sowed at the end of last year? Or perennials? They'll go through a growth spurt now, so you can harvest them soon.

Leave plants that start to flower for a while - like this dinokale. The first bees and bumblebees will thank you 😀

Flowering Dino kale: early food for the bees

April is also a perfect month to plant some herbs and small fruits. They do surprisingly well in the Makkelijke Moestuin.

Early April is a good time to buy everbearing Favori strawberry plants. Since they are perennial, I prefer to plant them in a separate container. Our MM-airbak and MM-minis are great for this:

SC=april-5.jpg — Everbearing strawberries Favori in an MM-mini

Tips for April*

Water your seedlings regularly. After all, the roots are still small, and the top layer of the mix dries out quickly in the sun and wind.
Is it still chilly? Your seedlings will come up faster if you cover them with some fleece. The MM-muts is ideal for this.
Take good care of your pre-sown summer vegetables on the windowsill. Give them plenty of light and water them regularly. To prevent them from growing too fast and crooked, turn the pots a quarter turn every day.

* In a nutshell, just do what the Makkelijke Moestuin app says. It's got all these tips and more 🙂

Pre-sown tomato plants on the window seal

What can you sow right now?

By April 1, you can sow most varieties, with a few more coming in mid-April. This is also the month to pre-sow your summer vegetables indoors.

voorzaaien-03-(1).jpg — Pre-sowing tomatoes

All varieties you can sow in April:

From April 1:

Our bok choi grows well in April

SC=april-9.jpg — Spinach, turnips, red beets: everything grows well in April

From mid-April:

Pre-sowing until April 15:

Pre-sowing from April 25:

Yellomato: our low, yellow bush tomato

What gear will help you sow?

MM-Mix 40L

The soil mix for your vegetable garden. Gives your plants exactly what they need. Stays good for years to come.

€ 12,95

MM-Specials: Extra special seed pack

This fun seed assortment comes with 12 plant varieties to spice up your garden. Like purple carrot, Chioggia beet, stem lettuce, turnip, licorice mint and the

€ 19,50

MM pre-sowing mix 5L

Indoor pre-sowing on this special mixture is easy and super simple. The seeds germinate quickly and the plants grow strong.

€ 4,50

MM-Muts: 120x120 crop cover

Extend the growing season with our fleece crop cover: the MM-Muts. You can start sowing earlier and grow longer. The handy elastic makes it easy to put on and take off.

€ 13,95

MM-Plantfood

Essential for a plant's balanced diet. These nutrients keep your MM-Mix rich and healthy. 100% organic, easy to use, and super effective.
Buy 2 or more boxes and get a nice discount.

€ 10,95

MM-bamboo 16 patches

Super deluxe garden box made of sustainable bamboo. Beautiful and long-lasting. Grows 16 types of vegetables at once: maximizes your harvest with little space.

€ 239

Want to read more?

That was April in a nutshell. But if I wrote a lot over the years. So, here's a few fun articles if you're hungry for more:

What is a real Planty garden box?

Not just any raised bed will work with the Planty system. A vegetable garden box needs to meet a few requirements to get you the best results.

Pre-sowing zucchinis, cucumbers and pumpkins

The best time to pre-sow zucchini and cucumbers indoors is late April to late May. Earlier isn't necessary, but slightly later is okay.

Thinning your seedlings: what, why, and how

Thin out your seedlings so the remaining plants have room to grow. Read here exactly what, why, and which plants need it, and how to do it.

Tips: MM-Mix

Tips and tricks for using the MM-Mix. When filling up your garden box, watering, giving a nutrient boost, and more.

Strawberries in your Planty Garden

Grow your own strawberries in a separate grow bag or garden box in your Planty Garden. That way they'll be easy to take care of.

Raspberries in your Planty Garden

Raspberries grow great in a Planty Garden. Thanks to the airy MM-Mix, taking care of them is also a breeze.

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