Gardener’s To-Do List for April

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April To-Do List for Zone 3

• Dig up and enjoy parsnips still left in the garden from last fall.
• Dig compost into beds as soon as the soil can be worked.
• Fertilize established lawns.
• If weather allows, plant onion sets, lettuce, spinach, peas, sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus), carrots, and parsnips in the garden.
• Indoors, continue to start seeds of squash, melons, and corn.
• Start gladiolus corms indoors.
• Sprout seed potatoes by moving them from cold storage into room temperature.
• In the last week of the month, remove winter covering from tender roses, perennials, and strawberries.