Vegetables to plant in April include cantaloupe, collards, corn, cucumber, cucuzza, cushaw, honeydew, lima beans, luffa, Malabar spinach, mirliton (plant sprouted fruit), okra, pumpkin, snap beans, Southern peas, squashes, sweet potato (plant rooted cuttings), Swiss chard and watermelon. Plant transplants of tomato, peppers and eggplant.
- Be sure to mulch newly planted beds of shrubs or bedding plants with a two inch layer of leaves, pine straw, pine bark or other materials to control weeds, conserve moisture and keep the soil from packing down.
- If needed, prune spring flowering shrubs when they finish blooming. Have a definite purpose in mind before you begin to prune, and prune carefully to achieve your objective. Avoid shearing shrubs unless a formal, high maintenance, clipped look is desired.
- It is very important to pull up and dispose of cool season annual weeds such as annual bluegrass, henbit, bedstraw and chickweed now. These weeds are currently setting thousands of seeds that will plague you next winter if not removed now. If they are in your lawn, mow with a bag attachment and dispose of the clippings
- Plant caladium tubers or started plants in this month through June. Caladiums are excellent for shady areas and combine beautifully with ferns, begonias, liriope, impatiens, hosta and coleus.
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