17 Crops to Direct Sow in Your Garden in March/April (Root Crops, Leafy Greens, Planting Directions)

Here are 17 crops to direct sow/seed directly into your garden in March and April. Root Crops & Leafy Greens discussed and direct sown. 0:00 17 Crops to Direct Sow Early in Your Garden Intro 1:34 When Do I Direct Sow/Seed These Crops (Soil Temps) 3:10 Simple Soil Bed Prep - Do I Need Fertilizer? Root Crops (Mostly) 4:10 Quick Look at The Root Crops to Direct Sow 5:26 Direct Sowing Peas 5:50 Why Direct Sowing Peas Can Fail - Tips 7:17 Easy Labeling Trick - Paint Sticks 7:40 Important! - Press the Soil & Firm the Planting Base 8:02 Finger Hole Method of Planting 8:25 How many Seeds Do I Plant? - Succession Planting 9:18 Direct Sowing Radishes 10:57 Direct Sowing Carrots 13:00 Direct Sowing Turnips & Beets 13:38 Spacing & Harvesting Tip 15:25 Direct Sowing Onions & Leeks 15:58 Important! - Remove Mulch & Don't Seed In It - Here's Why 18:41 Tip for Fixing Excessively Woody Soil 19:13 Planting Onion Sets - All the Details Leafy Greens (Mostly) 21:20 What Leafy Greens to Direct Sow Early 22:05 Direct Sowing Spinach - And Over Wintering Example 23:19 Over-Wintered Carrots Quick Harvest 24:02 Direct Sowing Kale & Collards - Warning Don't Over-Plant! 25:20 Direct Sowing Pak/Bok Choy & Endive 26:48 Direct Sowing Mustard Greens & Broccoli Raab/Rapini 28:10 Direct Sowing Arugula & Lettuce (Bibb) 29:25 Deer & Rabbit Protection Tip 30:00 $1.50 Seeds at My Seed & Garden Shop Need a Garden Mentor? Join Perk Memberships ($3.99 a month) to get access to my (5 Monthly) 1 hour Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A's: https://bit.ly/4jM0jKA Thanks So Much for Supporting The Rusted Garden! Cheers & Thanks, Gary Visit My Seed and Garden Shop: Tomato & Pepper Seeds $1.75 & All Other Seeds Only $1.50 The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com Visit My New Blog: https://therustedgardenblog.com My Books: The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard https://amzn.to/40rfkIb Growing An Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden https://amzn.to/41tfno2 My Amazon Garden Storefront: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Just use my link anytime you shop on Amazon https://amzn.to/49VUfN0 Products I Use & Recommend and I have an affiliation with them: GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Planters Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Tier Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount https://greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=th... North Spore Mushrooms Use my discount code TheRustedGarden (Save 10%) and my link to shop at North Spore https://northspore.sjv.io/OeVaXG LetPot Smart Seed Starter Kit & More Use my discount code TRG10OFF (Save 10%) Amazon Link (Domestic) https://amzn.to/4qXALyD Website Link (International) https://tidd.ly/3ZqYcV7 AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAr... Vegega Metal Raised Beds Check out all the metal bed design & colors (dozens) at Vegega. Here is my affiliate link use my code TRG to save 10%: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 Contact Me at [email protected] if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations, or advertising. Follow The Rusted Garden: Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aiMQ9l Meta: https://bit.ly/49tP2cF Threads: https://bit.ly/49tPesp TikTok: https://bit.ly/4cFGQZR #gardening #growing #homestead #vegetables @THERUSTEDGARDEN