Seeds to Sow: mid-April

By mid-April, we’re right in the heart of the indoor sowing season. Seeds that need a really long head start on the gardening season are already up and growing, those that grow really quickly are still waiting their turn, but it’s just about the perfect time to sow a whole slew of vegetables, flowers, herbs, etc. indoors.

In case you missed a few “appointments” along the way, here’s where to go to see Seeds to sow: early April, Seeds to sow: mid-March, Seeds to sow: early March, etc. Remember, you can sow seeds a bit late and still get good results… it’s sowing too early that is hard to make up for.

Otherwise, here are the seeds to start indoors in mid-April:

African Daisy (Arctotis x hybrida, formerly Venidium)
Annual Chrysanthemum (Glebionis carinatum (formerly Chrysanthemum carinatum) and others)
Annual gypsophila (Gypsophila muralis)
Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)
Aster (Aster spp., including Symphtrichon, Eurybia and others) Astilbe (Astilbe spp.)
Aubrieta (Aubrieta spp.)
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorum)
Baptisia or False Indigo (Baptisia spp.)
Basket of Gold (Aurinia saxatilis, syn. Alyssum saxatile)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Black-eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata)
Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis)
Bugloss (Anchusa azurea and others)
Campion (Lychnis x haageana)
Checkermallow (Sidalcea malviflora and others)
Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
Chicory or Endive (Cichorum intybus)
China Aster (Callistephus chinensis)
Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile)
Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata, syn. C. elegans)
Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea)
Compass Plant (Silphium perfoliatum, S. laciniatum, etc.)
Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora, C. lanceolata, C. tinctoria and others)
Corncockle (Agrostemma githago and others)
Cosmidium (Cosmidium burridgeanum)
Creeping Zinnia (Sanivitalia procumbens)
Cupid’s Dart (Catananche caerulea) Dahlberg Daisy (Thymophylla tenuiloba, syn. Dyssodia tenuiloba)
Dill (Anethum graveolens)
Dwarf Dahlia (Dahlia X)
Dwarf Morning-Glory (Convolvulus tricolor)
Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum, syn. Helichrysum bracteatum)
Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana alata, N. sylvestris and others)
Fountain Grass (Pennisetum villosum, P. setaceum)
Four-o’clock (Mirabilis jalapa)
Gaillardia (Gaillardia x grandiflora and others)
Gazania (Gazania rigens)
German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita, syn. Matricaria chamomilla)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa and others)
Godetia (Clarkia amoena, formerly Godetia amoena)
Hare’s Tail (Lagurus ovatus) Inula (Inula spp.)
Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum, P. reptans, etc.) ÀJewels of Opar (Tanlium paniculatum and others)
Kale (Brassica oleracea acephala)
Kochia (Bassia scoparia, syn. Kochia scoparia)
Larkspur (Consolida ambigua, C. regalis, formerly Delphinium)
Lavatera (Lavatera trimestris, L. thuringiaca, L. cachemeriana, etc.)
Liatris (Liatris spicata and others)
Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella damascena and others)
Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus and others)
Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
Majorum (Origanum majorana, syn. O. hortensis)
Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonica, L. x arkwrightii)
Mauve (Malva moschata, M. alcea and others)
Melampodium or African Zinnia (Melampodium paludosum)
Mexican Popy (Argemone mexicana and others)
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia)
Mignonette (Reseda odorata)
Mimulus (Mimulus x hybridus)
Nemesia (Nemesia strumosa and others)
Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum, syn. P. laciniatum, P. paeoniflorum)
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Osteospermum (Osteospermum spp., syn. Dimorphotheca spp.)
Painted Sage (Salvia viridis, syn. S. horminus)
Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
Pink Sunray (Rhodanthe roseum and R. magnlesii, syn. Acroclinium et Helipterum)
Portulaca (Portulaca grandiflora)
Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis)
Rockcress (Arabis caucasica and others)
Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Sandwort (Arenaria montana)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia splendens)
Scotch Thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
Sea Lavander (Limonium platyphyllum (syn. L. latifolium) and others)
Sheep’s Bit (Jasione laevis, syn. J. perennis)
Shoo-fly Plant (Nicandra physaloides)
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
Snow on the Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)
Snow-in-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
Stock (Matthiola incana)
Thyme (Thymus serpyllum, T. praecox and others)
Tickseed (Bidens aurea, B. ferulifolia and others)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Tulip Poppy (Hunnemannia fumariifolia)
Turtlehead (Chelone glabra and others)
Winged Everylasting (Ammobium alataum)
Yellow False Lupin (Thermopsis villosa and others)