In the Garden: April
April marked the beginning of spring harvest.
English peas, snap peas, strawberries, kale, and swiss chard were ready to be gathered. Corn poppies, Jerusalem sage, and pomegranates are also blooming.
Our pepper garden is just starting to fill in, with a mix of peppers, herbs, onions, shallots, and garlic growing in. My husband makes incredible homemade hot sauces from this—something I’m working on convincing him to share more of soon.
This month we also welcomed new Cochin and frizzle chicks, growing quickly and soon ready to be moved into their coop in the coming weeks.
In April, the garden feels layered in a way that’s hard to replicate—soft greens against blooms, with structure and texture starting to emerge alongside lots of new growth.
It’s a month of transition—where everything is moving but nothing feels rushed, and the work of the past few months is beginning to take shape.
Now, with May beginning, the garden is just getting started.
— Kylie
Laciento kale
What we’re growing in the KNS garden this month:
Growing:
Herbs, leeks, fennel, dill, chives, tarragon, shallots, onions, garlic, purple cabbage, nectarines, pomegranates, blueberries, sunflowers, borage, tomatoes, peppers, corn, and pumpkins
Harvesting:
English peas, sugar snap peas, strawberries, dill, poppies, laciento kale, red russian kale, purple sprouting broccoli, white swiss chard, lemons and eggs
Red Russian Kale
Pink Lemonade Blueberries
English peas and sugar snap peas
English peas and sugar snap peas
Poppies and Scarlet Flax
Red Corn Poppies
Grey Corn Poppies
Nectarines
Pomegranate Blossoms
Jerusalem Sage
Lemon Basil
Dill
Tomatoes
Corn
Purple Cabbage
Pumpkins