Home > Growing tips & recipes > Get Growing Subscription – April 2026 6 min read 06.03.2026 Get Growing Subscription – April 2026 Hello Keen GrowerWelcome to your guide for your April ‘Get Growing’ seed subscription!Here’s what’s in your box:Tomato Atomic Fusion Cucumber Dragon’s Egg Lettuce Arcade Baby LeafTomato Atomic FusionSowing infoSurface sow seeds in small pots of moist, peat-free compost and just cover. Tomatoes are fast growing plants, so best started in mid to late spring. They need heat to germinate, and benefit from lots of light, so supplement both if necessary. Germination takes place within 1-2 weeks.Growing infoOnce plants reach roughly 20cm in height, start feeding with quarter strength organic feed. Pot on when roots are visible through drainage holes and plant out after last frost. Will require support. Remove side shoots and lower 50% of foliage to maintain straight, healthy plants. Though tomatoes can be grown outside, they will perform better for longer in a polytunnel or greenhouse.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Tomatoes Cucumber Dragon’s EggSowing infoCucumber seeds should be sown in a warm place from March to April. Sow the seeds on their sides at a depth of 1cm in small pots of peat free compost, and keep at a temperature of approx 20C until they germinate. This usually only takes 7-10 days. Once they’ve germinated, you can move them to a bright windowsill or frost free greenhouse and grow them there until they’re big enough to be transplanted.Growing infoPlant out into a sheltered sunny postion after all risk of frost has passed. Will require some sort of support to climb. Keep harvesting fruits regularly to encourage a continual supply. Lettuce Arcade Baby LeafSowing infoSurface sow onto moist compost and just cover. Lettuce will not germinate in hot weather, so do not supplement heat and avoid sowing in the hottest days of summer. Plant out after last frost.Growing infoHeat tolerant and slow to bolt. When you harvest lettuce, you can just remove the lower, outer leaves to significantly extend your harvest period as the plant will continue to grow. Regular succession sowing will ensure a contiunuous crop.Blog – How to Sow and Grow Lettuce Garen jobs for this AprilHarden off young plants: Start moving greenhouse plants outside during the day so they gradually adjust to outdoor conditions. Tie in climbing plants: Gently tie sweet peas and other climbers to their supports while the stems are still soft. Mulch fruit beds: Add a layer of compost or well-rotted manure around fruit bushes and perennial crops to feed the soil. Meet the author Nelly Nelly works in the She Grows Veg marketing department and is an incredible cook! She's learning how to grow veg fast in her very own container garden. Her favourites so far are the Dwarf Sunflower called 'Sunspot' and our Dwarf Pea called 'Tom Thumb'. Previous Veg Addict Subscription – March 2026 Next Veg Addict Subscription – April 2026
