What to sow in April
Everything that can be sown or harvested in April, from the 231 plants in the planner.
Sow indoors 48
Acorn squash
Basil
Beefsteak tomato
Bitter melon
Bottle gourd
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Butternut squash
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chayote
Cherry tomato
Collard greens
Cosmos
Cucumber
Delicata squash
Epazote
Gherkin
Ground cherry
Hokkaido squash
Kale
Lemongrass
Luffa
Malabar spinach
Marjoram
Melon
New Zealand spinach
Okra
Pattypan squash
Peanuts
Plum tomato (Roma)
Pumpkin
Purple basil
Red cabbage
Romanesco
Savoy cabbage
Shiso
Spaghetti squash
Stevia
Sweet potato
Taro
Thai basil
Tomatillo
Tomato
Watermelon
Yacon
Zinnia
Zucchini
Sow or plant outdoors 99
Anise
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocado tree
Bay laurel
Beetroot
Black salsify
Blueberry
Borage
Broad beans
Burdock root
Calendula
Caraway
Cardoon
Carrot
Catnip
Celtuce
Chamomile
Chervil
Chickpeas
Chives
Clementine tree
Coriander
Cornflower
Cranberry
Dandelion
Dill
Echinacea
Fenugreek
Fig tree
Garden cress
Garden orache
Garlic chives
Good King Henry
Grapefruit tree
Grapevine
Guava
Horseradish
Hyssop
Iceberg lettuce
Jerusalem artichoke
Kiwi
Kohlrabi
Kumquat tree
Lavender
Lemon balm
Lemon tree
Lentils
Lettuce
Lime tree
Loquat tree
Lovage
Mandarin tree
Mango tree
Mint
Mizuna
Mustard greens
Olive tree
Onion
Orange tree
Oregano
Papaya
Parsley
Parsley root
Parsnip
Patience dock
Pearl onion
Peas
Phacelia
Pistachio tree
Pointed cabbage
Pomegranate tree
Pomelo tree
Radish
Red leaf lettuce
Red onion
Rhubarb
Romaine lettuce
Rosemary
Rue
Sage
Salsify
Sea kale
Snow peas
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring onion
St John's wort
Sweet alyssum
Swiss chard
Tansy
Tarragon
Thyme
Turnip
Watercress
Welsh onion
Winter savory
Wormwood
Yarrow
Ready to harvest 11
Months for a temperate climate: about a month later in the north and a month earlier in the south. Give your own last frost date for exact dates.
Plan your April sowing
The planner warns you when two crops with a documented shared risk, such as tomatoes and potatoes, end up next to each other, so you can fix the layout before planting.
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