Monthly planting guide

What to plant in April

Here's what to sow and harvest in April. Timings use a temperate zone 7 baseline — connect your location in the calendar to retune them to your climate.

Sow in April

856 crops to start this month

All crops to sow in April

Tomato, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Zucchini, Carrot, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Corn, Potato, Onion, Radish, Beet, Eggplant, Celery, Asparagus, Artichoke, Leek, Turnip, Parsnip, Swiss Chard, Kohlrabi, Fennel, Rhubarb, Cherry Tomato, Roma Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Heirloom Tomato, Grape Tomato, San Marzano Tomato, Jalapeno Pepper, Habanero Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Serrano Pepper, Banana Pepper, Poblano Pepper, Ghost Pepper, Thai Pepper, Anaheim Pepper, Shishito Pepper, Japanese Eggplant, Thai Eggplant, White Eggplant, Graffiti Eggplant, Tomatillo, Ground Cherry, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Chinese Broccoli, Broccolini, Romanesco, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Watercress, Arugula, Horseradish, Romaine Lettuce, Butterhead Lettuce, Iceberg Lettuce, Oak Leaf Lettuce, Endive, Frisee, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, Escarole, Nantes Carrot, Danvers Carrot, Chantenay Carrot, Golden Beet, Chioggia Beet, French Breakfast Radish, Celeriac, Jicama, Yam, Taro, Ginger, Turmeric, Salsify, Scorzonera, Jerusalem Artichoke, Fava Beans, Chickpea, Lentil, Pigeon Pea, Snow Peas, Sugar Snap Peas, Pickling Cucumber, English Cucumber, Lemon Cucumber, Armenian Cucumber, Golden Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Luffa, Chayote, Ancho Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Datil Pepper, Hungarian Wax Pepper, Padron Pepper, Rocoto Pepper, Scotch Bonnet Pepper, Tabasco Pepper, Brandywine Tomato, Campari Tomato, Green Zebra Tomato, Indigo Rose Tomato, Kumato Tomato, Mortgage Lifter Tomato, Oxheart Tomato, Plum Tomato, Yellow Pear Tomato, Cape Gooseberry, Naranjilla, Pepino Melon, Tamarillo, Purple Cauliflower, Red Brussels Sprouts, Walking Stick Cabbage, Green Cauliflower, Kai-lan, Kalette, Giant Kohlrabi, Red Mizuna, Tokyo Turnip, Yu Choy, Red Amaranth, Baby Spinach, Butter Lettuce, Callaloo, Celtuce, Chrysanthemum Greens, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Ice Plant, Komatsuna, Little Gem Lettuce, Lollo Rossa Lettuce, Red Giant Mustard, Orach, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Wild Rocket, Samphire, Salad Burnet, Shungiku, Ruby Swiss Chard, Detroit Dark Red Beet, Cylindra Beet, Cosmic Purple Carrot, Kuroda Carrot, Oxheart Carrot, Sweet Cassava, Galangal, Yellow Ginger, Lotus Root, Malanga, Hollow Crown Parsnip, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Black Salsify, Purple Top Turnip, Yuca, Ash Gourd, Bottle Gourd, Crookneck Squash, Persian Cucumber, Gac Fruit, Gem Squash, Smooth Loofah, Ridged Gourd, Snake Gourd, Striped Zucchini, Cousa Squash, Wax Gourd, Round Zucchini, Bunching Onion, Chinese Chives, Egyptian Walking Onion, Baby Leek, Torpedo Onion, Gold Pearl Onion, Potato Onion, French Shallot, Red Spring Onion, Tree Onion, Spanish Cardoon, Chinese Celery, Ostrich Fiddlehead Fern, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Lemongrass, Heart of Palm, Edible Papyrus, Sea Asparagus, Sea Kale, Lily Stems, Water Celery, Wild Asparagus, Cubanelle Pepper, Sun Gold Tomato, Mini Savoy Cabbage, Hamburg Parsley, Nopal Cactus, Black Krim Tomato, Celebrity Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato, Pineapple Tomato, Principe Borghese Tomato, Costoluto Fiorentino Tomato, Striped German Tomato, Aunt Ruby's German Green Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Tomato, Basil, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Mint, Cilantro, Parsley, Dill, Sage, Chives, Lavender, Tarragon, Lemongrass, Chamomile, Bay Laurel, Marjoram, Savory, Stevia, Lemon Balm, Borage, Thai Basil, Purple Basil, Lemon Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Holy Basil, Genovese Basil, Trailing Rosemary, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, Creeping Thyme, French Thyme, Woolly Thyme, Greek Oregano, Italian Oregano, Cuban Oregano, Flat-Leaf Parsley, Curly Parsley, Bouquet Dill, Fernleaf Dill, Slow-Bolt Cilantro, Pineapple Sage, Purple Sage, Golden Sage, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Curry Leaf, Epazote, Shiso, Perilla, Culantro, Summer Savory, Winter Savory, Lovage, Angelica, Caraway, Cumin, Coriander (Seed), Fenugreek, Annatto, West Indian Bay, Vietnamese Coriander, Rau Ram, Mexican Oregano, Za'atar, Hyssop, Echinacea, Valerian, Ginseng, Ashwagandha, Napoletano Basil, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Calypso Cilantro, Leisure Coriander, Cumin Herb, Mammoth Dill, Bronze Fennel, Florence Fennel, Korean Garlic Chive, Horseradish, Garden Lovage, Sweet Marjoram, Chocolate Mint, Julep Mint, Pineapple Mint, Golden Oregano, Hot and Spicy Oregano, Hamburg Parsley, Moss Curled Parsley, Green Perilla, Arp Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Berggarten Sage, Tricolor Sage, Salt Bush, Creeping Savory, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Sweet Cicely, Mexican Tarragon, Russian Tarragon, Caraway Thyme, English Thyme, Orange Thyme, Toothache Plant, Wasabi, Watercress, Sweet Woodruff, Agrimony, Angelica (Medicinal), Arnica, Astragalus, Black Cohosh, Boneset, Burdock, Calamus, Cat's Claw, Cleavers, Coltsfoot, Cramp Bark, Damiana, Dong Quai, Elecampane, Eyebright, Gentian, Gravel Root, Horehound, Medicinal Hyssop, Indian Snakeroot, Lobelia, Meadowsweet, Motherwort, Mugwort, Stinging Nettle, Osha Root, Pennyroyal, Lance-Leaf Plantain, Self-Heal, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Wood Betony, Anise Hyssop, Bay Rum, Bergamot (Bee Balm), Catnip, Catmint, Clary Sage, Costmary, Curry Plant, Dittany of Crete, Rose Geranium, Lemon Geranium, Peppermint Geranium, Helichrysum, Incense Plant, Aromatic Lemon Thyme, Eau de Cologne Mint, Myrtle, Nepeta, Oak-Leaf Geranium, Santolina, Scented Mayweed, Southernwood, Sweet Fern, Sweet Grass, Tansy, Vetiver, White Sage, Wormwood, Ylang-Ylang, Anise, Butterfly Pea, Tea Plant, Cardamom, Chrysanthemum (Tea), Cinnamon, Ginger (Tea), Gotu Kola, Guayusa, Honeybush, Jiaogulan, Kudzu, Lemon Myrtle, Lemon Verbena, Licorice Root, Marshmallow Root, Moringa, Olive Leaf, Passionflower, Rooibos, Schisandra, Spearmint, Stevia rebaudiana, Tulsi (Holy Basil Tea), Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Grape, Fig, Apple (Dwarf), Pear (Dwarf), Cherry (Dwarf), Plum, Peach, Lemon, Orange, Kiwi, Gooseberry, Currant, Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Alpine Strawberry, Everbearing Strawberry, Day-Neutral Strawberry, Highbush Blueberry, Lowbush Blueberry, Rabbiteye Blueberry, Golden Raspberry, Black Raspberry, Heritage Raspberry, Thornless Blackberry, Trailing Blackberry, American Gooseberry, European Gooseberry, Black Currant, White Currant, Cranberry, Lingonberry, Elderberry, Mulberry, Boysenberry, Loganberry, Marionberry, Tayberry, Honeyberry, Jostaberry, Serviceberry, Goji Berry, Acai Berry, Aronia Chokeberry, Huckleberry, Meyer Lemon, Eureka Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Lime, Key Lime, Persian Lime, Kaffir Lime, Navel Orange, Blood Orange, Valencia Orange, Mandarin Orange, Tangerine, Clementine, Grapefruit, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Kumquat, Calamansi, Yuzu, Bergamot Orange, Citron, Pomelo, Tangelo, Ugli Fruit, Satsuma, White Peach, Donut Peach, Nectarine, White Nectarine, Japanese Plum, Damson Plum, Greengage Plum, Sweet Cherry, Sour Cherry, Rainier Cherry, Apricot, Manchurian Apricot, Pluot, Plumcot, Almond (Fruit), Concord Grape, Thompson Seedless Grape, Muscadine Grape, Table Grape, Hardy Kiwi, Arctic Kiwi, Purple Passion Fruit, Yellow Passion Fruit, Hardy Passion Fruit, Hops, Chocolate Vine (Akebia), Mango, Papaya, Guava, Strawberry Guava, Dragon Fruit, Yellow Dragon Fruit, Banana, Dwarf Banana, Pineapple, Coconut Palm, Lychee, Longan, Rambutan, Jackfruit, Durian, Breadfruit, Starfruit, Soursop, Cherimoya, Custard Apple, Sapodilla, Persimmon, American Persimmon, Tamarind, Plantain, Avocado, Hass Avocado, Jaboticaba, Feijoa, Pawpaw, Cacao, Gala Apple, Fuji Apple, Granny Smith Apple, Honeycrisp Apple, McIntosh Apple, Pink Lady Apple, Braeburn Apple, Golden Delicious Apple, Red Delicious Apple, Crabapple, Bartlett Pear, Bosc Pear, Anjou Pear, Asian Pear, Comice Pear, Seckel Pear, Quince, Flowering Quince, Medlar, Loquat, Hawthorn Berry, Rowan Berry, Thimbleberry, Salmonberry, Dewberry, Wineberry, Cloudberry, Edible Barberry, Buffaloberry, Beautyberry, Sea Buckthorn, Schisandra Berry, Cape Gooseberry, Ground Cherry, Juneberry, Finger Lime, Makrut Lime, Rangpur Lime, Sudachi, Kabosu, Etrog, Buddha's Hand Citron, Oro Blanco, Meiwa Kumquat, Nagami Kumquat, Limequat, Orangequat, Pinot Noir Grape, Cabernet Sauvignon Grape, Zinfandel Grape, Riesling Grape, Syrah Grape, Golden Kiwi, Banana Passion Fruit, Maypop, White Sapote, Black Sapote, Mamey Sapote, Sugar Apple, Atemoya, Jabuticaba, Carambola, Canistel, Lucuma, Red Dragon Fruit, Sunflower, Marigold, Zinnia, Dahlia, Rose, Chrysanthemum, Lily, Petunia, Geranium, Begonia, Snapdragon, Aster, Cosmos, Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Salvia, African Marigold, Signet Marigold, Giant Zinnia, Profusion Zinnia, Wave Petunia, Supertunia, Sweet Alyssum, Lobelia, Verbena, Annual Dianthus, Flowering Tobacco, Cleome, Bachelor's Button, Four O'Clock, Statice, Strawflower, Gazania, African Daisy, Nemesia, Calibrachoa, Dusty Miller, Daylily, Hosta, Garden Phlox, Delphinium, Foxglove, Hollyhock, Lupine, Perennial Dianthus, Bleeding Heart, Astilbe, Coral Bells, Sedum, Catmint, Russian Sage, Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot, Agapanthus, Japanese Anemone, Perennial Viola, Shasta Daisy, Blanket Flower, Perennial Salvia, Speedwell, Red Hot Poker, Crocosmia, Yarrow, Ox-Eye Daisy, Perennial Rudbeckia, Blazing Star, Bergenia, Lamb's Ear, Dinner Plate Dahlia, Pompon Dahlia, Cactus Dahlia, Asiatic Lily, Oriental Lily, Trumpet Lily, Gladiolus, Ageratum, Annual Phlox, Annual Rudbeckia, Blue Bachelor's Button, Bells of Ireland, China Aster, Sulphur Cosmos, Globe Amaranth, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Mignonette, Million Bells, Monkey Flower, Painted Tongue, Annual Pincushion Flower, Poor Man's Orchid, Annual Scabiosa, Spider Flower, Sweet Sultan, Mexican Sunflower, Sea Thrift, False Indigo, Siberian Bugloss, Cupid's Dart, Red Valerian, Turtlehead, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Barrenwort, Meadowsweet, Gaura, Hardy Geranium, Japanese Anemone, Macedonian Scabious, Ligularia, Lilyturf, Catmint, Evening Primrose, Beardtongue, Obedient Plant, Balloon Flower, Peacock Orchid, Pineapple Lily, Nerine, Ornamental Kiwi Vine, Chocolate Vine, Trumpet Vine, Three-Leaf Akebia, Coral Honeysuckle, Cross Vine, Hardy Kiwi, Climbing Hydrangea, Boston Ivy, Virginia Creeper, Japanese Hydrangea Vine, Potato Vine, Black-Eyed Susan Vine, Star Jasmine, Engelman's Ivy, Wild Blanket Flower, Butterfly Weed, Indian Blanket, Ironweed, Meadow Sage, Wild Bergamot, Common Evening Primrose, Queen Anne's Lace, Flowering Switchgrass, Wild Columbine, Peruvian Lily, Celosia Flamingo Feather, Ball Dahlia, Gerbera Daisy, Liatris Blazing Star, Oriental Lily, David Austin Rose, Rocket Snapdragon, Golden Alexander, Apple Tree, Pear Tree, Cherry Tree, Olive Tree, Fig Tree, Lemon Tree, Peach Tree, Nectarine Tree, Plum Tree, Apricot Tree, Persimmon Tree, Pomegranate Tree, Avocado Tree, Mango Tree, Orange Tree, Lime Tree, Grapefruit Tree, Kumquat Tree, Tangerine Tree, Guava Tree, Papaya Tree, Banana Tree, Mulberry Tree, Pawpaw Tree, Medlar Tree, Quince Tree, Loquat Tree, Crabapple Tree, Walnut Tree, Pecan Tree, Chestnut Tree, Hazelnut Tree, Pistachio Tree, Macadamia Tree, Pine Nut Tree, Hickory Tree, Butternut Tree, Cashew Tree, Maple, Birch, Oak, Elm Tree, Beech Tree, Ash Tree, Willow Tree, Weeping Willow, Poplar Tree, Sycamore Tree, Sweetgum Tree, Tulip Tree, Hackberry Tree, Linden Tree, Catalpa Tree, Honey Locust, Bald Cypress, Ginkgo Tree, Zelkova Tree, Red Maple, Silver Maple, London Plane Tree, Black Walnut Tree, Pine Tree, Spruce Tree, Cedar Tree, Fir Tree, Holly Tree, Juniper Tree, Arborvitae, Yew Tree, Cypress Tree, Hemlock Tree, Redwood Tree, Giant Sequoia, Cryptomeria, Camellia Tree, Boxwood Tree, Laurel Tree, Eucalyptus Tree, Southern Magnolia, Dogwood Tree, Redbud Tree, Magnolia Tree, Crape Myrtle, Japanese Maple, Flowering Cherry, Flowering Plum, Weeping Cherry, Smoke Tree, Witch Hazel, Serviceberry Tree, Stewartia Tree, Kousa Dogwood, Saskatoon Berry

Harvest in April

154 crops ready around now

All crops to harvest in April

Spinach, Radish, Asparagus, Rhubarb, Arugula, Mizuna, Tatsoi, Sorrel, French Breakfast Radish, Baby Spinach, Garden Cress, Dandelion Greens, Good King Henry, Miner's Lettuce, Baby Pak Choi, Pea Shoots, Salad Burnet, Cherry Belle Radish, Easter Egg Radish, Green Garlic, Wild Garlic, Ostrich Fiddlehead Fern, Hop Shoots, Japanese Knotweed, Heart of Palm, Sea Kale, Wild Asparagus, Sprouting Broccoli, Land Cress, Ramp, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Chives, Bay Laurel, Trailing Rosemary, Tuscan Blue Rosemary, Lemon Thyme, French Thyme, Greek Oregano, Purple Sage, Golden Sage, Garlic Chives, Chervil, Winter Savory, Lovage, West Indian Bay, French Chervil, Siberian Chive, Korean Garlic Chive, Garden Lovage, Arp Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Berggarten Sage, Salt Bush, French Sorrel, Red-Veined Sorrel, Sweet Cicely, English Thyme, Wasabi, Watercress, Bloodroot, Cat's Claw, Coltsfoot, Stinging Nettle, Slippery Elm, Bay Rum, Ylang-Ylang, Tea Plant, Cinnamon, Guayusa, Honeybush, Lemon Myrtle, Moringa, Olive Leaf, Lemon, Meyer Lemon, Eureka Lemon, Lisbon Lemon, Kaffir Lime, Blood Orange, Valencia Orange, Grapefruit, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Calamansi, Papaya, Banana, Dwarf Banana, Coconut Palm, Jackfruit, Sapodilla, Tamarind, Plantain, Avocado, Hass Avocado, Jaboticaba, Cacao, Loquat, Mamey Sapote, Jabuticaba, Canistel, Mayhaw, Tulip, Daffodil, Pansy, Sweet Alyssum, Annual Dianthus, Stock, Nemesia, Bleeding Heart, Hellebore, Primrose, Perennial Viola, Bergenia, Parrot Tulip, Fringed Tulip, Darwin Hybrid Tulip, Miniature Daffodil, Double Daffodil, Crocus, Hyacinth, Ranunculus, Anemone (De Caen), Freesia, Grape Hyacinth, Siberian Bugloss, Old-Fashioned Bleeding Heart, Barrenwort, Camassia, Glory-of-the-Snow, Lily of the Valley, Spring Starflower, Corn Lily, Summer Snowflake, Star of Bethlehem, Striped Squill, Siberian Squill, Harlequin Flower, Chocolate Vine, Three-Leaf Akebia, Coral Honeysuckle, Cross Vine, Wild Columbine, Column Stock, Lemon Tree, Avocado Tree, Lime Tree, Grapefruit Tree, Papaya Tree, Banana Tree, Loquat Tree, Cashew Tree, Laurel Tree

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