GreenlyWhat to plant in April
What is sown for seedlings, planted in a greenhouse and planted outside in April depends on when your last spring frost is. Find your climate below — or open your city.
What to plant in April, by climate:
- Late spring: last frost in late April or May (Tallinn): Marigold, Achocha, Physalis, Celosia and 72 more
- Moderate: last frost in April (Saratov): Pumpkin, Achocha, Bok Choy, Celeriac and 29 more
- Mild: last frost in March (Kherson): Kiwano, Watermelon, Zucchini, China aster and 29 more
- Southern hemisphere: spring from September (Córdoba): Leek, Lisianthus, Snapdragon, Chayote and 2 more
Late spring: last frost in late April or May
Dates for Tallinn; other cities of this climate:
- Tallinn
- Kazan
- Toronto
- Birmingham
- Kaliningrad
- Montreal
- Edinburgh
- Grodno
- Minneapolis
- Glasgow
- Moscow
- Chelyabinsk
- Ufa
- Khabarovsk
- Ottawa
- Saint Petersburg
- Minsk
- Denver
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Tula
- Karaganda
- Barnaul
- Omsk
- Stockholm
- Perm
- Vilnius
- Oslo
- Helsinki
- Astana
- Vitebsk
- Edmonton
- Yekaterinburg
- Yaroslavl
- Winnipeg
- Calgary
- Irkutsk
- Tyumen
- Novosibirsk
- Krasnoyarsk
| Crop | What to do | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Marigold | sow seedlings for the open ground | 2 April |
| Achocha | sow seedlings for the open ground | 4 April |
| Physalis | sow for seedlings | 4 April |
| Celosia | sow for seedlings | 6 April |
| Cosmos | sow for seedlings | 6 April |
| Nasturtium | sow seedlings for the open ground | 6 April |
| Bell Pepper | sow seedlings for the open ground | 8 April |
| Bok Choy | sow seedlings for the open ground | 9 April |
| China aster | sow for seedlings | 9 April |
| Melon | sow for seedlings | 9 April |
| Arugula | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Beet | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Broad bean | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Broccoli | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Brussels Sprouts | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Cabbage | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Calendula | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Carrot | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Cauliflower | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Chamomile | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Chickpea | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Chives | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Cilantro | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Daikon | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Delphinium | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Dill | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Garden sorrel | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Hyssop | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Kale | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Kohlrabi | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Leek | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Lemon balm | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Lettuce | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Lisianthus | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Lovage | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Mustard greens | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Oregano | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Pansy | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Parsley | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Parsnip | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Peas | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Purple coneflower | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Radish | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Sage | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Snapdragon | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Spinach | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Stock | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Sweet pea | plant out in the open ground | 10 April |
| Sweet William | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Swiss Chard | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Thyme | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Turnip | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Watercress | sow in the open ground | 10 April |
| Napa cabbage | sow seedlings for the open ground | 11 April |
| Eggplant | sow seedlings for the open ground | 12 April |
| Pumpkin | sow for seedlings | 12 April |
| Green Beans | sow seedlings for the open ground | 13 April |
| Tomato | sow seedlings for the open ground | 13 April |
| Moringa | sow for seedlings | 14 April |
| Chili Pepper | sow seedlings for the open ground | 16 April |
| Kiwano | sow for seedlings | 17 April |
| Zucchini | sow for seedlings | 17 April |
| Cucumber | sow for seedlings | 19 April |
| Luffa | sow for seedlings | 19 April |
| Okra | sow for seedlings | 19 April |
| Petunia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 19 April |
| Stevia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 21 April |
| Achocha | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Basil | sow for seedlings | 23 April |
| Bok Choy | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Celeriac | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Celery | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Florence fennel | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Marigold | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Napa cabbage | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Nasturtium | plant out in a greenhouse | 23 April |
| Peanut | sow for seedlings | 24 April |
| Physalis | sow seedlings for the open ground | 25 April |
| Celosia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 27 April |
| Cosmos | sow seedlings for the open ground | 27 April |
| Chayote | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Corn | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Green Beans | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Sweet Corn | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Watermelon | sow for seedlings | 29 April |
| China aster | sow seedlings for the open ground | 30 April |
| Melon | sow seedlings for the open ground | 30 April |
Moderate: last frost in April
Dates for Saratov; other cities of this climate:
- Saratov
- Kyiv
- Kryvyi Rih
- Poltava
- Uzhhorod
- Valladolid
- Cologne
- St. Louis
- Dublin
- Kropyvnytskyi
- Yerevan
- Vienna
- Budapest
- Kansas City
- Warsaw
- Vladivostok
- Paris
- Bratislava
- Boston
- Almaty
- Brussels
- Chernihiv
- Zhytomyr
- Bristol
- Sofia
- Berlin
- Gomel
- Munich
- Frankfurt
- Lviv
- Zurich
- Vinnytsia
- Riga
- Lutsk
- Ankara
- Chernivtsi
- Wrocław
- Burgos
- Chicago
- Rivne
- Khmelnytskyi
- Kraków
- Leeds
- Belfast
- Copenhagen
- Samara
- Prague
- Hamburg
- Kharkiv
- Ivano-Frankivsk
- Voronezh
- Ternopil
- Poznań
- Leipzig
- Manchester
- Sumy
- Gdańsk
- Brest
- Detroit
- Salt Lake City
| Crop | What to do | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin | sow seedlings for the open ground | 2 April |
| Achocha | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Bok Choy | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Celeriac | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Celery | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Florence fennel | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Marigold | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Napa cabbage | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Nasturtium | plant out in a greenhouse | 3 April |
| Celosia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 5 April |
| Cosmos | sow seedlings for the open ground | 5 April |
| Watermelon | sow for seedlings | 5 April |
| China aster | sow seedlings for the open ground | 6 April |
| Melon | sow seedlings for the open ground | 6 April |
| Zinnia | sow for seedlings | 6 April |
| Kiwano | sow seedlings for the open ground | 7 April |
| Moringa | sow seedlings for the open ground | 7 April |
| Zucchini | sow seedlings for the open ground | 7 April |
| Chayote | plant out in a greenhouse | 10 April |
| Corn | plant out in a greenhouse | 10 April |
| Green Beans | plant out in a greenhouse | 10 April |
| Sweet Corn | plant out in a greenhouse | 10 April |
| Cucumber | sow seedlings for the open ground | 16 April |
| Luffa | sow seedlings for the open ground | 16 April |
| Okra | sow seedlings for the open ground | 16 April |
| Kiwano | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Physalis | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Pumpkin | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Stevia | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Tomato | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Zucchini | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Basil | sow seedlings for the open ground | 20 April |
| Peanut | sow seedlings for the open ground | 21 April |
| Achocha | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Black-eyed Susan | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Bok Choy | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Celeriac | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Celery | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Florence fennel | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Marigold | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Napa cabbage | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Nasturtium | plant out in the open ground | 24 April |
| Watermelon | sow seedlings for the open ground | 26 April |
| Zinnia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 27 April |
| Celosia | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Cosmos | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Microgreens | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
| Sunflower | plant out in a greenhouse | 29 April |
Mild: last frost in March
Dates for Kherson; other cities of this climate:
- Kherson
- Bilbao
- Atlanta
- Tashkent
- Charlotte
- Seattle
- Krasnodar
- Pamplona
- Madrid
- Nashville
- Cardiff
- Lyon
- Portland
- Belgrade
- Vancouver
- Odesa
- Rostov-on-Don
- Bucharest
- Granada
- Cherkasy
- Mykolaiv
- Shymkent
- Oviedo
- Washington, D.C.
- Salamanca
- Zaporizhzhia
- Tbilisi
- Dnipro
- New York
- Volgograd
- Stavropol
- Amsterdam
- Philadelphia
- Cork
- Chișinău
- London
- Bishkek
- Zagreb
| Crop | What to do | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Kiwano | sow seedlings for the open ground | 1 April |
| Watermelon | sow for seedlings | 1 April |
| Zucchini | sow seedlings for the open ground | 1 April |
| China aster | sow seedlings for the open ground | 2 April |
| Melon | sow seedlings for the open ground | 2 April |
| Zinnia | sow for seedlings | 8 April |
| Achocha | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Black-eyed Susan | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Bok Choy | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Celeriac | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Celery | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Florence fennel | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Marigold | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Moringa | sow seedlings for the open ground | 9 April |
| Napa cabbage | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Nasturtium | plant out in the open ground | 9 April |
| Cucumber | sow seedlings for the open ground | 12 April |
| Kiwano | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Luffa | sow seedlings for the open ground | 12 April |
| Okra | sow seedlings for the open ground | 12 April |
| Physalis | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Pumpkin | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Stevia | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Tomato | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Zucchini | plant out in a greenhouse | 12 April |
| Basil | sow seedlings for the open ground | 16 April |
| Chayote | plant out in the open ground | 17 April |
| Corn | sow in the open ground | 17 April |
| Green Beans | plant out in the open ground | 17 April |
| Peanut | sow seedlings for the open ground | 17 April |
| Sweet Corn | sow in the open ground | 17 April |
| Celosia | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Cosmos | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Microgreens | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Sunflower | plant out in a greenhouse | 18 April |
| Watermelon | sow seedlings for the open ground | 22 April |
| Zinnia | sow seedlings for the open ground | 29 April |
Warm winter: frost only now and then
Dates for Chihuahua; other cities of this climate:
- Chihuahua
- Valencia
- Seville
- Murcia
- Monterrey
- A Coruña
- Barcelona
- Porto
- Rome
- Zaragoza
- Phoenix
- Marseille
- Athens
- Bordeaux
- Houston
- Toledo
- Dallas
- Austin
- Baku
- Milan
- Istanbul
Nothing is sown or planted out in this climate this month; the season starts in October.
Southern hemisphere: spring from September
Dates for Córdoba; other cities of this climate:
- Córdoba
- Buenos Aires
- Rosario
- Concepción
- La Plata
- Melbourne
- Johannesburg
- Valparaíso
- Santiago
- Mendoza
- Christchurch
- Neuquén
- Canberra
- La Paz
| Crop | What to do | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Leek | sow for seedlings | 15 April |
| Lisianthus | sow seedlings for the open ground | 19 April |
| Snapdragon | sow for seedlings | 20 April |
| Chayote | sow for seedlings | 25 April |
| Oregano | sow for seedlings | 25 April |
| Pansy | sow for seedlings | 29 April |
Dates are for the typical city of each climate by the same rules as the app: a week after the last frost once the soil is warm enough, frost-hardy crops three weeks before it, an unheated greenhouse three weeks earlier. Your own place can differ by a week or two — Greenly works it out from your location.