What to sow in April
In zone 8, most of the UK, April has 24 crops to sow or plant: lettuce, radish, carrot, sunflower, spinach, flower strip, green manure (phacelia) and pea.
Sow direct in April
- Lettuce
- Radish
- Carrot
- Sunflower
- Spinach
- Flower strip
- Green manure (phacelia)
- Pea
- Beetroot
- Turnip
- Parsley
- Chives
Plant out in April
What to harvest in April
In the other zones
| Zone 6−23 to −18 °C (−10 to 0 °F): high mountains | lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, spinach, broad bean, strawberry, green manure (phacelia), pea, beetroot, turnip, potato, raspberry, parsley and chives |
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| Zone 7−18 to −12 °C (0 to 10 °F): upland Britain, eastern France, the Alps | lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, sunflower, spinach, strawberry, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), leek, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, potato, raspberry, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives and mint |
| Zone 8 (reference)−12 to −7 °C (10 to 20 °F): most of the UK and France | lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, sunflower, spinach, strawberry, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), leek, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, potato, raspberry, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint and celery |
| Zone 9−7 to −1 °C (20 to 30 °F): south-west England, Brittany, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts | tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, potato, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery |
| Zone 10−1 to 4 °C (30 to 40 °F): Isles of Scilly, the French Riviera, coastal Corsica | tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, flower strip, leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, sweet pepper, aubergine, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint and melon |
Indicative months. A cold year or a garden at altitude shifts everything by a month; watch the frosts too.
Next month
May brings tomato, cherry tomato, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, basil, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine and melon: make room for them now.
Questions about April
What to sow in April in zone 8?
Sow direct: lettuce, radish, carrot, sunflower, spinach, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), pea, beetroot, turnip, parsley and chives. Plant out: onion, strawberry, leek, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, potato, raspberry, thyme, rosemary, mint and celery. The table above covers zones 6 to 10.
What is harvested in April?
lettuce, radish, spinach, green manure (phacelia), pea, turnip, raspberry, thyme, rosemary and chives, depending on the sowing or planting date.
I am in zone 7 or zone 9, what changes?
Zone 7: lettuce, radish, carrot, onion, sunflower, spinach, strawberry, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), leek, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, potato, raspberry, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives and mint. Zone 9: tomato, cherry tomato, lettuce, radish, carrot, courgette, dwarf bean, sweet corn, sunflower, basil, flower strip, green manure (phacelia), leek, cucumber, winter squash, red kuri squash, climbing bean, pea, beetroot, turnip, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, sweet pepper, aubergine, potato, parsley, thyme, rosemary, chives, mint, melon and celery. A colder zone shifts sowing by about a month; Hortipix uses your own zone.
Updated 20 October 2026, Hortipix catalogue version 1. Windows still being checked against Le Guide Clause, Vilmorin and Terre vivante (RHS and Cornell for the UK and the US), compared with OpenFarm (CC0). They remain indicative.