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Garden calendar: April

Plant tasks, sowing, planting, and harvest for this month.

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Indoor sowing

Physalis pruinosa Physalis peruviana Cynara scolymus Eggplant basil Tree spinach cauliflower borage broccoli Watercress butternut squash cardoon Chayote Common chicory Choy Sum Curry plant Coriander Acorn Squash iceberg lettuce Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Leafy Goosefoot Tiger Nut peanut tarragon Fennel Runner bean Garden cress Cucumber red kuri squash celeriac kohlrabi Rutabaga Butterhead lettuce Lavandula Levisticum officinale marjoram Mint Mizuna Musk squash New Zealand spinach Okra Oregano Bok choy Lacinato kale Pepper pattypan squash Common Purslane Radicchio Romaine lettuce Romanesco broccoli Brussels sprouts beet red cabbage Arugula Sorrel Chives cutting lettuce Spaghetti squash celery Thymus tomato Tomatillo watermelon Hyssop Lemon Balm Lemon verbena Zucchini Sweet corn Muskmelon

Direct sowing

Aronia Barbarea vulgaris Tree spinach Winter Savory leaf mustard cauliflower Satureja borage Urtica broccoli Rubus Watercress cardoon Common chicory Choy Sum broad bean Dill garden chervil Coriander common sage Sweet Chestnut iceberg lettuce Cichorium endivia Pea Strawberry Leafy Goosefoot tarragon Radish Garden cress Garden Orache Ground elder Goji Berry Ground Ivy Good King Henry Salsify buck's-horn plantain Sambucus Asimina triloba Chickpea Salad Burnet Garlic celeriac kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Allium Welsh onion Levisticum officinale Lentil Cochlearia Dandelion May turnip Swiss Chard Crambe Mint Medlar Mizuna Wild Strawberry Daucus carota Bok choy Lacinato kale Parsnip parsley Radish Rhubarb Romaine lettuce Romanesco broccoli Brussels sprouts beet Arugula Sorrel Yarrow Shallot Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Scorzonera Asparagus Spinach pointed cabbage celery Stielmus Tatsoi Thymus Jerusalem artichoke Sedum rupestre Common chickweed sweet woodruff Common Walnut White Cabbage Winter Heath Onion Savoy cabbage Root Parsley Hyssop Chaenomeles Lemon Balm Skirret Onion

Planting

Apple Aronia Apricot Cynara scolymus Barbarea vulgaris Winter Savory Pyrus communis leaf mustard cauliflower Urtica broccoli Rubus Watercress Allium ursinum Common chicory Choy Sum broad bean Common Fig Sweet Chestnut iceberg lettuce Strawberry Leafy Goosefoot tarragon Serviceberry Radish Garden Orache Ground elder Goji Berry Ground Ivy Good King Henry Common Hazel Bilberry Raspberry Sambucus Ribes Jostaberry potato Cherry plum Kiwi hardy kiwi Salad Burnet kohlrabi Rutabaga Komatsuna Butterhead lettuce Cornelian cherry Allium Welsh onion Lavandula Levisticum officinale Cochlearia Honeyberry Almond Swiss Chard Mulberry Crambe Horseradish Mirabelle plum Medlar Mizuna Wild Strawberry Asian pear Bok choy Lacinato kale parsley Peach European Plum Quince Radicchio Greengage Rhubarb Romaine lettuce red cabbage Arugula Sea Buckthorn Sorrel Sour cherry Shallot Blackthorn Chives cutting lettuce Asparagus Sorbus domestica pointed cabbage gooseberry celery sweet cherry table grape Thymus Sedum rupestre sweet woodruff White Cabbage Winter Heath Onion Savoy cabbage Chaenomeles Skirret Damson plum Onion

Harvest

Barbarea vulgaris Winter Savory Urtica Watercress Allium ursinum Curry plant garden chervil corn salad Radish Garden cress Ground elder Ground Ivy Good King Henry buck's-horn plantain Salad Burnet Allium Welsh onion Levisticum officinale Cochlearia Dandelion Crambe Mizuna Daucus carota Radish Rhubarb Rosmarinus tomentosus Sorrel Allium ramosum Chives cutting lettuce Asparagus Spinach Stielmus Tatsoi Sedum rupestre Common chickweed sweet woodruff Winter Heath Onion

Plants

170 Plants

Physalis pruinosa plant card: Vegetables, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Physalis pruinosa

Physalis pruinosa

Vegetables Nightshade family

Physalis peruviana plant card: Fruit, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Physalis peruviana

Physalis peruviana

Fruit Nightshade family

Cynara scolymus plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest June - October

Cynara scolymus

Cynara scolymus

Vegetables Aster family

Eggplant plant card: Vegetables, Nightshade family, Harvest July - October

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Vegetables Nightshade family

basil plant card: Woody plants, Lamiaceae, warm, sunny, sheltered

basil

Ocimum basilicum

Woody plants Lamiaceae

Tree spinach plant card: Leafy vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest June - October

Tree spinach

Chenopodium giganteum D.Don

Leafy vegetables Amaranth family

cauliflower plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest June - November

cauliflower

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis

Vegetables Mustard family

borage plant card: Herbs, borage family, Harvest May - September

borage

Borago officinalis

Herbs borage family

broccoli plant card: Vegetables, mustard family, Sunny to partial shade

broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Vegetables mustard family

Watercress plant card: Herbs, Mustard family, Harvest April - October

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Herbs Mustard family

butternut squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Sunny to partially shaded

butternut squash

Cucurbita moschata

Vegetables Gourd family

cardoon plant card: Vegetables, daisy family, Harvest July - October

cardoon

Cynara cardunculus

Vegetables daisy family

Chayote plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Full sun

Chayote

Sechium edule

Vegetables Gourd family

Common chicory plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Common chicory

Cichorium intybus

Vegetables Aster family

Choy Sum plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - November

Choy Sum

Brassica rapa var. parachinensis

Vegetables Mustard family

Curry plant plant card: Herbs, Aster family, Harvest January - December

Curry plant

Helichrysum italicum

Herbs Aster family

Coriander plant card: Herbs, Carrot family, Harvest June - October

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum

Herbs Carrot family

Acorn Squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest September - November

Acorn Squash

Cucurbita pepo

Vegetables Gourd family

iceberg lettuce plant card: Aster family, Harvest June - October, Direct sowing April - July

iceberg lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum plant card: Woody plants, Aizoaceae, full sun and warm

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Woody plants Aizoaceae

Leafy Goosefoot plant card: Vegetables, Amaranth family, Harvest June - October

Leafy Goosefoot

Blitum virgatum

Vegetables Amaranth family

Tiger Nut plant card: Vegetables, Sedges, Harvest October - November

Tiger Nut

Cyperus esculentus

Vegetables Sedges

peanut plant card: Vegetables, Legumes, Harvest September - October

peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Vegetables Legumes

tarragon plant card: Herbs, Daisy family, Harvest May - October

tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus

Herbs Daisy family

Fennel plant card: Vegetables, Carrot family, Harvest July - November

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Vegetables Carrot family

Runner bean plant card: Vegetables, Legumes, Harvest July - October

Runner bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Vegetables Legumes

Garden cress plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - December

Garden cress

Lepidium sativum

Vegetables Mustard family

Cucumber plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest July - October

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Vegetables Gourd family

red kuri squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest September - November

red kuri squash

Cucurbita maxima

Vegetables Gourd family

celeriac plant card: Vegetables, Carrot family, Harvest August - November

celeriac

Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

Vegetables Carrot family

kohlrabi plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

kohlrabi

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Rutabaga plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - October

Rutabaga

Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

Vegetables Cabbage family

Butterhead lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest May - October

Butterhead lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. capitata

Vegetables Aster family

Lavandula plant card: Ornamentals, Lamiaceae, Harvest June - August

Lavandula

Lavandula

Ornamentals Lamiaceae

Levisticum officinale plant card: Herbs, Apiaceae, Harvest April - October

Levisticum officinale

Levisticum officinale

marjoram plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest June - September

marjoram

Origanum majorana

Herbs Mint family

Mint plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest May - October

Mint

Mentha

Herbs Mint family

Mizuna plant card: Leafy vegetables, Mustard family, Sun to partial shade

Mizuna

Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica

Leafy vegetables Mustard family

Musk squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourds, Harvest September - November

Musk squash

Cucurbita moschata

Vegetables Gourds

New Zealand spinach plant card: Vegetables, Fig-marigold family, Harvest June - October

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonoides

Vegetables Fig-marigold family

Okra plant card: Vegetables, Mallows, Harvest July - October

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Vegetables Mallows

Oregano plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest June - October

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Herbs Mint family

Bok choy plant card: Vegetables, Cabbage family, Harvest May - July, September - November

Bok choy

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis

Vegetables Cabbage family

Lacinato kale plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest January - February, August - December

Lacinato kale

Brassica oleracea var. palmifolia

Vegetables Mustard family

Pepper plant card: Vegetables, Nightshades, Harvest July - October

Pepper

Capsicum

Vegetables Nightshades

pattypan squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest July - October

pattypan squash

Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata

Vegetables Gourd family

Common Purslane plant card: Vegetables, Purslanes, Harvest June - October

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Vegetables Purslanes

Radicchio plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest January, August - December

Radicchio

Cichorium intybus var. foliosum

Vegetables Aster family

Romaine lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Daisy family, Harvest May - October

Romaine lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. longifolia

Vegetables Daisy family

Romanesco broccoli plant card: Vegetables, Mustards, Harvest August - November

Romanesco broccoli

Brassica oleracea

Vegetables Mustards

Brussels sprouts plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Sunny to partial shade

Brussels sprouts

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera

Vegetables Mustard family

beet plant card: Vegetables, Amaranthaceae, Harvest June - November

beet

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Conditiva Group

Vegetables Amaranthaceae

red cabbage plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest July - November

red cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. rubra

Vegetables Mustard family

Arugula plant card: Vegetables, Mustard family, Harvest May - October

Arugula

Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Vegetables Mustard family

Sorrel plant card: Vegetables, Knotweed family, Harvest April - October

Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Vegetables Knotweed family

Chives plant card: Vegetables, Amaryllis family, Harvest April - November

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Vegetables Amaryllis family

cutting lettuce plant card: Vegetables, Aster family, Harvest April - October

cutting lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Vegetables Aster family

Spaghetti squash plant card: Vegetables, Gourd family, Harvest August - October

Spaghetti squash

Cucurbita pepo

Vegetables Gourd family

celery plant card: Vegetables, Carrot family, Harvest July - October

celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce

Vegetables Carrot family

Thymus plant card: Herbs, Mint family, Harvest May - September

Thymus

Thymus

Herbs Mint family