What to sow in April in New Zealand
In April, radish, spinach, rocket and more can go in outdoors in most of New Zealand, with turnip, lettuce, Swiss chard outdoors only in milder places.
Outdoors in most of New Zealand
Good to go in 60% of towns or more.
RadishSow · 82% of towns
SpinachSow · 84% of towns
RocketSow · 84% of towns
Broad beanSow · 89% of towns
GarlicPlant · 89% of towns
LeekSow · 64% of towns
Spring onionSow · 78% of towns
Brussels sproutSow · 69% of towns
Pak choiSow · 71% of towns
ParsleySow · 60% of towns
CorianderSow · 71% of towns
MintSow · 100% of towns
Outdoors in milder places
Only where it’s warm enough this month.
Under cover
In a greenhouse or polytunnel.
Courgette
French bean
Basil
RaspberryDates for your town
Exact dates change from town to town. Find yours for the whole year.
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App StoreComing soonHow these dates are worked out: climate records for each town (ERA5-Land, 1995 to 2024), its frost dates and its height above sea level turn a seed-packet date into a local one. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information; towns from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). How sowing dates work