What to Plant in April, Midwest & Great Lakes

Continental, cold winters and warm summers · first-pass calendar, under local review

Part of our Midwest & Great Lakes vegetable planting calendar, with a sowing chart for popular crops, frost dates by ZIP code and a season-by-season guide.

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There are 109 crops you can plant in Midwest & Great Lakes in April. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.

Fruiting

🌱 Asparagus 🫘 Fava Beans 🌿 Florence Fennel 🌵 Globe Artichoke 🫛 Peas 🌾 Quinoa 🌿 Rhubarb 🫛 Snow Peas

Leafy

🌿 Arugula 🥬 Bok Choy 🌿 Chicory 🥬 Collard Greens 🥬 Endive & Escarole 🌿 Fennel (Herb)🌿 Good King Henry 🥬 Kale 🥬 Komatsuna 🥬 Lettuce 🌿 Mibuna 🌿 Mizuna 🥬 Radicchio 🌿 Sorrel 🌿 Spinach 🥬 Swiss Chard 🥬 Tatsoi 🌿 Watercress

Brassica

🥦 Broccoli 🥦 Broccolini 🥬 Brussels Sprouts 🥬 Cabbage 🥬 Cauliflower 🥬 Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)🥬 Kohlrabi 🥬 Mustard Greens 🥬 Napa Cabbage

Root

🥬 Beet 🥕 Carrot 🌿 Daikon 🧅 Green Onion 🥕 Hamburg Parsley 🌶️ Horseradish 🧅 Leek 🧅 Onion 🥕 Parsnip 🥔 Potato 🌱 Radish 🥕 Salsify 🥕 Scorzonera 🧅 Shallot 🌻 Sunchoke 🌿 Turnip

Herb

🌼 Chamomile 🌿 Chives 🌿 Cilantro 🌿 Dill 🌿 Hops 🌿 Lemon Balm 🌿 Lovage 🌿 Marjoram 🌿 Mint 🌿 Oregano 🌿 Parsley 🌿 Rosemary 🌿 Tarragon 🌿 Thyme

Fruit

Flower

💙 Borage 🌼 Calendula 🌸 Cornflower 🌼 Marigold 🌸 Snapdragon 🤍 Sweet Alyssum 🌸 Sweet Pea 🌸 Viola & Pansy

Mushroom

🍄 Shiitake Mushroom

Indoors (microgreens and mushrooms)

🌱 Broccoli Microgreens 🌱 Pea Shoots 🌱 Radish Microgreens 🌱 Sunflower Microgreens 🍄 Oyster Mushroom

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