What to Plant in April in Zone 2

Start indoors in April

Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 2.

Vegetables & herbs

• Bok ChoyApr 15–Apr 22
• BroccoliApr 8–Apr 15
• BroccoliniApr 15–Apr 22
• CabbageApr 8–Apr 15
• CauliflowerApr 8–Apr 15
• Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Apr 22–Apr 29
• Chamomile (German)Apr 8–Apr 15
• Escarole (Endive)Apr 22–Apr 29
• Flower SproutsApr 8–Apr 15
• KaleApr 8–Apr 15
• KalettesApr 8–Apr 15
• KohlrabiApr 15–Apr 22
• LettuceApr 22–Apr 29
• Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Apr 22–Apr 29
• PurslaneApr 29–May 6
• RadicchioApr 22–Apr 29
• Summer SavoryApr 8–Apr 15

Flowers

• Ageratum (Flossflower)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)Apr 22–Apr 29
• Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Apr 15–Apr 22
• Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Apr 15–Apr 22
• Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)Apr 8–Apr 15
• Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Bells of IrelandApr 1–Apr 8
• Black-Eyed SusanApr 1–Apr 8
• Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)Apr 1–Apr 8
• CalendulaApr 1–Apr 8
• Campanula (Bellflower)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Carthamus (Safflower)Apr 22–Apr 29
• CelosiaApr 1–Apr 8
• Cerinthe (Honeywort)Apr 8–Apr 15
• China AsterApr 1–Apr 8
• Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Apr 22–Apr 29
• Cleome (Spider Flower)Apr 1–Apr 8
• CosmosApr 15–Apr 22
• Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Apr 22–Apr 29
• Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Apr 15–Apr 22
• Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Apr 1–Apr 8
• MarigoldApr 8–Apr 15
• MoonflowerApr 15–Apr 22
• Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)Apr 8–Apr 15
• Orlaya (Laceflower)Apr 15–Apr 22
• Phlox (Annual)Apr 15–Apr 22
• Portulaca (Moss Rose)Apr 1–Apr 8
• Saponaria (Soapwort)Apr 29–May 6
• Scarlet Runner BeanApr 29–May 6
• Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Apr 8–Apr 15
• StaticeApr 8–Apr 15
• StockApr 8–Apr 15
• StrawflowerApr 1–Apr 8
• Sweet AlyssumApr 1–Apr 8
• Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Apr 8–Apr 15
• Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Apr 8–Apr 15
• Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Apr 8–Apr 15
• ZinniaApr 22–Apr 29

Sow or plant outside in April

What goes in the ground this month, either as seed or as a transplant. Dates are the planting-out window for zone 2.

Vegetables & herbs

• ArugulaDirect sowApr 15–Apr 22
• BeetDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• Broccoli Rabe (Raab)Direct sowApr 29–May 6
• CarrotDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Sow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• KaleSow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• Mâche (Corn Salad)Direct sowApr 22–Apr 29
• Magenta SpreenDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• MizunaDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• Mustard GreensDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• PeaDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15
• RadishDirect sowApr 22–Apr 29
• SpinachDirect sowApr 22–Apr 29
• TatsoiDirect sowApr 29–May 6
• TurnipDirect sowApr 29–May 6

Fruit

• Nanking CherryPlant a nursery startApr 22–Apr 29

Flowers

• Black-Eyed SusanSow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Sow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Sow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• LarkspurDirect sowApr 22–Apr 29
• Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)Direct sowApr 29–May 6
• Saponaria (Soapwort)Sow or transplantApr 29–May 6
• Sweet PeaDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15

Still time to start indoors

The usual indoor-start date for these has passed, but planting-out hasn't come yet. Seed started now still makes a transplant, just a smaller one. Buying starts is the easy alternative. Dates are when they go outside.

Vegetables & herbs

• ChervilPlant outMay 6–May 13
• Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)Plant outMay 20–May 27

Flowers

• Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)Plant outMay 27–Jun 3
• Dusty MillerPlant outMay 27–Jun 3
• EucalyptusPlant outMay 27–Jun 3
• Johnny Jump UpPlant outMay 6–May 13
• LisianthusPlant outMay 27–Jun 3
• Pansy / ViolaPlant outMay 6–May 13
• PetuniaPlant outJun 3–Jun 10
• Salvia (Scarlet Sage)Plant outJun 3–Jun 10
• SnapdragonPlant outMay 13–May 20
• Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)Plant outJun 3–Jun 10