What to Plant in April in Zone 6
278 crops you can start in zone 6a & 6b during April. The dates are worked out from zone 6's typical frosts: last spring frost around Apr 25, first fall frost around Oct 15. Each crop links to its full dates for zone 6.
Start indoors in April
Seeds to start under lights or on a sunny sill this month. Dates are the indoor-start window for zone 6.
Vegetables & herbs
- CantaloupeApr 4–Apr 11
- CucumberApr 4–Apr 11
- PurslaneApr 4–Apr 11
- Summer Squash (Yellow)Apr 4–Apr 11
- WatercressApr 4–Apr 11
- ZucchiniApr 4–Apr 11
Flowers
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Apr 4–Apr 11
- Scarlet Runner BeanApr 4–Apr 11
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 6.
Vegetables & herbs
- American GinsengDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- AngelicaDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- AniseDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Anise HyssopSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- ArtichokeTransplantApr 4–Apr 11
- AsparagusDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- BeetDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- Belgian Endive (Witloof)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- Bok ChoySow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- BorageDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- BroccoliTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Broccoli Rabe (Raab)Direct sowApr 4–Apr 11
- BroccoliniTransplantApr 25–May 2
- Brussels SproutsTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- CabbageTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- CarawayDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- CarrotDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- CatnipSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- CauliflowerTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Celeriac (Celery Root)TransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- CeleryTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Sow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Chamomile (German)TransplantApr 25–May 2
- ChervilSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- ChivesSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- CilantroDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Claytonia (Miner's Lettuce)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- Collard GreensSow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Cutting Celery (Leaf Celery)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Daikon RadishDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Dandelion (Cultivated)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- DillDirect sowApr 18–Apr 25
- EpazoteDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Escarole (Endive)Sow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Fava Bean (Broad Bean)Direct sowApr 4–Apr 11
- Flower SproutsTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- GoldensealDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- HorehoundDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- KaleSow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- KalettesTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- KohlrabiSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- KomatsunaDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- LeekTransplantApr 4–Apr 11
- LettuceSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Licorice MarigoldDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Magenta SpreenDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- MashuaDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Milk ThistleDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Mint (Spearmint)Plant a nursery startApr 25–May 2
- MizunaDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- MugwortDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Mustard GreensDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- OcaDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- OnionTransplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Orach (Mountain Spinach)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- ParsleySow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Parsley Root (Hamburg Parsley)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- ParsnipDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- PennyroyalDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- PotatoDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- PurslaneSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- RadicchioSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- RhubarbDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- SalsifyDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- SaltwortDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Scallion (Green Onion)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Scorzonera (Black Salsify)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- Sea KaleDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- ShallotDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- SkirretSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- SorrelSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Summer SavorySow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Swiss ChardSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- TansyDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- TatsoiDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- TurnipDirect sowApr 4–Apr 11
- Upland CressDirect sowApr 18–Apr 25
- WatercressSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- White SageSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
Fruit
- ApplePlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- ApricotPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- Aronia (Black Chokeberry)Plant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- ElderberryPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- Goji BerryPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- GrapePlant a nursery startApr 4–Apr 11
- Honeyberry (Haskap)Plant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- LingonberryPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- MulberryPlant a nursery startApr 25–May 2
- PawpawPlant a nursery startApr 25–May 2
- PeachPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- PearPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- PlumPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- QuincePlant a nursery startApr 25–May 2
- Serviceberry (Juneberry)Plant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- StrawberryPlant a nursery startApr 4–Apr 11
- Sweet CherryPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
- Tart CherryPlant a nursery startApr 11–Apr 18
Flowers
- African DaisyDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Agrostemma (Corn Cockle)Sow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Amaranthus (Love-Lies-Bleeding)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Ammi (False Queen Anne's Lace)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)TransplantApr 25–May 2
- AstilbeDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Bachelor's Button (Cornflower)Sow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Basket-of-GoldDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Bells of IrelandSow or transplantApr 18–Apr 25
- Black-Eyed SusanSow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Bupleurum (Thoroughwax)Sow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- CalendulaSow or transplantApr 11–Apr 18
- California BluebellDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- California PoppyDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- CandytuftDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- CarnationTransplantApr 18–Apr 25
- Carthamus (Safflower)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Cerinthe (Honeywort)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Clarkia (Farewell-to-Spring)Sow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Corn PoppyDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Cynoglossum (Chinese Forget-Me-Not)Sow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Didiscus (Blue Lace Flower)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- Euphorbia (Snow-on-the-Mountain)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- FeverfewSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Forget-Me-NotDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- GladiolusPlant bulbsApr 11–Apr 18
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- HollyhockDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Honesty (Lunaria)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- HostaDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Johnny Jump UpTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Lavatera (Annual Mallow)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- Liatris (Blazing Star)Plant bulbsApr 11–Apr 18
- Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- LupineDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Maiden PinksDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Mallow (High Mallow)Direct sowApr 25–May 2
- MoonflowerSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Orlaya (Laceflower)Sow or transplantApr 18–Apr 25
- Pansy / ViolaTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Phacelia (Lacy Phacelia)Direct sowApr 4–Apr 11
- Phlox (Annual)Sow or transplantApr 18–Apr 25
- PrimulaTransplantApr 11–Apr 18
- Purple ConeflowerSow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- RanunculusPlant bulbsApr 18–Apr 25
- Rock SoapwortDirect sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Saponaria (Soapwort)Sow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Scarlet FlaxDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Sedum (Showy Stonecrop)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Shasta DaisySow or transplantApr 4–Apr 11
- Showy Evening PrimroseDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- SnapdragonTransplantApr 18–Apr 25
- StockTransplantApr 25–May 2
- StrawflowerSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- SunflowerDirect sowApr 25–May 2
- Sweet AlyssumSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Sweet Annie (Artemisia)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- Sweet WilliamTransplantApr 18–Apr 25
- Veronica (Speedwell)Direct sowApr 11–Apr 18
- Xeranthemum (Immortelle)Sow or transplantApr 25–May 2
- YarrowSow or transplantApr 25–May 2
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
- AchiraPlant outMay 9–May 16
- BasilPlant outMay 9–May 16
- CatmintPlant outMay 2–May 9
- CucamelonPlant outMay 9–May 16
- EggplantPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Fennel (Florence/bulbing)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)Plant outMay 16–May 23
- HyssopPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Lemon BalmPlant outMay 2–May 9
- LovagePlant outMay 2–May 9
- Luffa GourdPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Malabar SpinachPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Marjoram (Sweet)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- MaukaPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Mountain MintPlant outMay 2–May 9
- OkraPlant outMay 9–May 16
- OreganoPlant outMay 2–May 9
- RosellePlant outMay 9–May 16
- RosemaryPlant outMay 9–May 16
- RuePlant outMay 2–May 9
- SagePlant outMay 9–May 16
- Salad BurnetPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Sweet PotatoPlant outMay 16–May 23
- ThymePlant outMay 2–May 9
- TobaccoPlant outMay 9–May 16
- TomatilloPlant outMay 16–May 23
- TomatoPlant outMay 9–May 16
- ValerianPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Winter SavoryPlant outMay 2–May 9
- YaconPlant outMay 16–May 23
- Za'atar OreganoPlant outMay 9–May 16
Peppers
- 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- 7 Pot Primo PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Aji Amarillo PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Bell PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Carolina Reaper PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Cayenne PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Chile de Árbol PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Cubanelle PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Datil PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Dorset Naga PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Fresno PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Habanero PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Hungarian Wax PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Jalapeño PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Komodo Dragon PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Lemon Drop PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Naga Viper PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Padrón PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Pimento PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Poblano Pepper (Ancho)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Rocoto PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Scotch Bonnet PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Serrano PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Shishito PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Sweet Banana PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Sweet Cherry PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Tabasco PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperPlant outMay 9–May 16
Flowers
- Ageratum (Flossflower)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Black-Eyed Susan VinePlant outMay 9–May 16
- Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Campanula (Bellflower)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- CelosiaPlant outMay 2–May 9
- China AsterPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Cleome (Spider Flower)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- ColeusPlant outMay 9–May 16
- ColumbinePlant outMay 2–May 9
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- CosmosPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Dusty MillerPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Echinops (Globe Thistle)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Eryngium (Sea Holly)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- EucalyptusPlant outMay 2–May 9
- FoxglovePlant outMay 2–May 9
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- GazaniaPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- ImpatiensPlant outMay 9–May 16
- LisianthusPlant outMay 2–May 9
- LobeliaPlant outMay 2–May 9
- MarigoldPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- OsteospermumPlant outMay 2–May 9
- PetuniaPlant outMay 9–May 16
- Portulaca (Moss Rose)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Salvia (Scarlet Sage)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Plant outMay 2–May 9
- StaticePlant outMay 2–May 9
- Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Torenia (Wishbone Flower)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- VerbenaPlant outMay 2–May 9
- Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)Plant outMay 9–May 16
- Wax BegoniaPlant outMay 9–May 16
- ZinniaPlant outMay 2–May 9
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What to plant in April in zone 6: 278 crops to start indoors or plant outside, including kale, broccoli, onion, potato, with exact dates for zone 6a and 6b.
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