What to Plant in April in Zone 8

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 8.

Vegetables & herbs

• AchiraSow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• BasilTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Birdhouse GourdDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15
• BurdockDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• Bush BeansDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• CantaloupeSow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• CardoonTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• CatmintTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Citronella Plant (Mosquito Plant)Plant a nursery startApr 1–Apr 8
• CucamelonTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• CucumberSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• CuminDirect sowApr 15–Apr 22
• Edamame (Soybean)Direct sowApr 1–Apr 8
• EggplantTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Fennel (Florence/bulbing)Sow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Garlic Chives (Chinese Leeks)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Ground Cherry (Husk Cherry)TransplantApr 15–Apr 22
• HorseradishDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• HyssopSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• JicamaTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• LavenderPlant a nursery startApr 1–Apr 8
• Lemon BalmTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Lima BeanDirect sowApr 15–Apr 22
• LovageTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Luffa GourdSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Malabar SpinachSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Marjoram (Sweet)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• MaukaTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Mexican Mint MarigoldTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Molokhia (Egyptian Spinach)Direct sowApr 8–Apr 15
• Mountain MintTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• OkraSow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• OreganoTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• PeanutDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• Pineapple SagePlant a nursery startApr 1–Apr 8
• PumpkinDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• RoselleTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• RosemaryTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• RueTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• SageTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Salad BurnetSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Shiso (Perilla)Direct sowApr 1–Apr 8
• SteviaPlant a nursery startApr 1–Apr 8
• Summer Squash (Yellow)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Sweet CornDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• Sweet PotatoTransplantApr 15–Apr 22
• Tarragon (French)Plant a nursery startApr 1–Apr 8
• ThymeTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• TobaccoTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• TomatilloTransplantApr 15–Apr 22
• TomatoTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• ValerianTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Vegetable AmaranthDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15
• WatermelonDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15
• Winter SavoryTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Winter SquashDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• YaconTransplantApr 15–Apr 22
• Za'atar OreganoTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• ZucchiniSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8

Peppers

• 7 Pot Douglah Pepper (Chocolate 7 Pot)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• 7 Pot Primo PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Aji Amarillo PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Anaheim Pepper (New Mexico, Hatch)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Bell PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Carolina Reaper PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Cayenne PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Chile de Árbol PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Cubanelle PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Datil PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Dorset Naga PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Fresno PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Guajillo Pepper (Mirasol)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Habanero PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Hungarian Wax PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Italian Frying Pepper (Corno di Toro, Marconi)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Jalapeño PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Komodo Dragon PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Lemon Drop PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Mini Sweet Pepper (Snacking)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Naga Viper PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Padrón PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Pasilla Pepper (Chilaca)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Pimento PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Poblano Pepper (Ancho)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Rocoto PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Scotch Bonnet PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Serrano PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Shishito PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Superhot Pepper (Ghost, Reaper, Scorpion)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Sweet Banana PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Sweet Cherry PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Tabasco PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Thai Chili Pepper (Bird's Eye)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Trinidad Moruga Scorpion PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Trinidad Scorpion Butch T PepperTransplantApr 8–Apr 15

Fruit

• FigPlant a nursery startApr 8–Apr 15

Flowers

• Ageratum (Flossflower)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• AmaryllisPlant bulbsApr 1–Apr 8
• Angelonia (Summer Snapdragon)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Annual Geranium (Pelargonium)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Bee BalmPlant a nursery startApr 8–Apr 15
• Black-Eyed Susan VineTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Butterfly Weed (Asclepias)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Calla LilyPlant bulbsApr 1–Apr 8
• Campanula (Bellflower)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Castor BeanDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• CelosiaSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• China AsterTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Chrysanthemum (Garden Mum)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Cleome (Spider Flower)Sow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• ColeusTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• ColumbineTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Coreopsis (Tickseed)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• CosmosSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Cranberry HibiscusTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Craspedia (Drumstick Flower)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• DahliaPlant bulbsApr 8–Apr 15
• DelphiniumPlant a nursery startApr 15–Apr 22
• Desert MarigoldDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• Dusty MillerTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Echinops (Globe Thistle)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Eryngium (Sea Holly)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• EucalyptusTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Four O'ClockDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• FoxgloveTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• GazaniaTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Helipterum (Paper Daisy)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Hyacinth Bean VineDirect sowApr 15–Apr 22
• ImpatiensTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• LantanaPlant a nursery startApr 8–Apr 15
• LisianthusTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• LobeliaTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• MarigoldSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Morning GloryDirect sowApr 8–Apr 15
• NasturtiumDirect sowApr 1–Apr 8
• Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• OsteospermumTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• PetuniaTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Portulaca (Moss Rose)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Salvia (Scarlet Sage)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)TransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Scarlet Runner BeanSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Spilanthes (Toothache Plant)Sow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• StaticeTransplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Tithonia (Mexican Sunflower)Sow or transplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Torenia (Wishbone Flower)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• VerbenaSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8
• Vinca (Madagascar Periwinkle)TransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• Wax BegoniaTransplantApr 8–Apr 15
• ZinniaSow or transplantApr 1–Apr 8