What to plant in April
April means something very different in Minnesota and in Texas. Below is what the month looks like in each USDA zone, then a dated list for each state.
April by USDA zone
Counted from each zone’s typical frost dates. Your own frost dates matter more than your zone number - the state pages below use state averages.
| Zone | Frost dates | Crops to sow or plant | Including |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 (April dates) | Jun 15 – Aug 20 | 29 | brussels sprouts, celeriac, celery, leek, onion |
| Zone 2 (April dates) | Jun 1 – Sep 1 | 53 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 3 (April dates) | May 15 – Sep 15 | 65 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 4 (April dates) | May 10 – Sep 25 | 64 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 5 (April dates) | Apr 30 – Oct 5 | 76 | mache (corn salad), pea, spinach, green onion / scallion, arugula |
| Zone 6 (April dates) | Apr 15 – Oct 15 | 90 | arugula, beet, fava bean (broad bean), green onion / scallion, mizuna |
| Zone 7 (April dates) | Apr 5 – Oct 25 | 84 | asparagus, bok choy / pak choi, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower |
| Zone 8 (April dates) | Mar 20 – Nov 5 | 58 | dill, sunflower, ground cherry, new zealand spinach, peanut |
| Zone 9 (April dates) | Feb 20 – Nov 30 | 9 | planning and seed ordering |
| Zone 10 (April dates) | Jan 30 – Dec 15 | 9 | planning and seed ordering |
April planting lists by state (50)
Alabama66 crops to sow or plantAlaska65 crops to sow or plantArizona58 crops to sow or plantArkansas78 crops to sow or plantCalifornia9 crops to sow or plantColorado70 crops to sow or plantConnecticut78 crops to sow or plantDelaware89 crops to sow or plantDistrict of Columbia84 crops to sow or plantFlorida9 crops to sow or plantGeorgia66 crops to sow or plantIdaho64 crops to sow or plantIllinois86 crops to sow or plantIndiana78 crops to sow or plantIowa78 crops to sow or plantKansas90 crops to sow or plantKentucky86 crops to sow or plantLouisiana40 crops to sow or plantMaine68 crops to sow or plantMaryland89 crops to sow or plantMassachusetts78 crops to sow or plantMichigan64 crops to sow or plantMinnesota69 crops to sow or plantMississippi58 crops to sow or plantMissouri90 crops to sow or plantMontana65 crops to sow or plantNebraska76 crops to sow or plantNevada86 crops to sow or plantNew Hampshire68 crops to sow or plantNew Jersey86 crops to sow or plantNew Mexico86 crops to sow or plantNew York70 crops to sow or plantNorth Carolina84 crops to sow or plantNorth Dakota65 crops to sow or plantOhio78 crops to sow or plantOklahoma78 crops to sow or plantOregon86 crops to sow or plantPennsylvania70 crops to sow or plantRhode Island78 crops to sow or plantSouth Carolina66 crops to sow or plantSouth Dakota64 crops to sow or plantTennessee84 crops to sow or plantTexas58 crops to sow or plantUtah70 crops to sow or plantVermont68 crops to sow or plantVirginia90 crops to sow or plantWashington86 crops to sow or plantWest Virginia70 crops to sow or plantWisconsin64 crops to sow or plantWyoming70 crops to sow or plant
More states are added regularly. In the meantime every state has a full-year planting calendar, and you can get dates for your own ZIP code there.