What to plant in April in Austria
19 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Austria, for the climate around Vienna area, Austria (48°N, 16°E).
Climate: Cool continental climate with hard winters (nightly minima down to -10 °C, frosts from November to March), a warm summer up to about 34 °C, and fairly even rain of 20 to 85 mm a month, peaking in June.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick and cold-tolerant, it thrives in the cool spring and autumn and grows well in pots.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, loose soil and moderate rain suit it, and successive sowings from spring into summer keep supply going.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
It matures in cool spring and autumn weather and is ready in weeks.
Harvest: 25–40 daysEasyIn pots
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Frost-hardy, it does best in the cool shoulder seasons and avoids bolting in the summer heat.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Pea Pisum sativum
Hardy seedlings tolerate spring frost, and the pods mature before the hottest weather.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Tolerant of cool weather and light frost, it can be sown through most of the growing season.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Onion Allium cepa
Planted as sets in early spring, it stores well in the dry late summer.
Harvest: 100–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Hardy tubers go in after the last frost, and the summer rain keeps them growing.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Fully hardy and productive in Austrian summers, and it fruits well in beds, pots and hanging planters.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
It handles the -10 °C winters and the warm summers that ripen the fruit well.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Hardy against the winter cold, it needs the long warm summers of this region to ripen.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
Very hardy and reliable, with warm late summers that give sweet fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsEasy
Apricot Prunus armeniaca
Its flowers need protection from late frosts, but the hot, dry summers suit it well.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerate
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Fully hardy and productive in the cool, moist summers of this area.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Thrives in cold winters that it needs to set fruit, and it is very hardy.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy and slow to bolt, it keeps producing through the mild seasons.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Fully frost-hardy, it regrows each spring and suits both beds and pots.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
It grows quickly in the warm months and tolerates the local climate well.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Hardy and drought-tolerant, it copes with the dry spells and cold winters here.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →