What to plant in April in Belgium
13 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Belgium, for the climate around Rotterdam area, South Holland, Netherlands.
Climate: Cool temperate maritime climate with mild, wet winters (lows around -4 °C), cool summers peaking near 20 °C, and rain spread through the year with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool, moist springs and autumns suit lettuce, and it can be sown in succession for much of the season.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It bolts in heat but thrives in the cool spring and autumn conditions of this coastal climate.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool spring weather and reliable rain give peas a good start before summer heat arrives.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, well-drained beds and mild summers produce sweet, well-formed roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool, moist conditions and a long sowing window give dependable, tender roots.
Harvest: 50–70 daysEasyIn pots
Onion Allium cepa
Spring-planted sets mature well in the long, mild days before the wet autumn.
Harvest: 100–120 days from setsModerateCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Planting after the last hard frost lets tubers form in the cool, moist summer.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-growing radishes can be sown almost all season and finish quickly in mild weather.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Cool, moist summers and frost-hardy plants make strawberries very productive here.
Harvest: 60–90 days after plantingEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Hardy and productive in the cool, moist climate, and it keeps leaves through much of the year.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Fully hardy and vigorous in the damp, mild summers, though best kept in a container.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme is hardy here and needs sharp drainage, which a raised bed or pot provides.
Harvest: 70–90 days from plantingEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Fully hardy perennial that regrows each spring and tolerates wet winters.
Harvest: 60–90 days from sowingEasyIn potsCare guide →