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What to plant in April in Croatia

18 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Croatia, for the climate around Northern Croatia, Pannonian lowlands (46°N, 16°E).

Climate: Continental climate with cold winters (nights down to -13 °C, frosts from November to March), a last spring frost around April, warm summers reaching 36 °C, and fairly even rainfall with peaks in June and November.

Vegetables

  • Garden pea Pisum sativum

    Hardy seed sown in early spring copes with cool nights and is harvested before summer heat.

    Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →

  • Lettuce Lactuca sativa

    Quick and cool-season friendly, with spring and early autumn sowings avoiding midsummer bolting.

    Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Spinach Spinacia oleracea

    Frost-tolerant leaves grow well in the cool spring and autumn periods.

    Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Carrot Daucus carota

    Deep, loose garden soil and moderate summer rain give sweet, well-formed roots.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Beetroot Beta vulgaris

    Tolerates both spring cold and summer heat, producing reliable roots over a long sowing window.

    Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

  • Onion Allium cepa

    Onion sets planted in early spring mature well before the hot, dry peak of summer.

    Harvest: 100–120 daysEasyCare guide →

  • Potato Solanum tuberosum

    Planted after the last frost, potatoes thrive in the mild, moist continental summer.

    Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

Fruits

  • Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

    Hardy perennial plants survive the continental winter and fruit well in the warm, sunny early summer.

    Harvest: 1 year (first crop the next June)EasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Raspberry Rubus idaeus

    Cold-hardy canes tolerate -13 °C winters and bear reliably in the cool, rainy early summer.

    Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →

  • Apple Malus domestica

    Apples need cold winters for dormancy and the local frosts and warm summers suit many varieties.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →

  • Pear Pyrus communis

    Hardy to the local winter minimum, and the warm late summers ripen the fruit well.

    Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate

  • Plum Prunus domestica

    European plums are fully hardy here and ripen in the hot late summer.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Sour cherry Prunus cerasus

    Very cold-hardy and heat-loving enough for the continental summer, bearing reliably with little care.

    Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate

  • Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

    Thrives in cold winters that it needs for dormancy, and its berries crop well in the cool, moist June period.

    Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy

Herbs

  • Parsley Petroselinum crispum

    Hardy biennial leaves tolerate light frost and keep producing through the cool months.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Dill Anethum graveolens

    Fast-growing and self-sowing, it does well in the warm, moist continental summers.

    Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots

  • Chives Allium schoenoprasum

    Perennial and fully hardy, chives come back every spring and tolerate the cold winters.

    Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

  • Thyme Thymus vulgaris

    Drought-tolerant and hardy to the local winters, it thrives in sunny, well-drained spots.

    Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →