What to plant in April in Czechia
18 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Czechia, for the climate around Central Bohemia, Czech Republic.
Climate: A cold continental climate with hard winter frosts down to about -11 °C, a frost-free season roughly from late May to September, warm summers up to about 40 °C, and fairly even rainfall year-round, peaking in June to August.
Vegetables
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Hardy seed sown in cool spring soil before the frosts finish, and it ripens before summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Tolerates cold springs and autumn frosts, so it can be sown twice a year.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick-growing and cool-season friendly, and it can be succession-sown from spring to early autumn.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, sweet roots thrive in the mild spring and summer, and they store well into autumn.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Very fast and frost-tolerant, it fits the short gaps between spring and autumn.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Leek Allium porrum
Very frost-hardy, so it can stand in the bed through the winter and be harvested as needed.
Harvest: 120–150 daysEasy
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Planted after the last frosts, it fills out well in the moist summer and yields reliably.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Fully hardy and enjoys the cool, moist summers, and it grows well in a planter.
Harvest: 1 year (first full crop the second summer)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Thrives on cold winters that it needs for dormancy and rewards the cool, damp summers with dense crops.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Cane-hardy in frosts and reliably fruits in the moist, cool summers of this region.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
Hardy to deep winter cold and needs the chill hours and warm summers that this climate provides.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Plum Prunus domestica
Hardy fruit tree with a long tradition in Bohemian gardens, suited to the cold winters and warm summers.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Frost-hardy and well adapted to the warm late summers, which ripen the fruit fully.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Very hardy shrub that tolerates the cold winters and cool, damp summers well.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Frost-tolerant and easy to grow in cool, moist soil, and it keeps producing through the summer.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Quick-growing and happy in the long warm summer days, and it can be sown repeatedly.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Hardy perennial that survives the cold winters and loves the dry, sunny summer spots.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Fully frost-hardy perennial that comes back each spring and needs little care.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →