What to plant in April in Denmark
21 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Denmark, for the climate around Skåne, southern Sweden (near Lund).
Climate: Cold winters with frosts down to about -15 °C from November to February, mild summers reaching about 30 °C, and fairly even rain of 25 to 98 mm a month, wettest from June to October.
Vegetables
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool spring and autumn soils give sweet roots, and sowings from April to July store well over winter.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Spinach thrives in cool weather and tolerates light frost, so it can be sown in spring and again in late summer.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Hardy peas sown after the last frost in March or April crop well before the summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Broad beans tolerate cold springs and give an early harvest before the hottest weather.
Harvest: 80–100 daysEasy
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Seed potatoes planted in April or May mature well in the mild summers and cope with the cold soil.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Beetroot grows reliably in cool, moist conditions and bolts less than most roots in this climate.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Lettuce loves the cool, moderate temperatures of spring and autumn here.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Leek Allium ampeloprasum
Leeks are very frost-hardy and can stay in the ground through the winter for harvest.
Harvest: 120–150 daysEasy
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale becomes sweeter after frost and keeps producing leaves into the cold months.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Fruits
Apple Malus domestica
Hardy apple rootstocks survive the -15 °C winters and need the cool summers to set fruit.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Pear Pyrus communis
Hardy pear varieties tolerate the local winter and ripen fruit in the warm late summer.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
European plums are fully hardy here and benefit from the warm late summers.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherries are very cold-hardy and fruit reliably in this climate, unlike sweet cherries.
Harvest: 3–5 yearsModerate
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry canes are hardy to deep frost and produce well in the moist, cool summers.
Harvest: 1–2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrants need a long cold winter to fruit well, which this location provides.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasy
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Strawberries are hardy under snow and give sweet, abundant fruit in the June and July sunshine.
Harvest: 1 yearEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley tolerates cold and reseeds freely in the cool, moist climate.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill grows fast in the long summer days and self-seeds readily.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are fully hardy perennials that return every spring.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Common thyme survives Scandinavian winters in well-drained sun and enjoys the dry summer spells.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Spearmint is fully hardy and spreads vigorously in the moist, cool summers.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →