What to plant in April in Hungary
20 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Hungary, for the climate around Central Slovakia (Banská Bystrica area), 48°N 19°E.
Climate: Cold continental climate with severe winters (down to about -16 °C), last spring frosts into late April, a warm wet early summer and a dry-ish late summer, with hot days up to about 37 °C.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and it bolts less than in the hot summer.
Harvest: 45-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It tolerates frost and thrives in the cool spring and autumn of this continental climate.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast-growing and frost-hardy, radishes can be sown in succession from April to August.
Harvest: 25-30 daysEasyIn pots
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Peas sown early in spring are ready before the summer heat and tolerate light frost.
Harvest: 60-70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Potatoes perform reliably in the cool, moist early summer and give a large harvest in a bed or grow bag.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots
Carrot Daucus carota
Deep, loose soil and cool nights give sweet carrots, and sowings can continue through early summer.
Harvest: 70-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Onion sets planted in early spring form bulbs during the long, sunny days of summer.
Harvest: 100-120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Cabbage Brassica oleracea
Cabbage is frost-hardy and heads well in the cool autumn that follows a spring transplant.
Harvest: 80-100 daysModerateCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Beetroot tolerates the cool spring and grows well in the mild, moist summer.
Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy perennial plants survive the winter cold and fruit well in the warm early summer.
Harvest: about 12 months (fruit the following summer)EasyIn potsCare guide →
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry canes are fully hardy to this winter and produce well in the cool, moist summer.
Harvest: 1-2 yearsEasyCare guide →
Apple Malus domestica
Apple trees tolerate deep winter cold and need the warm summer days to ripen their fruit.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerateCare guide →
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Sour cherry is among the hardiest tree fruits and copes well with this continental winter.
Harvest: 3-4 yearsModerate
Plum Prunus domestica
European plums are hardy and get enough summer heat to ripen in this region.
Harvest: 3-5 yearsModerate
Pear Pyrus communis
Pears tolerate the cold winters and ripen their fruit in the warm late summer.
Harvest: 4-6 yearsModerate
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley is frost-tolerant and keeps producing leaves through the cool seasons.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are perennial, survive the winter frost and regrow every spring.
Harvest: 60-80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill sown in succession from spring to midsummer thrives in the warm, sunny weather.
Harvest: 40-60 daysEasyIn pots
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme is a hardy perennial that loves the dry, sunny summer and survives the cold winter.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Mint is very hardy, regrows every spring and grows vigorously in the moist early summer.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →