What to plant in April in Ireland

Potato Solanum tuberosum

Cool, moist summers suit tubers, and sprouted seed potatoes are widely sold in spring.

Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn pots

Kale Brassica oleracea

Hardy kale tolerates frost and keeps producing leaves through the cold, wet winter.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Carrot Daucus carota

Cool temperatures and steady moisture give sweet, crisp roots with little fuss.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Mild summers and cool nights prevent bolting, so it can be sown in succession for much of the year.

Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Onion Allium cepa

Long daylight in early summer bulbs up well when sets are planted in spring.

Harvest: 120–160 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Leek Allium ampeloprasum

Very hardy, it stands through Irish winters and can be lifted fresh whenever needed.

Harvest: 120–150 daysEasy

Pea Pisum sativum

Cool springs and summers suit peas, which crop well before the late-summer heat would matter.

Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Broad bean Vicia faba

Hardy and tolerant of cool, damp conditions, it can even be sown in autumn for an early crop.

Harvest: 80–120 daysEasyIn pots

Beetroot Beta vulgaris

Cool, moist conditions give tender roots and leaves without bolting.

Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots

Spinach Spinacia oleracea

It thrives in the cool, moist spring and autumn weather and grows quickly.

Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Radish Raphanus sativus

Fast-growing and cool-season, it gives quick crops between other plantings.

Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

Hardy and productive in cool summers, and it grows well in containers and hanging baskets.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Hardy and productive in cool, moist conditions, and it keeps giving leaves for months.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Chives Allium schoenoprasum

Fully hardy and perennial, it regrows reliably after every cut in the Irish climate.

Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Mint Mentha spicata

Vigorous and hardy in moist soil, and it does well in a pot to keep its spread in check.

Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Thyme Thymus vulgaris

Hardy perennial that needs free-draining soil, which a raised bed or pot provides in this wet climate.

Harvest: 70–90 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →

Sage Salvia officinalis

Hardy and long-lived, it does well in a sunny, well-drained spot in Irish gardens.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →