What to plant in April in Netherlands
15 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Netherlands, for the climate around Utrecht, Netherlands.
Climate: Cool temperate oceanic climate with frosts from roughly December to March, mild wet summers, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year with a wetter autumn.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Cool spring and autumn weather suits lettuce, and successive sowings avoid summer bolting.
Harvest: 30-60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
It thrives in the cool, moist conditions of spring and autumn and tolerates light frost.
Harvest: 40-50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Peas sown in early spring finish before the summer heat and enjoy the mild, damp climate.
Harvest: 60-70 daysEasyCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Sandy or loamy Dutch soils and cool summers give sweet, well-formed carrots.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Kale tolerates the cold and wet winters and keeps producing leaves into the frost.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool, moist summers suit beetroot, which grows reliably in Dutch garden soil.
Harvest: 55-70 daysEasyIn pots
Onion Allium cepa
Sets planted in early spring form good bulbs during the long, mild days of summer.
Harvest: 100-120 daysEasyCare guide →
Potato Solanum tuberosum
Early-spring seed potatoes avoid the worst of late blight and yield well in the cool climate.
Harvest: 90-120 daysEasyIn pots
Radish Raphanus sativus
Radishes grow quickly in the cool temperate weather and can be sown almost all season.
Harvest: 25-35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush blueberries tolerate the cold and grow well in acidic, peaty soil or containers.
Harvest: 2-3 yearsModerateIn potsCare guide →
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Strawberries are fully hardy and fruit reliably in the mild early summer.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Mint is hardy and spreads vigorously in the moist, cool soil of the Netherlands.
Harvest: 60-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Parsley tolerates light frost and produces leaves steadily in the cool climate.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme copes with cold winters and prefers the well-drained spots that a sunny balcony provides.
Harvest: 70-90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Chives are fully hardy and regrow reliably from clumps year after year.
Harvest: 60-75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →