What to plant in April in New Zealand
11 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in New Zealand, for the climate around Waikato, New Zealand.
Climate: Cool temperate maritime climate with frosts from May to September (coldest night 0 °C), warm summers peaking near 27 °C, and rain spread fairly evenly through the year, heaviest in summer.
Vegetables
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Quick, cool-season greens that thrive in mild autumn and spring weather and bolt less in this temperate climate.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Tolerates light frosts and cool, damp conditions, giving leaves through autumn and spring.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Broad bean Vicia faba
Autumn-sown beans tolerate cold and rain well and are ready in early summer before the heat arrives.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasy
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool, moist spring conditions suit peas, and they fix nitrogen to enrich the soil.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Onion Allium cepa
Autumn-planted onions form bulbs in the long summer days and store well over winter.
Harvest: 120–180 daysModerateCare guide →
Kale Brassica oleracea
Frost-hardy and productive through winter, when many other crops stop growing.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Radish Raphanus sativus
Fast, reliable crop that suits the cool shoulder seasons and fills gaps between other plantings.
Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Hardy plants that survive frost and fruit well in the warm summer, and they thrive in pots and beds.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Herbs
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Drought tolerant and hardy in frost, it thrives in free-draining pots and sunny spots.
Harvest: 75–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Vigorous in cool, moist conditions and best kept in a container to control its spread.
Harvest: 60–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Chives Allium schoenoprasum
Perennial and frost-hardy, chives give fresh leaves over many seasons with almost no care.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →