What to plant in April in Romania

Courgette Cucurbita pepo

Once the frosts are over it grows vigorously in the warm summers and yields generously.

Harvest: 50–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Carrot Daucus carota

Cool spring and autumn soils suit sweet roots, and successive sowings extend the harvest.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Cool spring and early autumn weather gives crisp leaves, and it grows well in shallow containers.

Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Radish Raphanus sativus

Quick-maturing roots suit the cool shoulder seasons and need almost no care.

Harvest: 25–35 daysEasyIn pots

Onion Allium cepa

Hardy sets planted in early spring store well in the continental climate.

Harvest: 100–120 days from setsEasyIn potsCare guide →

Garden pea Pisum sativum

Cool spring weather suits peas well, and an early autumn sowing also works.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Potato Solanum tuberosum

Cool spring soils suit seed potatoes, which yield well in the moderate summers.

Harvest: 80–110 daysEasyIn pots

Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa

Hardy plants survive the frosts and produce sweet berries in early summer.

Harvest: 1 year from plantingEasyIn potsCare guide →

Raspberry Rubus idaeus

Cold-hardy canes survive the frozen winters and fruit reliably in the summers.

Harvest: 1–2 years from plantingEasyCare guide →

Apple Malus domestica

Apple trees tolerate the deep winter cold and get enough chilling hours for good crops.

Harvest: 3–5 years from plantingModerateCare guide →

Sour cherry Prunus cerasus

Very hardy and heat-tolerant, it thrives in the continental climate and needs little care.

Harvest: 3–4 years from plantingEasy

Plum Prunus domestica

Hardy trees handle the frosts and hot summers well, giving reliable crops of fruit.

Harvest: 3–5 years from plantingModerate

Pear Pyrus communis

The cold winters and warm summers suit pears, which are tolerant of the continental climate.

Harvest: 4–6 years from plantingModerate

Blackcurrant Ribes nigrum

This shrub is very cold-hardy and produces dependable crops even after harsh winters.

Harvest: 2–3 years from plantingEasy

Basil Ocimum basilicum

Hot summer days give aromatic leaves, and it grows well on a sunny balcony.

Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Parsley Petroselinum crispum

Hardy and cold-tolerant, it keeps producing leaves through the cool seasons.

Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →

Dill Anethum graveolens

Quick and self-seeding, it thrives in the warm summers and needs very little care.

Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots

Thyme Thymus vulgaris

Drought-tolerant and winter-hardy, it suits the dry late summers and well-drained soil.

Harvest: 70–90 days from seedlingsEasyIn potsCare guide →

Chives Allium schoenoprasum

Perennial and fully hardy, chives regrow each spring after the frosts.

Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →