What to plant in April in Türkiye
17 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in Türkiye, for the climate around Istanbul, Türkiye.
Climate: Cool, wet winters with occasional frosts down to about -2 °C, a warm dry summer from June to August with highs up to 36 °C, and most rain falling from September to April.
Vegetables
Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Warm summers give ripe fruit, and seedlings planted after the last frost in April or May avoid the cold nights.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Sweet pepper Capsicum annuum
Hot July and August days ripen peppers well once transplanted after frost.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Eggplant Solanum melongena
Its long, hot summer season suits eggplant, which needs heat to set fruit.
Harvest: 80–100 daysModerateIn potsCare guide →
Zucchini Cucurbita pepo
Warm soil and summer heat give a fast, heavy harvest from a single plant.
Harvest: 45–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Lettuce Lactuca sativa
Mild spring and autumn temperatures suit lettuce, and it bolts in the summer heat unless sown in cooler months.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Spinach Spinacia oleracea
Cool spring and autumn weather suits spinach, and it tolerates the light frosts of winter.
Harvest: 40–50 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Carrot Daucus carota
Cool spring and autumn soils give sweet, well-shaped roots.
Harvest: 70–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Beetroot Beta vulgaris
Cool conditions in spring and autumn produce tender, sweet roots.
Harvest: 55–70 daysEasyIn pots
Garden pea Pisum sativum
Cool, wet spring and autumn weather suits peas, which dislike the summer heat.
Harvest: 60–70 daysEasyCare guide →
Fruits
Fig Ficus carica
Hot summers ripen figs well, and hardy cultivars survive the local winter cold.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsEasyIn potsCare guide →
Grapevine Vitis vinifera
Dry, hot August weather ripens grapes, and vines tolerate the winter frosts.
Harvest: 2–3 yearsModerateCare guide →
Strawberry Fragaria × ananassa
Cool springs suit strawberries, and the plants survive the winter frosts.
Harvest: 90–120 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
The long, hot summer days give watermelons the heat they need to ripen.
Harvest: 80–100 daysModerate
Herbs
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
Mild spring and autumn weather keeps parsley leafy, and it survives light frosts.
Harvest: 70–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Mint Mentha spicata
Mint is hardy through the winter and thrives in the moist spring soil.
Harvest: 60–80 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Thyme tolerates the frosts and dry, hot summers of this climate.
Harvest: 75–90 daysEasyIn potsCare guide →
Dill Anethum graveolens
Dill grows quickly in the mild spring and autumn, and it self-seeds easily.
Harvest: 40–60 daysEasyIn pots