What to plant in April in United Arab Emirates
4 vegetables, fruits and herbs to sow or plant in April in United Arab Emirates, for the climate around Dubai and the central UAE coast (about 25°N, 55°E).
Climate: Hot desert climate with mild winters (coldest nights about 12–17°C), scorching summers (up to 47°C, nights above 25°C from May to October), and very little rain, mostly in March and December.
Vegetables
Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
Tolerates the rising heat of late spring and produces pods through the summer.
Harvest: 55–65 daysEasyIn pots
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata
A heat-tolerant legume that fixes nitrogen and gives pods in the hot season.
Harvest: 60–75 daysEasyIn pots
Fruits
Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
Native to this heat and dry climate, it needs full sun and deep watering, and fruits in summer.
Harvest: 4–6 yearsModerate
Lime Citrus aurantiifolia
Frost-sensitive but well suited to these mild winters, and it fruits almost year-round with irrigation.
Harvest: 3–4 yearsModerateIn pots