What to Plant in April, Upper Midwest & Northern Plains

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There are 76 crops you can plant in Upper Midwest & Northern Plains in April. Tap any plant for its full calendar, varieties and growing notes.

Fruiting

🌱 Asparagus 🫘 Fava Beans 🌿 Florence Fennel 🌵 Globe Artichoke 🫛 Peas 🌾 Quinoa 🌿 Rhubarb 🫛 Snow Peas

Leafy

🌿 Arugula 🥬 Bok Choy 🌿 Chicory 🥬 Collard Greens 🥬 Endive & Escarole 🌿 Fennel (Herb)🌿 Good King Henry 🥬 Kale 🥬 Komatsuna 🥬 Lettuce 🌿 Mibuna 🌿 Mizuna 🥬 Radicchio 🌿 Sorrel 🌿 Spinach 🥬 Tatsoi 🌿 Watercress

Brassica

🥦 Broccoli 🥦 Broccolini 🥬 Brussels Sprouts 🥬 Cabbage 🥬 Cauliflower 🥬 Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli)🥬 Kohlrabi 🥬 Mustard Greens 🥬 Napa Cabbage

Root

🥬 Beet 🥕 Carrot 🌿 Daikon 🥕 Hamburg Parsley 🌶️ Horseradish 🧅 Leek 🥕 Parsnip 🌱 Radish 🟡 Rutabaga 🥕 Salsify 🥕 Scorzonera 🧅 Shallot 🌻 Sunchoke 🌿 Turnip

Herb

🌼 Chamomile 🌿 Cilantro 🌿 Dill 🌿 Hops 🌿 Lovage 🌿 Sage

Fruit

🍎 Apple 🫐 Blackcurrant 🫐 Blueberry 🫐 Gooseberry 🍇 Grape 🌰 Hazelnut 🍐 Pear 🫐 Redcurrant 🌰 Walnut

Flower

💙 Borage 🌼 Calendula 🌸 Cornflower 🌸 Snapdragon 🤍 Sweet Alyssum 🌸 Sweet Pea 🌸 Viola & Pansy

Mushroom

🍄 Shiitake Mushroom

Indoors (microgreens and mushrooms)

🌱 Broccoli Microgreens 🌱 Pea Shoots 🌱 Radish Microgreens 🌱 Sunflower Microgreens 🍄 Oyster Mushroom

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