April Sowing & Transplanting

What to Plant this Month

April Planting Guide - Summer Rainfall Regions

Hot summer and cold winter with frost in some parts. Includes most of Gauteng and Limpopo Province, the Free State highveld, Mpumalanga highveld, North West and Northern Provinces, and the KZN Midlands.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
BeetrootSow seed
Broad BeansSow seed
CabbagePlant out (transplant) seedlings
CarrotsSow Seed
Celery & CeleriacPlant out (transplant) seedlings
Chives (also Garden chives) Sow Seed
HorseradishPlant crowns
GarlicPlant cloves
HorseradishPlant crowns
MintSow Seed
Mustard greens (also gai choy) Sow Seed
OnionsPlant out (transplant) seedlings
Pak ChoiStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Parsley (also curly leaf parsley or flat leaf (Italian) parsley) Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
ParsnipSow Seed
Radish Sow Seed
Rutabaga / Swedes Sow Seed
Spinach and Chard Sow Seed
Spring Onions & ShallotsSow Seed
Sweet Marjoram Sow Seed
ThymeSow Seed
TurnipSow Seed

April Planting Guide - Humid Sub-Tropical Regions

Warm temperate region including most of the East coast, the Garden Route, and Eastern lowveld. Typified by the humid KZN coastal region, which is very hot and humid in summer (average 18 degrees C).
Plant NameSow or Transplant
AngelicaSow Seed
BasilSow Seed
BeansSow Seed
BeetrootSow Seed
BroccoliStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
CabbageStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Capsicum (Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
CarrotsSow Seed
CeleryPlant out (transplant) seedlings
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Sow Seed
ChivesSow Seed
CucumberSow Seed
DillSow Seed
EndiveSow Seed
GarlicPlant cloves
HorseradishPlant crowns
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
KohlrabiSow Seed
Leeks & OnionsPlant out (transplant) seedlings
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
Oregano (also Pot Marjoram) Sow Seed
Pak ChoiSow Seed
ParsleyStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
ParsnipSow Seed
PeasSow Seed
Pumpkin & SquashSow Seed
RadishSow Seed
RhubarbPlant crowns
Rutabaga & SwedesSow Seed
SpinachSow Seed
Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) Sow Seed
TarragonPlant out (transplant) seedlings
TurnipSow Seed
ThymeSow Seed
Zucchini (also Courgette/Marrow, Summer squash) Sow Seed

April Planting Guide - Dry Summer Sub-Tropical Regions

Warm temperate, typical Mediterranean-type climate with dry,warm sub-tropical summer (normally above 10 degrees C). Cool, wet winter. Confined to the South Western Cape and western part of the Southern Cape.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
AngelicaSow Seed
BasilSow Seed
BeetrootPlant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Broad BeansSow seed
CabbageStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
CarrotPlant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
CauliflowerSow Seed
Celery & CeleriacSow Seed
Chilli peppers (also Hot peppers) Sow Seed
ChivesSow Seed
DillSow Seed
GarlicPlant cloves
HorseradishPlant crowns
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
OnionsStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Oregano(also Pot Marjoram) Sow Seed
Pak ChoiStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
ParsleyStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
ParsnipSow Seed
PeasSow Seed
PotatoPlant seed potatoes
RadishSow Seed
ShallotsPlant out (transplant) seedlings
SpinachSow Seed
Sweet Marjoram (also Knotted marjoram) Sow Seed
Tarragon Plant out (transplant) seedlings
ThymeSow Seed
TurnipSow Seed

April Planting Guide - Semi-Arid Regions

Dry and hot in summer. Cold, often with frost in winter. Includes most of the northern part of the Eastern Cape, including the Klein Karoo, the Great Karoo and Northern Cape, as well as some of the northern West Coast towards Namibia.
Plant NameSow or Transplant
AngelicaSow Seed
BasilSow Seed
BeetrootPlant out (transplant) seedlings
Broad BeansSow Seed
CauliflowerPlant out (transplant) seedlings
ChivesSow Seed
DillStart undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
GarlicPlant cloves
HorseradishPlant crowns
MintSow Seed
Mustard GreensSow Seed
OnionsStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Oregano & MarjoramStart undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks
ParsleyStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
Pak ChoiStart in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
SpinachSow Seed
TarragonPlant out (transplant) seedlings
ThymeSow Seed
TurnipSow Seed