What to Plant in April, North Queensland

30 crops you can sow in April across North Queensland.

In Season This Month

Herb (7)

Bay Laurel Chives Lemon Balm Lemon Verbena Parsley Sea Celery Vietnamese Mint

Root (6)

Garlic Hamburg Parsley Jerusalem Artichoke Onion Parsnip Scorzonera

Fruiting (4)

Beans (bush) Cucumber Tomato Zucchini

Micro (4)

Broccoli Sprouts Pea Shoots Radish Sprouts Sunflower Microgreens

Flower (3)

Cornflower Native Violet Viola

Fruit (2)

Passionfruit Quandong

Leafy (2)

Komatsuna Mibuna

Mushroom (2)

Oyster Mushroom Shiitake

All April Crops at a Glance

Plant	Category	Harvest	Spacing	Companions
Bay Laurel	Herb	365d	200cm	—
Beans (bush)	Fruiting	65d	20cm	Corn, Carrot, Cucumber
Broccoli Sprouts	Micro	7d	1cm	—
Chives	Herb	75d	15cm	Carrot, Tomato
Cornflower	Flower	70d	20cm	Wildflowers, Grains
Cucumber	Fruiting	60d	50cm	Beans, Corn, Nasturtium
Garlic	Root	210d	15cm	Beetroot, Lettuce, Strawberry
Hamburg Parsley	Root	120d	15cm	Tomato, Asparagus
Jerusalem Artichoke	Root	150d	40cm	Corn, Beans, Sunflower
Komatsuna	Leafy	35d	20cm	Lettuce, Beans
Lemon Balm	Herb	60d	30cm	Tomato, Brassicas, Fruit trees
Lemon Verbena	Herb	90d	100cm	Tomato, Beans
Mibuna	Leafy	35d	15cm	Lettuce, Radish
Native Violet	Flower	90d	20cm	Native plants, Ferns
Onion	Root	180d	10cm	Carrot, Beetroot, Lettuce
Oyster Mushroom	Mushroom	21d	—	—
Parsley	Herb	80d	20cm	Tomato, Carrot
Parsnip	Root	120d	10cm	Rosemary, Beans
Passionfruit	Fruit	400d	200cm	—
Pea Shoots	Micro	12d	1cm	—
Quandong	Fruit	1460d	500cm	Native plants, Host tree (semi-parasitic)
Radish Sprouts	Micro	8d	1cm	—
Scorzonera	Root	120d	15cm	Carrot, Onion
Sea Celery	Herb	90d	30cm	Pigface, Samphire
Shiitake	Mushroom	60d	—	—
Sunflower Microgreens	Micro	10d	1cm	—
Tomato	Fruiting	85d	60cm	Basil, Carrot, Marigold
Vietnamese Mint	Herb	60d	30cm	—
Viola	Flower	70d	15cm	Lettuce, Strawberry
Zucchini	Fruiting	60d	80cm	Nasturtium, Corn, Beans