Seeds to Sow in April
A Spring Break (full of rain)! 🌷🐇☔️
Rainy weather makes a comeback in Napa County just in time for spring break and Easter! I can’t remember the last time we had no rain in the month of March, but here it is on its last day! So what’s good to plant in April in 2026?
Short answer: the same seeds and seedlings we’ve nurtured all March long are still good to plant in April. As the official final frost date approaches (April 15) for our county, there’s lots to do! A little strategic planning can make the best of this energetic time. Try hand removing hungry insects that are starting to nibble at your seedlings. If you have them, transplant a couple of tomato seedlings. (I typically wait until mid-April though). You can direct sow cucumbers and beans, but be sure to watch and protect them with row cover to avoid damage from insects, birds, and the occasional cold night as they emerge.
Indoors, start warm season crops like eggplants, okra, melons, and summer squashes, while your peppers continue to develop. You can continue to direct sow cool season crops like leafy greens, brassicas, and roots in succession as long as the cooler weather remains. Once they mature and start to bolt you can replace them with your warm season crops.
Direct Sow into Soil 🪴🥕🥦
borage, calendula, California poppy, cornflower, cosmos, lavender, lupine, nigella, scabiosa, strawflower, sweet peas, wildflower mixes
arugula, beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celosia, chard, chives, collards, corn salad, kale, leeks, luffa, lettuce, mizuna, mustard greens, onion, pac choi, peas, potatoes, radish, spinach, tatsoi
Start Seeds Indoors 🫑🍆🍅
agastache, alyssum, columbine, delphinium, echinacea, gaillardia, hollyhock, lobelia, lovage, milkweed, nicotiana, roselle, sunflower, tithonia, viola, yarrow
bergamot, catnip, oregano, marjoram, mint, rosemary, sage, thyme
asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, fennel (bulb), lettuce, melons, okra, pepper, summer squash, tomato
OK to Transplant or Direct Sow but Protect from Frost ❄️⚠️🌱
tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers
It’s a great time to be in the garden. Enjoy the sunshine and get your hands into the dirt in April!
