What to sow in Edinburgh in April
In April, Edinburgh averages 8 °C, with nights around 5 °C.
Frosty nights are usual from November to March: the last frost typically comes in March.
A typical winter's coldest night: −4 °C.
Warmest month (15 °C or more on average): July.
Sow outdoors
- Onion (Allium cepa)
- Beet (Beta vulgaris)
- Endive (Cichorium endivia)
- Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
- Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)
- French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- Rape (Brassica napus)
- Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)
- Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
- Brown mustard (Brassica juncea)
- Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
- Dill (Anethum graveolens)
- Arrach (Atriplex hortensis)
- Borage (Borago officinalis)
- Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis)
- Garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum)
- Mexican groundcherry (Physalis philadelphica)
- Perilla frutescens
- Hemp (Cannabis sativa)
- Turnip-root chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)
Sow indoors
In pots or trays somewhere warm, to plant out later.
- Celery (Apium graveolens)
- Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
- Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
- Carrot (Daucus carota)
- Pea (Pisum sativum)
- Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)
- Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana)
- Foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
- Eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
- Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
- Scarlet runner (Phaseolus coccineus)
- Rocket (Eruca sativa)
- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
- Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
- Crimson Clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
- Garden leek (Allium porrum)
- Sieva bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
- Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
- Chick pea (Cicer arietinum)
- Pepino (Solanum muricatum)
- Quackgrass (Elymus repens)
- Rakkyo (Allium chinense)
New next month, in May
- White pea (Lathyrus sativus)
- Lotus edulis
- Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens)
- Triticum dicoccon
- Spelt (Triticum spelta)
- Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
- Bigflower clover (Trifolium michelianum)
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Worked out from the last ten years of Edinburgh's climate and each plant's needs: germination temperature, frost limit and time to harvest.