Los Angeles in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Los Angeles has run 11.3–23.5°C with about 12 mm of rain across the month. Here is what weather like that will carry to harvest.
Everything above is a five-year average. In the game it is this — the weather Los Angeles is actually having, today.
Grow one in Los Angeles's weather right now →❄️ No sub-zero nights in April in the last 5 years — frost is not the limiting factor here.
🗓️ No night at or below 0°C in the last 5 years — frost is not a limiting factor here, and tender crops can stay out year-round.
☀️ About 11.0 h of sunshine a day this month. Temperatures hold steady through the month.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Los Angeles usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🥬 Celery | 87 | Jul 10 |
| ⚪ Turnip | 37 | May 21 |
| 🥬 Kale | 42 | May 26 |
| 🥦 Broccoli | 59 | Jun 12 |
| 🧅 Leek | 74 | Jun 27 |
| 🥬 Cabbage | 69 | Jun 22 |
| ⚪ Daikon radish | 50 | Jun 3 |
| 🍒 Cherry Radish | 24 | May 8 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 52 | Jun 5 |
| 🥢 Green Beans | 65 | Jun 18 |
| 🥒 Zucchini | 70 | Jun 23 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 84 | Jul 7 |
Best crops to sow now
They are all ideal for this month — the only real difference is how long each one takes, so pick whatever you want to eat.
- 🥬 Celery about 103 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Turnip about 39 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Kale about 45 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥦 Broccoli about 66 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Leek about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Cabbage about 79 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- ⚪ Daikon radish about 54 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍒 Cherry Radish about 25 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥢 Green Beans about 81 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Zucchini about 88 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 107 days to harvest Recent mean 17.4°C — right in the sweet spot
Leave these for another month
- 🌶️ Okra — Recent mean 17.4°C is too cold (ideal 20–33°C)
- 🍆 Aubergine — Recent mean 17.4°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
- 🍈 Winter melon — Recent mean 17.4°C is too cold (ideal 18–32°C)
Other months in Los Angeles
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Los Angeles, averaged day by day over the last 5 years. Whether a crop finishes in time is worked out from its own starting temperature and heat requirement — those numbers are listed on each crop page if you want to check them.