Shenzhen in April: what to plant
Over the last 5 years, April in Shenzhen has run 20.3–27.3°C with about 214 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 Shenzhen is actually having, today.
Grow one in Shenzhen'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 8.5 h of sunshine a day this month. Within the month it warms by about 2.5°C from the first ten days to the last.
Sow this month — when would you harvest?
Assuming you sow in mid-April, then adding up the warmth Shenzhen usually gets, one day at a time — which is why some of these run past the end of the month.
| Crop | Days | Harvest around |
|---|---|---|
| 🧄 Garlic | 42 | May 26 |
| 🥬 Bok Choy | 23 | May 7 |
| 🥬 Swiss chard | 34 | May 18 |
| 🌿 Garlic chives | 43 | May 27 |
| 🍓 Strawberry | 37 | May 21 |
| 🥕 Carrot | 45 | May 29 |
| 🌶️ Okra | 69 | Jun 22 |
| 🧅 Onion | 52 | Jun 5 |
| 🥒 Luffa | 86 | Jul 9 |
| 🥒 Bitter melon | 79 | Jul 2 |
| 🌻 Sunflower | 57 | Jun 10 |
| 🌱 Microgreens | 6 | Apr 20 |
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.
- 🧄 Garlic about 44 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Bok Choy about 24 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥬 Swiss chard about 35 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌿 Garlic chives about 46 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🍓 Strawberry about 38 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥕 Carrot about 48 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌶️ Okra about 86 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🧅 Onion about 56 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Luffa about 104 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🥒 Bitter melon about 95 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌻 Sunflower about 64 days to harvest Recent mean 23.8°C — right in the sweet spot
- 🌱 Microgreens about 6 days to harvest 🪴 Windowsill pot — sheltered from outdoor weather
Leave these for another month
- 🫘 Broad bean — Recent mean 23.8°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🥕 Parsnip — Recent mean 23.8°C is too hot (ideal 6–22°C)
- 🌿 Chrysanthemum greens — Recent mean 23.8°C is too hot (ideal 8–23°C)
Other months in Shenzhen
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Temperature and rainfall come from Open-Meteo's historical observations for Shenzhen, 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.