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- What needs doing in the garden in January?
- What should I start growing in January?
- How can I make my garden look better in the winter?
- What do I do with my garden in the winter?
- What can I plant in my garden in January?
- Can you prune trees in January?
- Can I plant tomatoes in January?
- What can I plant indoors in January?
- What bulbs can be planted in January?
- How do you brighten a winter garden?
What needs doing in the garden in January?
Plant amaryllis bulbs in pots now, for spectacular indoor flowers in early spring. Move potato planters inside as frosts will kill the foliage. Inspect fruits and vegetables in storage and remove any that are diseased. Check Dahlia tubers in storage and remove any that are showing signs of rotting.
What should I start growing in January?
What to sow and grow in January
- Start sweet peas off in gentle heat now. Image: Vic and Julie Pigula.
- Start chitting potatoes in a bright, frost-free place. Image: Swell Photography.
- Start planting raspberry canes on sunny sites. ...
- Grow strawberry plants under cover now to get an early summer crop. ...
- Order summer flowering bulbs like gladioli in January.
How can I make my garden look better in the winter?
If your green fingers are itching and you're craving some time outdoors, there's still plenty to do in the garden during the winter months.
- Appreciate evergreens. ...
- Plant bare-root plants. ...
- Enjoy winter flowers and scent. ...
- Tidy up. ...
- Attract wildlife. ...
- Make the most of your greenhouse. ...
- Plant winter containers.
What do I do with my garden in the winter?
10 Ways to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
- Clean up rotting and finished plants: ...
- Remove invasive weeds that may have taken hold over the growing season: ...
- Prepare your soil for spring: ...
- Plant cover crops: ...
- Prune perennials: ...
- Divide and plant bulbs: ...
- Harvest and regenerate your compost: ...
- Replenish mulch:
What can I plant in my garden in January?
January is a good time to plant all kinds of lettuce, brassicas, spinach, chard, kale, peas, beans, garlic, onions, and shallots.
Can you prune trees in January?
Winter is an ideal time to prune, as the lack of leaves on deciduous trees and shrubs enables you to see what you're doing more clearly. What's more, since sap is not as active during the winter, cuts are less likely to 'bleed', and the tree or shrub sustains less of a shock than being chopped when sap is in full flow.
Can I plant tomatoes in January?
Sow Seeds in January/ February Indoors
Often, the advice is to sow tomatoes indoors eight to ten weeks before your last frost date where you live. ... Those who do start their tomato seeds early and care for them properly will often see better, higher yields of tomatoes come harvest time.
What can I plant indoors in January?
Vegetables. Sow broad beans in pots in mild areas, placing them in a cold frame or unheated greenhouse. Sow seed indoors for early crops eg: lettuces, summer brassicas (e.g. cabbages and cauliflowers), spinach, salad onions and turnips.
What bulbs can be planted in January?
Tulips are very comfortable with a January planting, but crocus and narcissi are likely to do better in their second season than first if planted later than November.
How do you brighten a winter garden?
10 ways to brighten up your garden in winter
- Brighten it up with simple lighting.
- Add evergreen topiary shapes.
- Grow scented plants by your door.
- Plant up patio containers.
- Warm up with a fire pit or brazier.
- Improve your window outlook.
- Weave something sculptural.
- Make a hotel for bugs.
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