[month] Gardening: Your Monthly Garden Guide
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What to plant in [month] and other seasonal gardening tips
If you’re considering what to do in the garden in [month], choose a category below that interests you for lots of gardening tips to get your year off to a great start. Whether you’re planning for a garden full of flowers or looking forward to huge harvests of tasty fruit and vegetables, there’s plenty to get stuck into in the garden in [month].
[month] may not feel like the most intuitive time of year to plant fruits and vegetables, but you might be surprised by the number of different varieties that are ripe for winter planting. [month] is all about preparing for spring and summer, so look ahead and think about what you might like to harvest for your dinner table then – and put the roots down now.
Vegetables
[month] is the ideal time of year to start putting in the groundwork for those cooling salads on a hot summer’s day. Whether you’re looking to grow refreshing celery and spring onions, or some leafy greens, there are plenty of vegetables to grow in [month]. Don’t forget that your root vegetables will also be ready for the harvest – just in time for those warming roast dinners.
What to plant this month
Even as the temperatures drop and the frosts settle in, there are still vegetable seeds to sow in [month], and luckily this is something you can do indoors where it’s warm and dry. If you don’t have a greenhouse, it’s worth investing in a windowsill propagator with a heated mat to get warmth-loving seeds off to a good start. When it comes to choosing veg seeds to sow in [month], the following will thrive either indoors or in the greenhouse:
Plant seedlings of the following
[month] is also a good time to start thinking about chitting your first early potatoes. Make sure you’re ready for them by preparing a bright, frost-free place for a few weeks where they may sprout shoots. They will usually start appearing in [month], but you may have some keen beans coming through in late January, so it’s good to be prepared!
Growing vegetables in [month]
[month] is a good time to take stock of your garden and carry out some maintenance to ensure your vegetables can grow healthily and truly flourish.
Your vegetable beds are a great place to start. Put cloches down to warm the soil for early seed sowings and, if you haven’t mulched them yet, it’s not too late! Spread a thick layer (5cm or 2.5 inches) of well-rotted farmyard manure, compost or other mulch product over the beds to improve the soil structure and nutrient levels.
If you’re growing Brussels sprouts, kale or any other brassicas, make sure you remove any yellowing leaves, as they can harbour pests.
Finally, look ahead to the next few weeks and start buying your tomato and chilli pepper seeds now. It’ll be time to sow them before you know it!
What to plant this month
Wrap up warm and head out to your vegetable bed to pick some winter vegetables for soups and stews. Vegetables to harvest in [month] include:
Fruit
If you’re thinking about fruit to plant in [month] then, provided the winter conditions aren’t too severe, currants and berries are ideal options. It’s also a great opportunity to provide some much-needed care to any fruit trees and bushes you already have in your garden, to give them the best chance of flourishing in Spring.
Provided the ground isn’t waterlogged or frozen, there are plenty of fruit bushes and fruit trees to plant in [month], including currants and berries. The plants are in their dormant state, so planting them now gives the roots time to settle in and establish themselves before growth starts again in spring.
You can often buy fruit trees and bushes as bare root plants in [month], which is a very cost-effective solution if you’re intending to grow lots of fruit this year. If you are planning to plant bare root fruit trees or bushes in [month], prepare the ground ahead of time and plant them as soon as you get them, to help prevent the roots from drying out.
These fruit trees and bushes can all be planted in [month]:
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Growing fruit in [month]
When it comes to fruit plant maintenance, January is pruning season! Prune any autumn-fruiting raspberries, cutting all of last year’s stems right down to ground level. You should also prune apple trees and pear trees now, as well as blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries. Leave any cherries, plums or apricots until summer to avoid the risk of disease.
If you have several of them, force rhubarb plants by putting a cover (an upturned bucket will do) over the crowns to stimulate them into producing sweet, juicy stems in early spring. Any wall-trained peaches should be covered with a ‘tent’ of polythene to protect against peach leaf curl disease.
