January Gardening Tips
Prepare beds and plant roses.
Finish preparing spring flowering beds.
Purchase seed potatoes for planting in the vegetable garden.
Complete major pruning projects on trees and shrubs that don’t bloom in the spring.
Start tomato, pepper and eggplant indoors or in a protected area.
Clean out the purple martin house. The first purple martin scouts will be arriving around the end of the month.
Clean out the garden shed and dispose of old chemicals. Select rose, tree and shrub varieties for planting.
Clean out stubble in the vegetable and flower gardens and add to compost.
Continue to harvest from the vegetable and flower gardens.
Collect soil samples and send to the County Agent for testing.
Week 1
Clean outdated, unlabeled and unusable lawn products from your shed.
Change oil filters and grease lawn equipment.
Plant tomato seeds in protected area.
Week 2
Collect soil samples and get them tested.
Apply Gypsum to poorly drained areas.
Browse garden catalogs for new products and plant varieties.
Add Finch feeders to the yard or patio.
Week 3
Inspect the foundation of the home for termite evidence.
Investigate noises in the attic (could be rats, squirrels, etc.)
Plan new garden areas for the spring.
Cut down liriope and monkey grass to improve spring appearance.
Week 4
Check evergreen shrubs for scale insects.
Search for Camelia varieties to add to landscape.
Prune evergreen shrubs that don’t bloom in the spring.
Plant roses now so roots will get established.
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