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Gardening jobs for January

Garden jobs for January

Vegetable garden jobs for January

Vegetable garden jobs for January


Pruning and tidying


 Prune your wisteria – cut back summer side shoots to 2 or 3 buds.

 Prune rose bushes –January is the perfect time to do this as roses are still dormant. Cut back to just above a bud and remove any crossing or dead branches.

Cut back ornamental grasses. Clip the old foliage from ornamental grasses before new growth begins


Pruning and tidying


 Prune your wisteria – cut back summer side shoots to 2 or 3 buds.

 Prune rose bushes –January is the perfect time to do this as roses are still dormant. Cut back to just above a bud and remove any crossing or dead branches.

Cut back ornamental grasses. Clip the old foliage from ornamental grasses before new growth begins – cut back to within a few centimetres of the ground.

Tidy up perennials. Cut down the old stems of perennial plants like sedum– be careful of any new growth.

Remove old hellebore leaves – this will make new blooms more visible as they emerge this spring.

Cut back willows. Trim the damaged, diseased and the oldest stems of brightly coloured willows, and thin out overcrowded stems.

Deadhead winter pansies. Remove any faded flowers from your winter pansies to stop them setting seed.

Vegetable garden jobs for January

Vegetable garden jobs for January

Vegetable garden jobs for January


Vegetable garden jobs


Harvest parsnips and leeks – now’s the perfect time to do this.


Protect potato grow bags with horticultural fleece on cold nights if your greenhouse is unheated.


 Remove yellowing leaves from winter brassicas– they’re of no use to the plant and can harbour pests and diseases.


 Prepare the ground for early peas. Place a c


Vegetable garden jobs


Harvest parsnips and leeks – now’s the perfect time to do this.


Protect potato grow bags with horticultural fleece on cold nights if your greenhouse is unheated.


 Remove yellowing leaves from winter brassicas– they’re of no use to the plant and can harbour pests and diseases.


 Prepare the ground for early peas. Place a cloche over the soil this month, to help warm up the ground for a few weeks before sowing.

Fruit garden jobs for January

Vegetable garden jobs for January

Fruit garden jobs for January

 

Pruning and other jobs


Begin pruning apple and pear trees – if you haven't done so already; it’s best done while the plants are still dormant.

Prune blackcurrants, gooseberries and redcurrants to maintain a productive framework.

Leave plums, cherries and apricots alone until the summer – pruning them now will only make them susceptible to s

 

Pruning and other jobs


Begin pruning apple and pear trees – if you haven't done so already; it’s best done while the plants are still dormant.

Prune blackcurrants, gooseberries and redcurrants to maintain a productive framework.

Leave plums, cherries and apricots alone until the summer – pruning them now will only make them susceptible to silver-leaf infections.


 Force rhubarb plants by placing an upturned bucket or bin over the crown. The tender pink stems will be ready in about 8 weeks’ time.

Order fruit bushes, such as currants, now and plant in a well-prepared bed in a sheltered position; they will be a lot tastier than supermarket produce!

National Vegetable Society

Framfield and Blackboys Horticultural Society are members of the National Vegetable Society. Their website has lots of helpful advice for growing vegetables and is definitely worth a look. 

We have also included some of their downloads below.

National Vegetable Society

Downloads

Please see files below from the RHS & the National Vegetable Society

Grass Roots RHS Community Update Spring 2020 (pdf)Download
National Vegetable Society - Courgette Containers (pdf)Download
National Vegetable Society - Growing Peppers (pdf)Download
National Vegetable Society - Hotbed Growing (pdf)Download
National Vegetable Society - Hotbed Growing 2 (pdf)Download
National Vegetable Society - Hotbed Growing 3 (pdf)Download

We would love to share your hints and tips

If you have some growing hints and tips please do share them with us.

Please email Denise Taylor on fabhs.info@gmail.com so we can include them on the website.

We look forward to hearing from you.


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