January is here to recover from gardening and finally do nothing? Not at all! Just like you tooHome this monthIf you can bring it into shape, you can also do a lot for the outdoor area. After all, you have to prepare it for the coming season so that all the new flowers and vegetables can feel comfortable and thrive. But what should be done in and for the garden in January? We have summarized the most important tasks for you. Get to work right away because if you work hard now, you will be rewarded with healthy plants!
Cut trees and bushes in the garden in January
Isn't it too cold for that already? Not necessarily.Some treesand shrubs, more specifically hardwoods and cover shrubs, are also allowed during the cold seasonbe cut, assuming you choose a frost-free day. When there is frost, the interfaces can splinter and this makes it more difficult for the plants to heal (you can apply wound balm to open wounds). You can even cut these trees back to up to 30 cm above the ground. The advantage this season is that due to the lack of leaves you have a better overview of the entire plant and can therefore better assess which branches can go. Woody plants that you can cut in the garden in January include:
- Deutzie
- Mock orange
- Forsythie
- hazelnut
- elder
- Schlehe
- pasture
- Weigelie
- Ornamental currant
The Christmas tree comes outside
Your Christmas tree is probably already decorated. Butwhat could you do with him?without throwing it away? Well, the branches with the needles turn out to be the perfect frost protection for your garden plants and especially for the roses, especially if they are still quite young or have just been planted! In the first three years, young roses should be protected to be on the safe side. But it is also important that this winter protection is not done too early. So when it comes to working in the garden in January, this task is part of it.
First spread a layer of compost around the main trunk, i.e. above the roots. Place the branches on top. It's not just roses that benefit from fir branches. AlsoMediterranean plantsIn this way you can protect yourself from sub-zero temperatures (rosemary, for example).
Christmas roses out in the garden in January
They have one for ChristmasReceived a Christmas rose as a gift? Many owners are not aware that the plant is frost hardy and does very well outdoors. That's why we would like to mention them in relation to working in the garden in January. It's not time to plant it in the garden yet, but it can still go outside because it loves and needs the cold. On mild days you can go into the garden, on the balcony or on the terrace (protected from the wind), on colder days choose a place that is not quite as cold as the stairwell, the winter garden or similar. The Christmas rose comes back inside overnight. You just want to gradually get them used to the cold. As soon as the garden soil has warmed up and frost is no longer expected, you can plant them in a bed. Next winter she will be well prepared for any weather.
With slippery protection it is good for the plants at the same time
Even if no snow falls,dangerously slipperyIt can still happen with black ice and January in particular often offers such weather conditions. The classics such as sand or grit help very well. You should avoid salt. Would you like to do something good for the plants at the same time? Then you can also use lava granules or expanded clay instead. These materials are fine-pored and store water wonderfully. They are therefore ideal for loosening up the garden soil in spring. Simply sweep the residue that you scattered on the paths into the beds. You can also mix a great substrate to enrich the beds - one part expanded clay/lava granules, one part compost and one part garden soil.
More gardening work in January
What else is left to do? What flowers can you get?plant in Januaryand what other things should one prepare? Here's what you should do in the garden in January:
- ItPrepare soil: An important gardening task in January is preparing the soil that will later be planted (the beds). As soon as there is no more snow, spread rotted manure or compost over the ground. It will stay like this until you can work it into the ground in the spring.
- CompoundKeep an eye on it: it must not be too wet to avoid rot. On sunny days, sift the rotted compost, cover the fine compost with a tarpaulin to protect it from moisture and return the coarse compost to the compost heap to allow it to rot further.
- Food for the birds: If you already have oneFeeding place in the gardencheck whether there is enough food left. If not, get one to do something good for the birds.
- Harvest winter vegetables: Red chicory lettuce, lamb's lettuce, kale and Brussels sprouts, for example, are varieties that still thrive in the garden in winter.
- Prefer vegetables in January: You can grow some plants in the greenhouse or winter garden in January - as early as the middle of the month. Cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes, kohlrabi, lettuce and lettuce are suitable for sowing in January. Radishes, spinach, carrots and radishes can be sown directly into the vegetable patch.
- Sowing in January: You can sow geraniums now. You can wait for other summer flowers. You can take cuttings from fuchsias and lantanas.
- What can you plant in January: In the absence of ice and snow, you can plant winter-flowering trees, early perennials and bulbs now and add them to your January garden tasks.
We explain what you have to do in Februaryin this article.
