The weather in January means there are fewer outside jobs to do in the vegetable garden, and productive time can be spent inside planning this season’s crops.
Seeds to Sow in January:
- in a cold frame – early radish, lettuce
- in open ground, when dry enough, midwinter broad bean seed
Crops to Harvest in January:
cabbage
- cabbages
- sprouts
- kale
- leeks
- parsnips
Other January Jobs:
- plan the vegetable garden
- read seed catalogues
- order seeds for spring sowing
- buy seed potatoes
- start to chit seed potatoes
- net currant bushes to stop birds eating the new buds
- protect green vegetables from pigeons