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‘How to’? Get outdoors in January

Top 10 things to do in the garden this month (source: RHS)

  • Recycle your Christmas tree by shredding it for mulch
  • Ventilate the greenhouse on sunny days
  • Dig over any vacant plots that have not been dug already
  • Repair and re-shape lawn edges
  • Inspect stored tubers of Dahlia, Begonia, and Canna for rots or drying out
  • Prune apple and pear trees
  • Start forcing rhubarb
  • Plan your vegetable crop rotations for the coming season
  • Keep putting out food and water for hungry birds – see our ‘How to’? Attract Birds To Your Garden guide
  • Prepare a polythene shelter for outdoor peaches and nectarines, to protect them from peach leaf curl

Other jobs you can do this month:

  • Tidy your garden shed
  • Plant bare-root – hedging, trees, fruit, or roses
  • Clean old plant labels
  • Sharpen your secateurs

You can also start buying seeds, onion sets, garlic, and seed potatoes for your veg plot. If you don’t have space for a large vegetable bed you could think about getting a Veg Trug or patio pots to grow vegetables in. Even potatoes can be grown in potato bags or pots.

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