January Gardening Calendar
Wondering What You Should Be Doing In Your Garden?
Below is a calendar of key things you can be doing in your garden during the month of January.
Approximate Timing & January Gardening Activities:
Early January
- Happy New Year! We will be closed today (1/1) but look forward to helping you achieve your gardening goals in the new year...
- Not sure what you'd like to do in your garden in the new year? Check out our blogs, how-to videos and handouts, garden inspiration and more!
Mid-January
- Feed the birds: SummerWinds has both hummingbird feeders and seed feeders
- Plant sweet peas
Late-January
- Prune fruit trees. roses and wisteria and use dormant spray either All Seasons Oil or Bonide® Copper Fungicide.
- Keep drains and gutters clear for good water flow during this rainy season
- Watch for frost warnings and cover sensitive plants. Frost cloth blankets are available in store.
- Plant some pansies, stock, or poppies for some color in the garden.
- Apply E.B. Stone Compost to your roses and fruit trees to keep the soil microbes happy over winter
- Spray for overwintering bugs (with Bonide All Seasons Spray oil) and fungus pathogens like powdery mildew (with Bonide Copper fungicide).
Contact your local SummerWinds Nursery to learn more.