January Gardening Calendar

A bird, a Ficus houseplant, a landscape drawing, pansies and pink flowers.

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

A closeup of white, yellow and purple pansies in a wooden planterLate-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).  

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