January is, I think, the hardest month to be a gardener. I look outside daily, seeing the things I want to work on – moving the prairie smoke that I unwittingly planted in a low spot that doesn’t drain well, where the plants will never make it; finding and planting the last few native varieties I want to fill out the new bed I started this spring (and didn’t finish because it got so horribly hot and I didn’t want to be out in it!); dividing and moving the sedum that has gotten way too big for its space, and was looking floppy by the end of the season; and more. There seems to be a never-ending list of things I want to do, and I spend the month of January dreaming about doing it. I can’t wait until spring to get out there and start doing!
~Jennifer
In this issue:
Indoors
- Make a to-do list
- Decide what you want to plant this spring
- Tend to your indoor plants- clean off the leaves, move them closer to windows, consider using a humidifier to increase the humidity around them
- Don’t fertilize (most) indoor plants for the next few months
Outdoors
- Finish mulching any plants you didn’t get to in the fall
- Check for frost-heave which can be damaging to plants
- Fill in bare spots with mulch to protect the plants from the next cycle of cold and warm-up
- Get burlap screens up around your evergreens
- How to handle snow and ice on your trees
Birds
- Keep feeders clean and filled
- Provide water in a heated birdbath or use a de-icer
Additional Info
- The Garden Mill will be closed Sunday, January 1st, 2017 through Thursday, January 5th, 2017 for inventory.
- Coupon for $10 off $50 purchase
Check out our January 2017 newsletter
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