January 1 – January 7: Pruning and Early Sowing
- Prune apple, pear, blackcurrant, gooseberry, and raspberry bushes to maintain size and improve fruit quality
- Spread compost or manure and dig in dry weather
- Sow seeds of early cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, and peas under protection
January 8 – January 14: Preparing Your Vegetable Garden
- Dig over vegetable ground in dry weather, remove old crops, or use a no-dig technique
- Control weeds with hoeing, old carpet, or suitable weedkillers
- Plant new fruit trees and bushes, and control weeds around them
- Prune fruit trees and bushes if not done already
January 15 – January 21: Early Vegetables and Seed Potatoes
- Sow early varieties of cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, peas, and onions in warm conditions indoors or in a propagator, then grow in a greenhouse or tunnel
- Put seed potatoes of early varieties into trays to sprout indoors or in a greenhouse
- Check fruit trees for wind damage and secure stakes; monitor for bullfinch damage to buds
- Lift rhubarb stools for forcing in a dark, warm place or in a black plastic bag
January 22 – January 28: Sowing Seeds and Prepping Potatoes
- Sow early varieties of cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, and onions in warm conditions indoors or in a propagator, then grow in a greenhouse or tunnel
- Protect cabbage family crops from pigeons with netting
- Place early seed potatoes in a warm, bright place to sprout for earlier harvesting
- Lift rhubarb stools for forcing before the end of the month
- Complete digging a vegetable area if the ground is dry enough
January 29 – February 4: Planting Shallots, Garlic, and Prepping for Spring
- Place early potatoes in a warm, well-lit area to sprout before planting
- Clear weeds and cultivate ground for vegetable sowing when conditions allow
- Plant shallots and garlic in dry weather
- Sow seeds of early cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, and onions in a tunnel or glasshouse
- Plant and prune fruit trees and bushes
