January Garden Task Checklist
Instructions
Indoor Tasks
- ☐ Plan garden layout:- Vegetable Wishlist- Order Seeds- Create and Draw plan
- ☐ Check seeds for germination
- ☐ Prepare indoor growing station: ☐ Clean trays, pots and tools with hot water ☐ Sterilise growing soil by baking at 150 °C (300 °F) for 30 minutes ☐ Consider investing in planting lights
- ☐ Seed-starting: See the full list here
- ☐ Clean and repair tools
- ☐ Stock up on frost protection
- ☐ Stock up on pest control supplies
- ☐ Build cold frames, trellises, insect hotels or raised beds
Outdoor tasks
- ☐ Protect plants with frost protection fleece
- ☐ Harvest when temperatures are above freezing or veggies are protected with fleece
- ☐ Water outdoor plants to prevent frost drought
- ☐ Create new beds with the no-dig method.
- ☐ Prune fruit trees and berry shrubs
- ☐ Feed the birds and squirrels