January in the garden

Last chance in January

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in January.

Coming up in February

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when January ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Sow under cover14 plants — basil, brussels sprouts, cabbage, celeriac and others
• Sow outdoors1 plant — broad bean
• Plant3 plants — forsythia, jerusalem artichoke, snowdrop
• Harvest2 plants — broccoli, rhubarb
• Prune12 plants — clematis, epimedium, feather reed grass, golden-scaled male fern and others

The whole of February →