If nothing else, January is the perfect month to reignite your excitement for gardening.
Here are a few expert-backed winter gardening tasks you could start now.
It’s a fun way to find new and interesting plants for the year ahead.
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“You want your bulbs to remain firm and free of mold.”
She recommends freshening up you winter mulch with a new layerher go-to isorganic straw.
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Fallen leaves also work wonders.
“Call around to your local arborists or power companiesmany will give you wood chips for free.”
It’s also a great time tostart cold stratification.
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Janney suggests repurposing milk cartons to sow snapdragons, foxgloves, and campanula.
Janney says to check the backs of seed packets.
Use grow lights, a greenhouse space or try your hand at winter sowing," she says.
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DifferentUSDA hardiness zonesmight be ready for planting and won’t be as deeply impacted by freezing cold temperatures.
One aspect of this preparation should be weed management.
Janney recommends cleaning and disinfecting your garden tools now.
“Youll thank yourself later.”
