Planting in January - GardenGrow
Nothing much to plant this month. You can read gardening books and plan the garden!
Planning for February
| Artichokes (Globe) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Broccoli | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Capsicum (also Bell peppers, Sweet peppers) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Cauliflower | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Celery | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Eggplant (also Aubergine) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Kale (also Borecole) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Leeks | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Lettuce | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Mint (also Garden mint) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Onion | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Pumpkin | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Silverbeet (also Swiss Chard or Mangold) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Spring onions (also Scallions, Bunching onions, Welsh onion) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
| Strawberries (from seeds) | Start undercover in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks |
Recent Comments
The beans would have put some nitrogen into the soil.
in Celeriac
In Taupo I'm currently harvesting some whopping celeriac after coming across a punnet in Mitre 10 in January. This is a first for me and I'll be looking to a repeat next season. They've had lots...
in Celeriac
I picked mine up from Mitre 10 Mega - they gave me an excellent harvest, but I don't recall the specific variety (there was more than one variety available).
in Potato
That's because pollination didn't happen. Manually pollinate them by taking a cotton bud, rub the pollen on the female part of the flower.
in Okra
You do cut the runners but only once one or two pumpkins have started to bud from the flower. If you let the runners lead long they sap the goodness from the growing pumpkins making them small and...
in Pumpkin
The ferns do die, asparagus will send shoots up in warmer weather aka springtime, it's like strawberries, dies down over winter but roots are still alive and come back in springtime :-)
in Asparagus
Parsley should be alright in the ground. I have seen it growing through snow.
in Parsley
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