January is the coldest month of the year in the northern hemisphere. This is the month to get seed catalogs and begin planning the spring garden. Beware of false spring days. Check with the weather service or local cooperative extension for your area’s average last frost date–the last expected frost and the start of outdoor…
January
January Garden in the Northern Hemisphere
January is the coldest month of the year in the northern half of the world. The Norseman named January for Thor, their gold of thunder and storms. The Anglo-Saxons called it Wolfmonth because the wolves came into the villages in the dead of winter to search for food. Legend says that the Roman emperor Numa…
January Kitchen Garden Almanac
There is a lot to do in the garden–or for the garden–in January. You may want to print out this list of to-dos and get started as weather permits. Of course, if you live in a warm- or mild-winter region, you can start sowing and planting in the garden this month. You’ll see the planting…
Seed-Starting Vegetables in January
If you haven’t started already there’s no time like the first month of the year to jump-start spring. In the coldest regions, the first weeks of January are the time to begin planning the spring and summer garden. As soon as your plans are set, get seeds ordered. In low frost and frost-free regions of…
January Garden In The Southern Hemisphere
January brings summer holidays in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s midsummer in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. Australia Day is coming January 26. Australia Day is the official national holiday of Australia. On that day in 1788 the British Admiral Arthur Philip and his fleet of 11 ships arrived in Sydney Cove…
The Farm Market In Early January
How is your winter? Many farm markets have not missed a scheduled day so far this winter. Here is a list of what you will find at the farm market in much of the country this week. First of season: Grapefruit, oranges, lemons, kiwi, red cabbage, scarlet turnips, winter broccoli. Peak of season: Almonds, arugula,…