Gardening in January: What to Sow and What to Harvest

Carrots, onions, eggplants, and peppers: sow them. Rosemary, sage, thyme, and bay leaves: harvest them. As for the soil, here's how to till it well. And how to use compost properly.

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what to grow in January
Cold and frost. Snow and ice. And, let's face it, a certain, perfectly normal laziness after the long Christmas break. January, at least on paper, isn't exactly an ideal month to get busy in the garden, but it's a mistake to wait for better times. On the contrary, it's precisely at the beginning of the year that we have more time to devote ourselves to things we otherwise neglect, due to too many commitments in the garden or to an incorrect cultivation method. Two examples, which come from the healthy and ancient habits of old farmers, the best testimonials of truly sustainable cultivation. First example: in January there's the time and the way to check all the tools that we use in the garden throughout the year. We can clean them, arrange them, make them new again, or replace them if really necessary. Second example: in this period of great cold, it's good to give space to the programs, to the future, to what we want to do with our garden during the year. And to design so new crops e new spaces suitable for our goals. And who said that with the cold weather all gardening needs to be suspended? January is an ideal month to proceed to sowing of vegetables and greens and also for improve soil quality making it more fertile.
what to grow in January

In this month of the year the temperatures are prohibitive but if the ground is not targeted by frost it is possible to proceed with the sowing or transplanting of numerous plants. If you are still afraid of the cold and are particularly scrupulous, to avoid any risk, use a seedbed, a small, protected environment where seeds of all kinds of plants can grow. Unlike a greenhouse, this small structure, which you can easily build yourself, is naturally heated by sunlight. Among the plants you can experiment with this time of year are definitely vegetables and greensLet's see in detail what they are:

WHAT TO GROW IN JANUARY 1

As for, instead, the harvest, January is the right month for harvesting cabbage and chard, celery and radicchio, some radishes and spinachBut first of all it is the month in which you can enjoy, if you have any fruit trees, apples, oranges and tangerinesAnd some precious aromatic herbs, which are harvested in January: rosemary, sage, laurel, Origan and thyme. Finally, take advantage of the period of less intense activity to strengthen and make the soil more fertile. How? Enough dig or plough for 30-40 centimetres and then proceed by burying compost or manure in the soil, thus avoiding the use of chemical fertilizers. This is also a way to reduce waste and grow increasingly healthier and tastier produce.

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