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Ken is thinking whether or not to get out and do some jobs in the garden!
Ken says:
January is NOT a quiet month to put your feet up! Make plans and order seeds. The success of your garden is based on the preparations you make during these winter months.
0:00 Frost on the ground – don’t walk on the lawn
0:37 Remove bramble from hedgerows
0:58 Deal with ivy in trees
1:27 Look after ponds during icy weather
1:40 Go to your local garden centre and make plans!
Ken Crowther gives some ideas of things to do in your garden during January 2024.
Spur-bearing trees have more fruit buds per length of branch than do tip-bearing trees. The trees also tend to be shorter in height and have shorter branches that are slower growing.
0:00 Mow your lawn all year, but only if the ground is dry
0:30 Dig over your vegetable plot – weather dependant
1:28 Look at seed catalogues and decide on what plants and seeds you are going to plant
1:47 Fruit tree pruning, but no stone-fruit trees as disease can enter the tree at this time of year
2:20 Spur-bearing trees are easier to prune and cutting back can encourage more buds says Ken
2:49 Reduce roses by around a third to prevent wind rot
Ken has some more planting ideas and says it’s important to feed the birds and make sure that ponds don’t ice over.
0:00 Robins are causing a problem by going in the shed! 0:40 Weather has been icy – make sure birds are fed and have access to water
1:28 Cotoneaster, pyracantha and sorbus aucuparia (Mountain ash, rowan) all produce berries to feed the birds
1:55 Ken has been cutting back in herbaceous border
2:06 Ken is cutting back nepeta (catnip)
2:48 Ponds need to keep from completely icing over
3:00 Fountains and waterfalls should be turned off
3:06 Don’t feed fish if they’re showing up near the surface – as they should be down deep
Ken looks at jobs for the garden in January.
0:00 Digging out ornamental grasses
0:21 Box moth has got some of the box hedge plants
1:30 Plan and prepare areas for future planting
2:05 Soon time to cut the ornamental grasses back – Ken looks at pampas grass
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