January In A Southern Garden
If you are just starting a new year with your Southern Garden, you may be asking
“What do I plant and when?”
I know that is what I was asking. My mom wrote everything down in her garden binder.
Only problem, I no longer have access to that binder. It was lost when she passed
away. So, armed with what I could remember, that handy dandy thing called the “the Web” and
my wonderful Husband, I have been piecing together what I need to plant and when.
First Week
-
Plant tulip and hyacinth bulbs.
- Start Lettuce, Cauliflower, broccoli in greenhouse. I plant mine in my southern facing kitchen window.
Second Week
- Root Fig Cuttings (I was given an heirloom cutting in 2013 by a dear friend and I am looking forward to watching its progress continue this year.
Third Week
- Prepare rose beds
- Begin planting Irish potatoes–I am holding off because of the freaky snow weather we have had this year.
Forth Week
- Check Lawn equipment
- Begin Planting Gladiolus bulbs
- Plant Roses
Flowers To Transplant and Enjoy Now!
- Bluebonnet
- Foxglove
- Hollyhock
- Pansy
- Garden Poppy
- Snapdragon
- Sweet Pea
- Tulip–My Tulip Bulbs are starting to peak through!
Vegetables and Herbs–plant in ground
- Beet
- Cabbage
- Carrot–carrots are great because you can grow them almost all year. I keep rotating patches so I always have so ready.
- Mustard Greens–Great for diabetics so I grow lots of these for my husband. Check my recipe Box for a tasty way to cook them up.
- English Peas
- Snow Peas
- Irish Potatoes
- Radishes
- Shallots–I have rotating plots of these because I use several different types of onions in my recipes all year long.
- Spinach-I plant many rows of this so it can be frozen for later. Check my Recipe Box for a fabulous Spinach/Artichoke Recipe
- Turnips
In seed Pots–My Kitchen window faces south and is the perfect place to start seeds.
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower–I had more success with Fall plantings than with Spring Plantings because when it decides to get warm here everything bolts.
- Lettuce
- Pepper–well on their way in my kitchen window
- Parsley–Mine is still in my upper garden thriving beautifully (unless of course the snow kills it–I will post the results)
- Tomato–well on their way in my kitchen window
Things that should be ready to Harvest: If you planted in late Fall
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Mustard Greens
- Parsley
- Radish
- Shallot
- Spinach
- Turnip