The Gardener's Almanac

Overview ;

Happy New Year

 

The holidays are over, and the impulse now is to get on with; 'sowing seeds' and 'taking cuttings'

 

A nice feeling but; "do you have the facilities to grow them?"

 

A point to consider is; seeds sown this month may not get planted out for another three or four months yet!

 

So do you have frost free well lit place to nurture your seedlings / cuttings until planting out time?

 

If the answer is No!

 

Then delay your sowings / cutting until weather conditions improve, or consider getting you seedlings / cutting mail order.

 

 

Week No. 1 - 1st to 7th

 

• Place Chrysanthemum stools on hot bed to produce cutting material.

 

• Sow Lathyrus / Sweet Peas,

 

Week No. 2 - 8th to 14th

 

• Sow Allium, Gardenia, and Onion seed.

 

• Check over dormant Dahlia tubers.

 

• Raise temperature for Pacific Coast Iris, Lonicera, and Osteospermum,

 

Week No. 3 - 15th to 21st

 

• Sow Alpines, Amaryllus, and Lobelia seeds.

 

• Take Clematis montana cuttings.

 

Week No. 4 - 22nd to 28th

 

• Sow Buddlea, Canna, Cranesbill / Geranium, Cyclamen, Lupin, Pelargoniums, Shallot, and Streptocarpus seeds.

 

• Divide Lamium,

 

• Collect and sow Viscum / Mistletoe berries.

 

• Set up Dahlia tubers and place them on the hotbed to produce cutting material.

 

• Set up Charm and Korean chrysanthemums stools on the hotbed to produce cutting material.