January
- Check flower beds to make sure no perennials have dislodged.
- As daffodil tips emerge, fertilize ground with 10-10-10.
- Prune evergreens (laurel, holly, boxwoods, etc. to improve shape & size.
- Cut back monkey grass w/ shears or lawn mower.
- Fertilize fescue grass.
- Prep garden area with organic fertilizer.
- Set out broccoli, cabbage, and sow seeds of cool weather peas.
- Cover young plants on very cool nights with a sheet or milk jug (bottom cut out)
- Sow seeds of green beans, melons, corn, cukes, and squash.
- Set out tomatoes and peppers mid-month. (Later if chilly)
- Plant flowers and vegetables in beds and containers.
- Okra, lima beans should be planted now.
- Plant grits.
- Just kidding about the grits. Wanted to see if you were paying attention.
- Pick ripe vegetables to keep plants productive. Keep careful watch!
- Deadhead annuals and perennials after first big flush of bloom.
- Plant summer annuals to fill in.
- Water regularly through hot dry weeks. (Avoid heat of the day for watering).
- Begin planning & planting fall vegetables (lettuce, spinach, beets, broccoli, collards)
- Renew your lawn. Rack, aerate, seed and fertilize.
- Plant bulbs for spring.
- Plant pansies, snapdragons, hardy perennials.
- Dig, divide and replant crowded daylilies, daisies, other perennials.
- Plant new shrubs and trees.
- Fertilize fescue.
- Use cuttings of evergreens in wreaths and flower arrangements.
