Jobs in January for Week 3

pruning

Jobs in January for Week 3

FRUIT & VEG

  • Grow sweet potatoes outdoors; use fleece or cloches to help
  • Raspberries can be planted (from November to February)
  • Prune gooseberries and blackcurrants in winter to ensure a good crop. (Gooseberries can also be pruned again in the summer).
  • Prune grapevines now

PLANTS

  • Plant new roses before starting into growth
  • Prune and mulch herbaceous perennials
  • Prune overgrown shrubs and hedging

NOTES

To kill ivy; use a pruning saw to keep main stems at ground level. Treat the cut surface with root or stump killer.

Put out food for birds and clean out feeders.