Gardening is an activity for all-year round and is a great hobby to get involved in to watch things grow and develop over the year. To inspire you to get into the garden this year, I’ve listed something for you to do every day.
So, to get you started here are 90 things to do in the garden from January-March:
January
Sow
1. Sow chillies indoors in seed trays
2. Sow early carrot varieties under fleece outdoors
3. Sow sweet peas
4. Sow begonia seeds indoors
5. Sow onion seeds indoors
6. Sow brassica seeds indoors
Harvest
7. Harvest Brussels sprouts
8. Harvest turnips
9. Harvest Jerusalem artichokes
Other tasks
10. Clean your greenhouse
11. Water your houseplants
12. Prune autumn fruiting raspberries, cutting them down to the ground
13. Chop up and compost your old Christmas tree
14. Plant bare-root fruit trees and bushes
15. Prune fruit bushes like gooseberries, blackcurrants, and redcurrants
16. Sort out your leftover seeds and bin any that are out of date
17. Clean out your pots, seed trays and gardening equipment
18. Plan you beds and borders
19. Repair and protect your wooden furniture
20. Install new nest boxes for birds before the next nesting season begins
21. If we get any snow, knock it off your shrubs, hedges and trees using a broom
22. Give your wisteria a trim
23. Force rhubarb by covering a well-established rhubarb plant
24. Acclimatise your plants in cold frames by opening them on warm days
25. Service your lawnmower
26. Protect your containers from frost with bubble-wrap
27. Dig organic matter into your vegetable beds
28. Check on your stored dahlia and begonia tubers for any signs of decay or rotting
29. Take hardwood cuttings to grow new shrubs
30. Put our food for birds and top up the bird bath
31. Order seeds online
February
Sow
1. Sow broad beans indoors
2. Sow tomato seeds indoors
3. Sow half-hardy annuals like cosmos, zinnias, and cleomes
4. Sow leek seeds indoors
Harvest
5. Harvest kale
6. Harvest purple sprouting broccoli
Other tasks
7. Plant lily of the valley
8. Prune winter-flowering jasmine
9. Dig over your vegetable beds
10. Go on the hunt for overwintering snails to reduce the spring population
11. Organise and tidy canes and plant support
12. Clean and service power tools
13. Turn your compost heap to give the process a boost
14. Make some fat-balls for the birds
15. Check your overwintered plants and remove any yellow or dying leaves
16. Top up the mulch in your beds and borders to keep moisture in and weeds away
17. Prune late-flowering clematis
18. Divide snowdrops
19. Trim winter-flowering heathers once they’ve finished flowering
20. Prune old and overgrown shrubs
21. Prepare your beds for sowing
22. Sit in your garden and listen to the winter soundtrack of your garden
23. Let some air into your greenhouse on milder days
24. Cut down any ornamental grasses that were left after winter
25. Deadhead winter pansies to encourage more flowers
26. Neaten up the lawn edges
27. Scrape off the top 5cm of compost from shrubs and fruit in containers and top-dress
28. Prune lavender
March
Sow
1. Sow basil indoors
2. Sow parsnips outdoors
3. Sow Brussels sprouts outdoors
4. Sow beetroot outdoors
Harvest
5. Harvest cabbages
Other tasks
6. Plant strawberries
7. Plant onion sets
8. Order your plug plants for your beds and borders now
9. On a dry day hoe weeds
10. Set up a compost heap ready for spring
11. Keep an eye out for early weeds and remove them whilst they are young
12. Protect the young plants in your greenhouse from sun with fleece
13. Clear the dead leaves from your pond to stop them rotting
14. Lay turf to give yourself a new lawn, or mow your existing lawn
15. Prune Cornus (dogwood) to stimulate new growth
16. Deadhead and prune hydrangeas
17. Plant out your spring bedding plants and your patio pots and containers
18. Look out for slugs and snails and remove them by hand
19. Tie in your climbers using wire and string
20. Prune any damaged branches on trees and shrubs
21. Check your soil temperature to check if its suitable to sow your veg seeds
22. Keep an eye out for bumblebees, if you see one lying on the ground move it to a flower to help it get its energy back
23. Sit in your garden and appreciate the spring fragrances in your garden
24. Move your herbs from inside to outside when the weather has warmed up
25. Apply fertiliser to your beds, borders and around shrubs and hedges
26. Check the tree ties to ensure they aren’t too tight
27. Deadhead any faded daffodils
28. Keep an eye out for aphids on new shoots on your plants
29. Plant out your forced bulbs from Christmas into your border for flowers next spring
30. Dig a pond in your garden to attract wildlife in
31. Lift and divide the herbaceous perennials in your garden
I’d love to hear what you are up to in your garden, so let me know on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
David Domoney is a Chartered Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Author. David has worked with a number of the UK’s leading garden retailers as a plant buyer and strategic consultant. With more than 30 years experience, in horticulture, David is as passionate about plants now as he was when he bought his first plant at a village fete.
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