{"id":15345,"date":"2025-01-01T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T07:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/\/?p=15345"},"modified":"2025-01-07T15:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T15:39:09","slug":"sow-january-kitchen-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/sow-january-kitchen-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"What to sow &amp; do in the January kitchen garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-kitchen-garden-robin-bird-uk.jpg\" alt=\"What to sow and do in a January kitchen garden or allotment uk\" class=\"wp-image-85101 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-kitchen-garden-robin-bird-uk.jpg\" alt=\"What to sow and do in a January kitchen garden or allotment uk\" class=\"wp-image-85101 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-kitchen-garden-robin-bird-uk.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-kitchen-garden-robin-bird-uk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/January-kitchen-garden-robin-bird-uk-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you thinking about starting a January kitchen garden or allotment this year? There are a few activities you can carry out to help things along over the next few weeks, but you don&#8217;t need to overdo it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s especially true if the weather&#8217;s wet, frosty or snowing where you are, so feel free to take it easy instead if you like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you do want to get a small headstart, here&#8217;s just about everything you can plant, sow or do in the UK this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My January kitchen garden diary<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, January means I&#8217;ll mostly be indoors drinking tea, leafing through some websites and seed catalogues and deciding what I&#8217;m going to grow this year. For me, this is a very quiet month for gardening, mainly because the ground&#8217;s cold and not much is growing anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of my favourite places to get seeds and small plants include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/40nEbQm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Dobies<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/41TzD3i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Marshalls Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3TYlO1O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">RHS<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; good for &#8216;Garden Merit&#8217; tried and tested varieties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3vtYb74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Suttons<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; lots of 99p seeds and handy advice for beginners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3vqU8rU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; all kinds of seeds, strawberry plants, fruit bushes etc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3yI1VTN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wilko<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; hundreds of packets of seeds, many from 49p<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oooh, decisions, decisions! The shops mentioned above usually have multi-buy and cut price offers at this time of year, so they&#8217;re always worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to try out some unusual or more fancy varieties of seeds you can also visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fave.co\/3RTgqKG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sarah Raven<\/a><\/strong>. If you&#8217;re on a tighter budget, try branches of The Works or Lidl for a small range of cheap in-store options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><em>This site may get paid a small amount of commission for purchases made after clicking some of the links in this post. There&#8217;s no extra cost to you &amp; it keeps us going so please support us if you can. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rosemary-plant-to-protect-from-frost-January-kitchen-garden.jpg\" alt=\"rosemary plant and wooden container to protect from frost in January kitchen garden \" class=\"wp-image-85107 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rosemary-plant-to-protect-from-frost-January-kitchen-garden.jpg\" alt=\"rosemary plant and wooden container to protect from frost in January kitchen garden \" class=\"wp-image-85107 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rosemary-plant-to-protect-from-frost-January-kitchen-garden.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rosemary-plant-to-protect-from-frost-January-kitchen-garden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/rosemary-plant-to-protect-from-frost-January-kitchen-garden-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If it looks like there&#8217;s going to be a hard frost or snow then I&#8217;ll briefly go outside to put some frost protection (horticultural fleece, sacking or recycled bubble wrap) around my pots of Mediterranean herbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I might quickly cut back some dormant cherry tree branches too, but that&#8217;s likely to be all the cold weather outsidey stuff that happens. Brrrr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once back inside I&#8217;ll sow up some new pots of parsley, chives and coriander as we&#8217;ve used up the last of our soft herbs now. You can usually start them off all year round indoors, and they make wintery meals more interesting for a few pence and very little effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to sow outdoors (under cover)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If the ground is frozen or waterlogged, don&#8217;t try to sow seeds, sets or tubers yet. In milder areas you may be able to start to warm the ground up if you have a cloche, cold frame or polytunnel though, and you can sometimes pick up a clear plastic cloche or two in your local pound shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can sow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>broad beans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>some types of lettuce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018sets\u2019 of onions and shallots (these are small bulbs, not seeds)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>oriental leaves and mustards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rocket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>winter salad mixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the back of each seed packet carefully to make sure they can be sown in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, it&#8217;s better not to force the issue in January as most seeds will do better in February or March due to increased daylight and temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to sow indoors in January<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>baby leaf salad (on a cool, bright windowsill)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>chillies (in heated propagator)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>leeks (early types)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>onions*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>peas (ideally sow in deep modules or guttering, unless you just want pea shoots)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>spinach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>summer cabbage and cauliflower<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Most people grow onions from small &#8216;sets&#8217;, or tiny bulbs, but the seeds are also an option if you have room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sowing-seeds-in-January-uk.jpg\" alt=\"sowing seeds in January UK cress for salads\" class=\"wp-image-85109 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"816\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sowing-seeds-in-January-uk.jpg\" alt=\"sowing seeds in January UK cress for salads\" class=\"wp-image-85109 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sowing-seeds-in-January-uk.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sowing-seeds-in-January-uk-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/sowing-seeds-in-January-uk-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier, you can also start off a few soft herbs on a cool, bright windowsill too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you aren&#8217;t in too much of a hurry, all of these seeds can be started off in February instead, so there&#8217;s no rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other garden jobs to do in January<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There aren&#8217;t many garden jobs to do in January, you might be glad to hear. If the weather&#8217;s bad, you can stay indoors and plan what you&#8217;re going to grow for the coming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <em>absolutely insist<\/em> on doing some edible garden work this month, here&#8217;s what you can do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Check any stored apples, pears, cabbages, onions and root vegetables regularly for signs of rot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Chit\u2019 seed potatoes in boxes (leave them exposed to a bit of light so they start to sprout &#8216;eyes&#8217;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cover strawberry plants with a cloche or move potted ones to greenhouse for earlier cropping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Force\u2019 (cover to exclude light) established rhubarb plants for earlier cropping &#8211; but don&#8217;t force a plant this year if you already forced it last year or it will become exhausted and could die (<em>yeah, rhubarb, it&#8217;s January back-to-work time and we all know how you feel babes<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Order seeds, sets and gardening equipment for the coming season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare soil for spring planting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect overwintering brassicas from pigeons, and remove any yellowing lower leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant dormant fruit trees and bushes, if weather allows<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter prune apple and pear trees, and currant and gooseberry bushes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And don&#8217;t forget to check our guide to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennygolightly.com\/british-seasonal-food-january\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British seasonal food in January<\/a><\/strong> so you know what to pick this month. Harvesting is one of the best things about having a kitchen garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are you going to grow any of your own food this year, even if it&#8217;s just windowsill herbs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you planning on doing in your January kitchen garden, or on your allotment?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you thinking about starting a January kitchen garden or allotment this year? There are a few activities you can carry out to help things along over the next few weeks, but you don&#8217;t need to overdo it. 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