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Gardening Advice for January

Traditionally January is a time to take stock and plan ahead, with seeds and plants to order. If you’ve piled the pounds on over the Christmas period then try and get out into the garden, enjoy a few winter gardening tasks and lose weight at the same time… what’s more the colder the weather the more calories you will burn off! The weather in January can vary dramatically but remember to keep off ground that is wet and/or frozen as years of work cultivating the soil can be destroyed in just a few careless moments.

I often suggest tidying up the garden after Christmas but it is a balancing act between tidying up generally to discourage pests such as slugs and snails or leaving enough protection in the form of old stems and plant debris to encourage a wide range of insects and other wildlife some of which will be beneficial and others less desirable. These can all form part of the valuable food chain especially for our birds. Birds are now suffering from a shortage of berries and seeds so keep your feeders filled with good quality bird food.

If the weather’s inclement, it’s a good opportunity to tidy up the garden shed or cold greenhouse…if you haven’t already done so sort out all your pots, seed trays, tools canes and labels and give them a good clean ready for using again in Spring.

January 2025 at Ashwood

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