January 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Archive for previous years' diaries dating from 2007 can be accessed by clicking here

This diary is a summary of our garden activities. The links are to blog posts that often give more detail.

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for

January 2017 diary entry

January seed sowing schedule

Details of what was sown/planted in January

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For January 2018 weather summary

January harvesting schedule

Details of our January harvest

1 - 7 January

 

One plot visit to harvest and continue some tidying

Visited garden centre but refrained from being tempted by the display of orchids

Visited Fairburn Ings

New Year's Day harvesting

Didn't miss storm Eleanor

Mild and windy start to January

First harvest of the year

Martyn's birthday visit to RSPB Fairburn Ings

 

8 - 14 January

No gardening this week

Lots of new shoots various bulbs and anemone de Caen

Lots of hungry blackbirds too

 

15 - 21 January

Wet, windy and cold so no allotment visits this week

Short visit to Harlow Carr and saw first snowdrops

Garden full of very hungry blackbirds

Sarococca and garrya flowering

Main seed order has arrived

Cut back old leaves on hellebores

Hellebores have started to produce flowers

New project for 2018 - pot pourri

Visit to Harlow Carr

A good job it's fallen as rain

First flower of the year

Our greenhouse needs a tidy up - video

 

 

23 - 31 January

Visited RSPB Old Moor

Tidied up perennial borders in the garden

Started to tidy the greenhouse

Harvest a few peppers from dead plants

Tidied the summer house

bought seed potatoes and set to chit

Took part in RSPB garden bird count

Visit to RSPB Old Moor

Warmest day of the year

Wettest day of the year

New beginnings

Potato day

Potato day - video

Portrait of a clivia

Chitting potatoes decisions

RSPB Garden Birdwatch

 

 

 

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