January - Jobs for this month.....
General
Clean up your plot and dispose of any damaged and rotten crops
Take advantage of days when the soil is frozen hard to barrow and stack manure and compost close to where it will be dug in later on.
Last chance to place your discounted seed and potato order for next year through the DAGA Seed scheme
Vegetables
Protect overwintering vegetables under cloches or fleece. Don’t forget to ventilate and allow plenty of fresh air to get in on sunny days.
A few sowings of onions, lettuce, peas, broad beans, radish and early carrots could be made under protection towards the end of the month.
Fruit
Plant rhubarb sets or divide existing ones. Cover any crowns in the soil that have been set aside for forcing with an upturned bucket or flower pot and cover the drainage holes to shut out the light.
Towards the end of the month when the weather and soil conditions allow plant out soft fruit bushes.
Plant cherry and plum trees (Nov - Jan) and apple and pear trees (Nov - Mar)
Prune apple and pear trees