What Are January Garden Tasks?
Jumpstart Your January Garden!
January garden tasks include planting colorful camellias, bareroot fruit trees and cool-season annuals, pruning existing roses, and applying dormant sprays to prevent pests and disease.
It's Bareroot Season
Plant bareroot fruit trees to create your
own future orchard of deliciousness! So
many options to choose from: apples,
peaches, nectarines, figs, cherries,
persimmons, jujubes, pears, pluots,
grapes, berries, and more.
Colorful Camellias
January is Camellia month, and it
also just happens to be Sacramento’s
signature flower. Sasanquas are in full
bloom, and Japonicas are just starting to
show off. Shop now for the best selection
and stunning winter color.
Rose Care
January is rose-pruning time in our area.
Give your established roses a good
trim now for strong, healthy growth and
gorgeous blooms this year.
For The Birds!
January 5th is National Bird Day! So let’s do our best for the birds. Feed the birds, supplement natural foraging with quality
seeds, nuts, or suet, and always keep feeders and bird baths clean to prevent disease.
Dormant Sprays
Dormant Season = Defense Season! Spray your stone fruits
this January to stop
leaf curl and shothole
before they start.
Soil Health
Add organic matter to the soil in January. By the time you plant, nutrients are available and soil is friable, making
planting easier.
planting easier.
January Task Video
Watch on YouTube for more information about tasks to check off during the month of January.
Other Timely Tasks For January
- Brighten up those gray January days and add a cheerful splash of color in your yard with cool-season annuals: Pansy, Viola, Stock, Primrose, Cyclamen, Iceland Poppy, Alyssum, and Paludosum Daisy are all looking prime right now!
- Sow seeds or plant seedlings for broccoli, cabbage, kale, lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, and onions. Plant bareroot artichoke crowns in morning sun, afternoon shade.
- Plant for pollinators by sowing early-blooming natives like California Poppies or Common Tidy Tips seeds now for spring nectar.
- Clean, sharpen, and oil your pruners, loppers, and shears. Healthy cuts = healthy plants.
- Boost humidity to keep houseplants happy. HVAC heat dries the air, inviting pests. Add a humidifier, set pots on a pebble tray, spritz or group plants together to keep moisture levels up.
