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January Planting & Sowing Guide: Kickstart Your Allotment and Garden
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Jan 19, 2025
🗓️ January Planting & Sowing Guide! New year, fresh start! Here’s what you can plant and sow in January to get ahead on the plot. 🌿✨ Whether indoors, in a greenhouse, or under cover, these early starters will help set up your garden for a strong growing season. What are you sowing this month? Let’s grow together! #JanuaryGardening #GrowYourOwn #SowingGuide #AllotmentLife #GardenPlanning #SeedStarting #UKGardener
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Journey hey everyone and welcome back to
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gardening with Ben for another brand new
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episode for
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2025 well I do enjoy doing this episode
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because I learned something at the same
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time as you and in today's episode we're
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going to be talking about all the things
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that you can plant in January fingers
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crossed you've got chance to be able to
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plant them if it's bad weather we'll
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have to wait until later but most of
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these things we can get started in
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January now I talk about all the
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vegetables that we can plant this month
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all the fruit plants that we can plant
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this month and all the flowers that you
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can plant this month so if you've not
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got a pen and paper feel free to make
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some notes go and grab a
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notepad make some notes and why not try
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growing some of these things yourself as
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most of these things I will be growing
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as well down at the
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allotment now the first thing we talk
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about is the vegetables what vegetables
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can we plant this month obviously it all
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depends on WEA on the weather whether
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you can actually get down to the
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allotment or in the Gard to be able to
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fulfill these jobs and if I've seen the
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forecast right we are going to get some
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snow this weekend so possibly
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not so the first thing on the list is
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broad beans now broad beans can be sewn
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from the winter and these will be ready
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to harvest before the black fly plate
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appear so you won't get them covered in
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black fly like you do in the summer if
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you're grow through the summer period
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they'll be ready to harvest before they
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appear now the variety that you would
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need to or aquul Claudia these are a
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winter hardy variety that can withstand
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the cold weather you can have plant them
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straight in the ground or start sewing
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them in pots for transplanting
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later onions sets and seeds onions can
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be sewn from seed in January for late
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summer Harvest this method allows for a
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wider variety of onions compared to sets
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variety like Bedford Champion are ideal
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for over wintering start your seats
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indoors in Trace all modules and
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Transplant into the garden when the
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weather improves now obviously if you're
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growing them indoors make sure they get
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enough light or they'll grow Ley and
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you'll just have to Chuck them away and
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start them again so make sure they get
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plenty of light so that they grow nice
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and strong next up is shots like onions
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shots can be started from seed in
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January they produce smaller bulbs with
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a sweeter flavor perfect for roasting or
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adding to your stews so in seed trays
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indoors ensuring that they have plenty
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of light and warmth to germinate that's
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the thing we've like obviously starting
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all the seeds at this time of year they
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need the warmth so if you've not got
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heat Greenhouse your windo inside will
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be pretty full from
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everything I've only got a small Windle
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so I can't start many things off I have
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to wait until March to start a lot of my
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seeds off but we have got a few seeds
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growing at home already
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next up is garlic garlic cloves can be
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planted outdoors in January in well-
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draining soil hard neck varieties like
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carason white thve when exposed to the
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cold weather plant individual clothes
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with a pointed end facing upwards
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spacing them about 10 to 15 cm apart so
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that you can weed in between them and
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keep them weed free to help grow bigger
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bulbs next up is peas early variety
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like meteor can be cold tolerant and can
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be sewn in January for an early crop
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these dwarf peas are perfect for small
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spaces or container gardening now I
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won't be starting any peas off this
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early I usually start mine off around
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March April time uh but obviously like
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it says early varieties like meteor can
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be cold tolerant and can withstand the C
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weather sewing deep pots or guttering
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indoors and then transplant Outdoors
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when the weather warms up
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leaks leaks are a long season crop
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sewing in January ensures strong healthy
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plants ready for Harvest in late summer
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to Autumn varieties like muscle BR are
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Hardy and reliable St seeds indoors or
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in a heated Greenhouse to protect them
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from the frost so if you wanted some
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nice big leaks to have in your stew or
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in soup feel free to start your seats
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off now spinach winter varieties winter
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spinach varieties like giant winter are
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Hardy and can grow well in colder
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conditions sewing now provides a crop of
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tender leaves by early Springtime sewing
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trays indoors or under clutches Outdoors
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for the protection from
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frost next up is lettuce winter
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varieties Hardy winter lettuces like
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winter gem or Arctic King can be sewn in
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January for early spring Harvest these
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varieties thrive in cooler temperatures
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St seeds in modules indoors or in a Cold
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Frame Cabbage Spring varieties spring
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cabbages such as durum early and are
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ideal for sewing in January to harvest
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later in the year they produce tender
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flavorful leaves so indoors in in the
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greenhouse then transplant seedlings
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when they are large
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enough kale kale varieties like
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Nero Toscana or dwarf green C build are
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incredibly Hardy and can be started
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indoors in January for transplanting
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later sewing seed trayes or modules and
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keep them in bright cool place that's
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the thing like like I said a lot of
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these are obviously needing the warmth
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and window souls to be planted on that's
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why I start a lot of my stuff off in
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March because I haven't got much room to
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grow stuff on a window St and a lot of
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stuff does actually catch up when you
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start stuff off him at the end of March
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beginning of April in
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Greenhouse celery celery is a slow
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growing crop that benefits from an early
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start varieties like golden self
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blanching are well suited for January
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sewing sew seeds in Trace indoors
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covering lightly with compost and keep
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in a warm bright place to
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germinate now these are the things that
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I have started chilies and sweet
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peppers although not frost hardy chilies
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and sweet peppers need a long growing
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season making January the perfect time
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to start them indoors varieties like
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jalo or B boy are popular choices so SE
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in small pots indoors with a heated
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propagator or warm
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Windle Tomatoes now I don't start my
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tomatoes off till March time uh
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obviously you can get more of a crop
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from them if you start them now but I
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don't start mine off till March time
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they soon catch up for an early tomato
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crop SE seeds indoors in January early
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Vari like Gardener Delight or alakan to
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perform well in Greenhouse or
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undercover use a heated propagator to
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ensure good
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germination and transplant seedlings
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into larger pots as they
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grow radishes radishes like French
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breakfast are quick growing and can be
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sewn indoors or undercover in January
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for Rapid crop sew seeds in modules or
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directly in a C frame keeping the soil
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moist for best result results so that is
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all the vegetables that you can actually
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plant this month like I said a lot of
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them I don't actually start myself until
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March time but if you're want in a head
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start and you've got plenty of space or
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heated Greenhouse feel free to get
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started with growing some of those
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produce next up are your fruit what
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fruit can be planted and grown at this
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time of year first up strawberries sweet
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and versatile strawberries are perfect
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for planting in January be root
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strawberry plants established quickly
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leading to a strong harvest in summer
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plant be root strawberries in a well-
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drained soil or containers mulch with
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straw or fleece to protect them from
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frost now I planted 200 strawberries but
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I planted them around October time so
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fingers crossed they've all taken and
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they'll all grow well raspberries are
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low maintenance fruit that FES in UK
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Gardens January is ideal time for PL in
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bare root canes especially Autumn
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fruiting varieties choose a sunny
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location with well- drained soil space
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canes 45 to 60 cm apart and pride with
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steaks or
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trellises now if you are going to be
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planting raspberries make sure you plant
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them somewhere where you don't mind them
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getting invasive because Roots grow all
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over the place and they start popping up
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here and there and everywhere they're
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worse than weeds can be raspberries so
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just make sure they're in a place that
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you don't mind them growing really out
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of
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control black bre black bre including
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formless varieties are excellent for
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planting in January they grow VI slate
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and provide abundant summer fruits that
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is correct now I have got a formless
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black breit and wow it is absolutely
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amazing plant be root blackberri canes
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in nutrient rich soil ideally against a
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wall or trelly for
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support gooseberries gooseberries are
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Hardy bushes that thrive in cooler
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climates producing tart fruits perfect
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for desserts and preserves all your
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currents your red white and black again
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now is the ideal time for planting your
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fruit bushes and that goes the same for
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blueberries and any fruit bushes because
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it's good weather it's wet it's damp
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they'll take root and they can
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concentrate on growing The Roots at this
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time here and then they will concentrate
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on growing the fruit in the summertime
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rhubarb while every it dant at this time
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of year it's perfect time to get get it
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planted and remember do not pick it in
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its first year leave it to settle
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however much rhubarb grows on it don't
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be tempted to pick it it needs to
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concentrate on growing the crown in the
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base so pick it the year
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after all your fruit trees apples pears
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plums cherries apricots peaches nectarin
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quins figs grapes mulberries Logan
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berries kiway all can be planted at this
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time of year any fruit plant is the best
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time to it at this time of year if the
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ground's rock hard wait until it's a
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decent time when it's damp wet plant
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them as I say now is a perfect time to
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plant your fruit don't plant fruit in
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summer because it needs to concentrate
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on growing The Roots while the tree is
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dormant and then it can concentrate on
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growing the fruit in the
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summertime flowers what flowers can be
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planted at this time of year now these
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are the ones that I'm going to be
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listening to because I'm going to be
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trying so many flowers this year and yes
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I love my flowers now sweet peas known
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for fragrant blooms and wide range of
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colors sweet peas are a classic choice
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for UK Gardens sewing in January gives
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them a head start for summer flowering
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sew seeds in pots indoors or in a hunt
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unheated Greenhouse use deep pots to
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accommodate their long roots now I've
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got absolutely loads of sweet peas gr
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and I'm going to be ordering a load more
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delphiniums these tall striking flowers
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are ideal for back borders producing
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dramatic spikes of blue purple and white
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blooms so seeds indoors in seed tray
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provide a bright cool spot to encourage
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germination loins are popular for the
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tall colorful flower spikes and their
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ability to attract pollinators so seeds
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indoors in pot soaking them in water
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overnight to speed up germination now
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I've got a lot of loopings growing as
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well so I'm looking forward to all them
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growing daers now I need to start trying
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some daers I've never grown daers daers
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are Gardener favorite for the all shy
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blooms in a variety of shapes and colors
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January is perfect for starting tubers
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indoors Holly Hawks Holly Hawks add
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cotton G Cottage Garden charm with their
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tall spikes of color saucer shaped
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flowers sew seeds indoors in seed trayes
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using compost rich soil place them in a
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warm sunny spot aqueles I've got plenty
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of those growing and now is again the
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perfect time to grow them Fox gloves
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bonias snapdragons Cosmos patunas are
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all perfect for starting now next up is
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geraniums now I absolutely love
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geraniums and I'm going to be growing a
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load more again this year and obviously
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starting them off now means that they'll
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flower earlier but obviously it needs
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somewhere warm for them to germinate so
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I probably won't be able to start mine
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off till March because I've not got room
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at home to start them off at home so
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geraniums a staple of UK Gardens
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producing colorful blooms perfect for
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pots and borders and hanging baskets so
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and as well with geraniums is that at
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the end of the year before the frost
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comes dig them up move them to somewhere
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warm like a greenhouse or poly tunnel
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keep them watered in pots and then you
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can replant them again next year and
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they'll flower the year
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after Mar gos kunda nerian Carn are all
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perfect to be planted at this time of
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year aliums now I've got absolutely
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loads of aliums in I've planted loads of
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alium bulbs so I'm looking forward to
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them and aliums will attract the bees
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the bees absolutely love aliums so if
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you're wanted to attract the bees to
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your garden have a look around and see
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if you can still get some aliums it
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might be a bit too late to be able to
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purchase them but you might be able to
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purchase them online so have a look
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around and zenas zenas are a heat loving
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flower with bold vibrant blooms that
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last throughout the summer so seeds
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indoors in trays with compost and keep
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in a warm bright
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area so that is all the flowers that can
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be planted at this time of year if you
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can hear banging it's a firework in the
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background but yeah um that is all the
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flowers that you can plant this month so
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there's plenty to be sewing and like I
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said I won't be sewing many of them uh
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I'll be holding off till March April
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time till I can sew them in my
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Greenhouse which is unheated so I'll
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hope hopefully sometimes we get a little
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heat wave in March April time which
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tends to start the seeds off and then
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they seem to look after themselves and
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then we plant them out when the frost is
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gone after May time
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outside
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so make sure you stay tuned for what I'm
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growing feel free to follow my Instagram
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and my Facebook and my YouTube channel
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where I share all my videos like I said
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the only seeds that I've started off
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this week are my Peppers my chilies and
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my my onions that's the seeds that I've
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started off so far I'm going to be
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starting some orene off as well uh which
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weren't actually on that list but I'm
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going to be starting some orene off as
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well this week so stay tuned for that so
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tomorrow's episode we'll be talking
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about all the jobs which you need doing
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in the garden and the allotment in
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January so stay tuned for that episode
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