“January is about planning, sowing, and quietly getting ahead.” Tom, Pickers
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January is short and cold, but the gardening season is already sneaking into gear. Many gardeners can't wait to get started, and January is a great time to start sowing, especially indoors. Many people have already started planning their vegetable gardens; it's important to know which crops you can sow now. Not all seeds can be sown in January; sometimes you simply have to wait for better conditions. A south-facing windowsill is ideal for starting seedlings, as this location offers plenty of sunlight. It's helpful to know which plants are suitable for sowing in January; by gaining knowledge, you'll be better prepared for a successful gardening season. Indoors, you can sow the first crops, keep everything frost-free in the greenhouse, and harvest some winter vegetables outdoors. Despite the short winter days, sowing in January is possible if you provide sufficient light and warmth; the days are gradually getting longer, which is beneficial for young seedlings.
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🏠 Indoor · 🪟 Greenhouse · Outdoor
🌱 Sow in January, only a few in the open ground yet
🥬 Sow leafy vegetables in January, most of them half a centimetre deep
- 🏠 Leek (Summer) - growing guide sowing leeks and our leek seeds
- 🏠 Lettuce (Banner) - Growing Guide Growing Lettuce and Our Lettuce Seeds
- 🪟 Spinach (Early) - growing guide sowing spinach and our spinach seeds
- 🪟 Lamb's lettuce (Cold glass early) - growing guide sowing lamb's lettuce and our lamb's lettuce seeds
A major advantage of lettuce is that you can harvest it several times because the plant will grow back again after being cut.
🥦 Cabbage crops that you can sow in the first month of the year
- 🪟 Radish (Early under glass) - growing guide sowing radishes and our radish seeds
- 🏠 Garden Cress (Sprouts) - our sprout growing guide and our sprout seeds
🌶️ Fruit crops (best in a heated grow box with grow lights)
- 🏠 Peppers - our growing guide for growing peppers and our pepper seeds
You can sow peppers indoors in January. Bell peppers can also be sown in January, preferably indoors in a warm spot like a sunny windowsill or in a heated propagator. These fruiting plants require plenty of light during germination and growth, so place them on a sunny windowsill or use a propagator or heated propagator with grow lights for best results.
Tip: Be sure to wait until mid-March to sow tomatoes. Tomato plants grow much faster than peppers. You can sow peppers and eggplant starting next month (February). It's still waaaaay too early for pumpkins, cucumbers, melons, and zucchini. I wait until April for these crops.
