January Garden Tips

It's January - time to get out in the garden! It may be raining, sometimes freezing, or maybe if we are lucky... sunny! Our opinion at the Gardens Project is that whatever the weather is like, its perfect for gardening.

The Nokomis garden coordinator, Jill Peacock, thinks that January is the perfect time to be thinking about cover crops. Fava beans, wheat, rye, and pole beans are all used as cover crops at the Nokomis garden. Jill can't stand bare soil in the winter - so she uses cover crops to protect the soil during the rainy months.

Late January is also the perfect time to start seeds - both inside and outside. Indoors its a great time to start your lettuce, peas, and leaks . Radishes, spinach, carrots, and beets can all be started outdoors. For more information on what to do in January, check out our "How to" section for the local planting guide developed by our very own Kate Frey and Pete Huff.

Keep up the good work!