January … my least favorite month – cold, lots of cloudy days, short hours of daylight, nothing much to do except move snow and work on taxes.
Well, maybe not the “nothing to do” part, because it is the perfect time to plan next year’s vegetable and/or flower garden.
It is amazing that the day after Christmas, seed and nursery catalogs appear in my mailbox, and that continues for most of the month.
And I study every one of them because I am a passionate gardener. So I get out last year’s garden map and plan the rotation of crops for the coming growing season.
I know that sounds complicated, and for the average home gardener it might be asking for more time than they are wanting to invest.
Nonetheless, if you are interesting in growing a vegetable garden in 2022, we have a great opportunity for you to learn the “whys” and “how tos” at a seminar I am presenting this Saturday, Jan. 22, from 1 until 1:30 p.m. at Take 16’s meeting room.
Love To Grow Expo is hosting this educational event, and I am one of the presenters. Thirty minutes will not get you a degree in edible agriculture, but it will give you valuable information to help avoid common mistakes and set you up for a successful gardening adventure.
Google Project Food Forest or check the ad in the Announcer for more info. This just might be the highlight for me in January 2022!