It doesn’t matter where you live or how cold your winters are: January is an AMAZING time to start a garden! In this video, I share an absolutely incredible 50 plants you can plant in January. SERIOUSLY! January is one of the best seed starting months of the year and these fast growing, cold hardy vegetables thrive in winter gardens AND spring gardens. Don’t wait! Plant these 50 awesome crops in January now!
Don’t stop gardening just because it’s cold. Growing a winter garden is fun! These videos make winter gardening easy:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction
0:56 Why ANYONE Can Start Seeds In January
2:28 January Crops 1-4: Alliums
5:11 January Crops 5-16: Brassicas
6:53 January Crops 17-20: Chicories
8:14 January Crops 21-26: Nightshades & Basil
10:31 January Crop 27: Warm Season Lettuce
12:44 January Crop 28: Celery
14:06 January Crops 29-36: Annual Herbs
15:56 January Crops 37-45: Root Vegetables
17:26 January Crop 46: Swiss Chard
19:11 January Crops 47-50: Direct Sow Greens
20:49 Gardening In January Tips And Tricks
25:17 Adventures With Dale
If you are looking for what to grow in January in a vegetable garden, have questions about growing fruit trees or the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share DIY and “how to” garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please leave a comment!
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0:00 Introduction
0:56 Why ANYONE Can Start Seeds In January
2:28 January Crops 1-4: Alliums
5:11 January Crops 5-16: Brassicas
6:53 January Crops 17-20: Chicories
8:14 January Crops 21-26: Nightshades & Basil
10:31 January Crop 27: Warm Season Lettuce
12:44 January Crop 28: Celery
14:06 January Crops 29-36: Annual Herbs
15:56 January Crops 37-45: Root Vegetables
17:26 January Crop 46: Swiss Chard
19:11 January Crops 47-50: Direct Sow Greens
20:49 Gardening In January Tips And Tricks
25:17 Adventures With Dale
Good video, but not in chicago.We oftentimes have freezing cold temperatures and snow and ice in february.And all the way to the middle of march.So there's no way to start outside with the vegetables that you started inside weeks earlier.Would be too cold to plant them
Thanks
Not to be an ass but there are no reasons for you to keep saying "the xyz crops that you need to plant from seeds in january are..etc" as you have put that into the title of the video. For those that have tick tock brains that is not your problem if they do not understand what you are saying without repeating every few mins. 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 :D.
Where did you buy those tomato containers with the wheels?
Thank you!!!! Felt that seasonal disorder.
Wonderful info, realistically presented, ty.
The deer here would feast on mine. Fence or not. 🤔
Subscribed!!
We recently moved from IN to GA… I know nothing about gardening in Georgia!
I'm in my 60s & have lived in IN all my life & pretty much the same county!!
I know I'm in for a shock!! Lol
I'm in your same zone – just a little south of you in SC, I like to plant Siberian tomatoes nice and early in buckets. They are tolerant down to 30* so I dont have to bother bringing them in as much.
Late February or early March? Frozen ground here. 😂
Thank you very informative.
You're the best!
You're awesome. So welcome😊
@MiGardener sells their seeds for $2.00 per pack and they are high quality USA seeds.
where can I find those rolling containers?
Great video. Curious, when are you harvesting Siletz in the spring? You have inspired me to grow a couple this spring in pots here in Boston and take advantage of the microclimate alongside the house.
Hello from the Charlotte area
what about winter sowing (outside)? About to start some flowers (that need cold stratification) and will sow some spinach & lettuce this way soon, other veg to follow (Seattle, 9A)
I'm interested & inspired. ❤
Liked and subscribed brother
What an amazing video ❤🫡
BE AWARE IF YOU GET PESTICIDES SPRAYED OR APPLIED AROUND OUTSIDE DO NOT
DO NOT PLANT NEXT TO HOUSE
God bless
Hello, I watch your channel on all the time. I'm located in Central NC, near Southern Pines. I have a question for a local grower meaning in NC or close to my location. Have you been able to grow egg plant, grows very small or burns in the sun and Kohlrabi will not bulb? My garden is above ground like yours. Three years of trying and no luck.
How do I get rid of rats??? I’ve tried a spray, statues, noise sensors, and now I put out bait boxes. They’re still eating all my greens. Help!
Such a great video. Thanks!! ❤
Love the monolgue!
I start peppers in the house in January because we only have a few weeks of warm weather in the summer (which starts July 5) Also they take a long time to germinate.
Ok…planting tomato seeds now.
Is there a link to the planters with the trellis?
Does anyone know what type of ground cover he is using for the garden? It looks like a black tarp or something similar. I am about to build a new food forrest / garden on my new property and looking for what to put down on the ground to put all my raised beds and containers on. I live in central florida which is great for growing but we have mostly sand so containers work better. I just don't know what to put on the ground under them.
Thanks. Just what I needed.
Chard grows really well in my garden but only recently I was able to find a good way to eat it. In September, I made stuffed chard rollups and it was so good. I am extra excited to grow chard this year 😂
I'm between San Francisco and Sacramento zone 9B. I've been lucky to keep celery volunteers for the last 18 months. It's nice to get what ever I need for cooking or the occasional Bloody Mary!
I'll have to try the tomatoes next year like this.. rolling in and out while 9 months pregnant is a no thank you from me lol
Man that’s so weird that you have problems with celery. I live near the outer banks and celery has reseeded itself everywhere including my lawn.
Thank you! Just what I needed to hear to shake off the winter blues and shake some seeds. Dale, you are blessing!
Your swag is gross.
Planting zone maps show my area is 6a to 9a, but most show 8b. We rarely get below 30°, so I am going to go with 9a. My peach, fig, and mulberry lost their leaves, but citrus is growing. Sometimes hard to figure out when to put out bedding plants, but I generally wait until April with covers at night.
Trans plants yes! 🏳️⚧️ 1:20
I love you…. You make my days so much better…. Hahaha grin hahaha
Not this January, the weather is terrible
Good lord man that intro just got me 😂
Fellow Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferer here…this gives me HOPE! Thank you so much!!!
I love your videos I am basically completely opposite of you Oregon zone 8 I always get so confused My light set up is in the garage but it's extra cold this year not sure what I'm diing