Fellow garden-enthusiasts:

The days are getting longer (I smiled when I wrote that) and you may be looking for some things to get your hands dirty with in your garden space. There’s also some advice on growing things indoors if, like most, you don’t have a garden but wanna have a little section of your indoor space paying homage to mummy nature.

Side note: Would love to collab with DMX some point soon.

Wintergreen’s Gardening - The Titmarsh Way.

What to Plant?

Vegetables: Sow hardy broad beans, onions, and garlic outdoors in mild areas. Indoors, start chillies, peppers, and early tomatoes in pots or seed trays for transplanting later.

Flowers: Begin sweet peas and begonias indoors for early blooms. Sow bare-root roses outdoors.

Herbs: Plant parsley, chives, and thyme indoors in pots with good drainage.

Maintenance?

Pruning: Cut back deciduous trees, shrubs, and hedges. Focus on fruit trees like apples and pears. Avoid pruning stone fruit (e.g., cherries) to prevent disease.

Tidy Beds: Clear away dead leaves and debris to prevent overwintering pests.

Check Structures: Inspect trellises, greenhouses, and fences for weather damage.

Protect Plants: Use fleece to shield delicate outdoor plants from frost.

What You Could Grow and When?

Broad Beans: Sow in January; ready by late spring.

Garlic: Plant cloves now for harvest in midsummer.

Microgreens: Start indoors for fresh greens in 2–4 weeks.

Indoor Gardening?

Houseplants: Dust leaves to maximize light absorption, and ensure they’re not overwatered during slower growth phases.

Succulents: Rotate pots weekly for even light exposure.

Seed Starting: Use heated propagators to accelerate germination.

Outdoor Gardening?

Soil Prep: Dig over vegetable beds, adding compost or manure to enrich the soil.

Wildlife Care: Place bird feeders and water baths to support local birds during cold months.

Additional Tips?

Planning Ahead: Sketch your garden layout and plan crop rotations for the year.

Recycle Christmas Trees: Shred old trees for mulch or use branches to protect perennial crowns from frost.

Composting: Turn over your compost heap to aerate it and break down materials faster.