January Gardening Tips

January gardening is all about fixes and preparation. With the dreary winter weather causing a havoc outdoors and spring slowly creeping up, there's much to do in your outdoor area. Here are some gardening jobs you can do in January to get it ready to flourish in the upcoming warmer months.

Clear & Refill Your Paths

January is a good time to get weeding. All types of weeds will pop up around your garden and around your paths as well as overgrown grass. Pull out your garden tools and use them to de-weed or dig up any greenery that has grown over or on your path. When you've finished pulling up the unwanted greenery from your path, why not take this time to refill any gravel, wood chips, bark or other materials on your path that may have been blown away during the colder months. If you need some garden hand tools to help you with this,

Tidy Debris

During the winter months, everything from leaves, branches & rubbish accumulates in our gardens. Grab a rake or a broom, gather all your rubbish together to put it in a black bag or straight into your garden waste bin. If you've got a lawn in your garden, you can also scarify it to loosen any built up moss to promote healthy growth. At HSS, we have a selection of garden rakes, & brooms to buy online.

Clear Your Gutters

Another thing in your garden that get's clogged up is your gutters. Blocked gutters stop the flow of water and cause it to back up which can cause water damage and other issues. Get yourself some safe and suitable ladders that will help you reach your gutters and remove whatever is causing the blockage.

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Plant Seeds

Get your garden blossoming again by planting your favourite seeds. Whether flowers, fruits, veggies, herbs or even chillies, January is an ideal time to sow your seeds so that they are ready in time for the upcoming months.

Sharpen Your Tools

Now that you'll be getting the garden in shape for the months ahead, it'll be an ideal time to sharpen your garden tools before you get started. Whetstones, files, sharpening steels & diamond coated sharpening tools can help you get your forks, shears, pruners and more, sharp enough to get your jobs done. Don't have any sharpening tools? We've got you covered. Take a look at the sharpening tools we have available online.

Winter Digging

This is really important to get your soil ready for the spring. Dig over bare patches of earth around your garden & mix compost and organic matter such as manures, soil improver or woodchips as you go. By doing this you allows air & water to help cultivate to prepare it for planting & other gardening jobs in the Spring. We have a range of digging & cultivating tools for you to choose from.

Sort Out Hedges & Shrubs

To help encourage healthy growth of your hedges and shrubs, sprinkle all-purpose fertiliser around the base of your hedges and shrubs and watch them flourish over time. You might want to trim them down too if they have overgrown during the wetter months.

Get in Touch

If you need any help or have questions about garden tools or accessories you may need to get your January gardening jobs done, get in touch with our live chat experts who are on happy to help.