l agree, January does seem really early, but l have to sow seeds a few at a time each month due to being disabled. It seems to work for me as last year we had over 24 different variety of tomatoes that l started off slowly last January, Must admit all my window sills were chock a block by April lol.
Just looked at my list for seed sowing for February which ll start sowing nk Saturday ( my seed sowing days )
it will be lettuces, spring onions, more peas, summer cabbages and more diff toms.
We spend just l hr a day gardening, with days designated for certain jobs. My husband doses all the heavy jobs and l'll. do the lighter jobs like seed sowing and weeding etc.. We are now self sufficent in fruit, salads and herbs most of the year. We have 12 dwarf fruit trees that l bought 6 yrs ago that are planted along the fences and a muscat grape behind the waterbutt that was over loads with fruit last year.All our soft fruits are all at top of garden by the greenhouse.. All my strawberry plants edge the raised walls where l grow my cottage cutting flowers.and my small raised goldfish pond has seated area where l grow my small scented roses and climbers. l broke my ankle a year ago and l was so grateful to be able to sit there sowing a few seeds. We have only been in this bungalow for 6 years and l love my garden to bits. Just wish l had more energy to grow more.
iv got 5 strawberry plug plants on window sill growing well that l bought few weeks ago off internet. They are the pink flowered ones that says grows well in hanging baskets.
We plan on growing more new potatoes this year in container towers on the patio with all my salads for ease of harvest, like last year. We saved a fortune so we want to make use of every available space, even on the front drive. l made a list of what didnt grow well on the shaded front drive, ie Tomatoes and peas., but everything else works, including runner beans, Was a great talking point when the post lady came lol. The only veg iv not yet be able to grow well in back garden are carrots, iv no idea where l go wrong. We have a small greenhouse that gets full to the brim by April on wards, just wish l had a bigger greenhouse as there is nothing better than sitting out there sowing more seeds in the Spring.
l save all my cashback money for buying all my garden things ie new variety of seeds each month or for the seed compost. Im treating my self to a new trowel set and now looking for a pattern to make a garden apron to make from old jeans. We recycle everything for the garden so it doesnt cost us very much, l just wish l had a larger veg plot instead of the 3 raised beds and patio we have. Im always looking for space saving garden tips.
ps are we able to post photos on this forum as ld love to post photos of my garden ?