Things to Do In January

Chickens
  • Begin adding light
Events
Harvest
  • Check to see if temperatures are good for black walnut sap harvesting
Infrastructure
  • Build garden beds
Livestock
Breeding Table

Breeding Date 
Birth
Date
Breeding Date
Birth
Date
Mare
Jan 1
Dec 6
Feb 1
Jan 6
Cow
Jan 1
Oct 10
April 1
Jan 8
Ewe
Jan 1
May 30
Sept 1
Jan 26
Sow
Jan 1
April 22
Oct 1
Jan 20
One Hour or Less Activities
  • Take pictures
  • Trim up a tree
  • Mulch a tree
  • Put away cardboard
  • Save dog & chicken food bags
Planting
  • Blueberries should be planted while dormant, usually from November through March
  • Indoors
  • Flowers: Dianthus, pansies, snap dragons 
  • Veggies: Cabbage, broccoli, onions, leeks (plant out in march), lettuce
  • Prune
  • Fruit Trees
  • Blooming
  • Petunia Cuttings taken in August may bloom now
Prune Fruit Trees
  • When the temps are going to be below or close to freezing
  • When the south or west side is not going to have sap flow
Snow Considerations
  • If heavy snow, brush off of shrubs with a broom to prevent damage
Wildlife
  • Put out nesting boxes so they will be weathered and ready for early nesting birds


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