1
SUN
New Year’s Day
2
MON
Dismantle and carefully store holiday decorations.
Christmas trees and boughs can be used to mulch garden perennials.
3
TUE
Wash interior sides of home windows.
4
WED
Make Ridiculously Healthy Soup using vegetables harvested last autumn.
5
THU
6
FRI
7
SAT
Take inventory of pantries and secondary freezers.
8
SUN
Fill the cookie jar with Cinnamon Buñuelo Chips
9
MON
10
TUE
Clean oven, fridge and dishwasher.
11
WED
Discover some new music.
12
THU
Wash the dust off of houseplant leaves on a regular basis. This allows the leaves to gather light more efficiently and will result in better growth.
13
FRI
14
SAT
Force paperwhite bulbs
15
SUN
Make Piquante Chicken Corn Chowder for Sunday Supper. Double the recipe for future meals.
16
MON
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17
TUE
Spot clean and vacuum upholstered furniture.
18
WED
19
THU
Inspect indoor plants closely for insect pests such as aphids, spider mites, scale, and whitefly.
20
FRI
Fluffy, white mealy bugs on houseplants are easily killed by touching them with a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol.
21
SAT
22
SUN
23
MON
Scroll through online seed and bulb catalogs.
24
TUE
Conjure up some Crab Mac n’ Cheese for some mid-January comfort food.
25
WED
26
THU
Check stored bulbs, corms, or tubers to make sure that they are not rotting or too dry.
27
FRI
28
SAT
Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Use the test button on each device, and change batteries as needed.
29
SUN
In temperate climates, plant bare-root rose bushes and fruit trees.
30
MON
Keep driveways and access to garage clear of snow
31
TUE
Finish the month with a classic Tomato Bisque.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
1
New Year’s Day
2
Dismantle and carefully store holiday decorations.
Christmas trees and boughs can be used to mulch garden perennials.
3
Wash interior sides of home windows.
5
6
Quarantine new gift plants to be sure they do not harbor any insect pests.
7
Take inventory of pantries and secondary freezers.
9
10
Clean oven, fridge and dishwasher.
11
Discover some new music.
12
Wash the dust off of houseplant leaves on a regular basis. This allows the leaves to gather light more efficiently and will result in better growth.
13
14
Force paperwhite bulbs
16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17
Spot clean and vacuum upholstered furniture.
18
19
Inspect indoor plants closely for insect pests such as aphids, spider mites, scale, and whitefly.
20
Fluffy, white mealy bugs on houseplants are easily killed by touching them with a cotton swab soaked in rubbing alcohol.
21
22
23
Scroll through online seed and bulb catalogs.
25
26
Check stored bulbs, corms, or tubers to make sure that they are not rotting or too dry.
27
28
Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Use the test button on each device, and change batteries as needed.
29
In temperate climates, plant bare-root rose bushes and fruit trees.
30