- Harvest Overwintering broccoli. If you planted overwintering broccoli like early sprouting Rudolph you will begin to see buds form this month for harvest. Combine with sautied garlic, fresh sage and rosemary and throw over some bow tie pasta. Top with some fresh grated Romano or Parmesan cheese and fresh grated pepper and enjoy!
- Still time early in the month to sow seeds indoors of leeks and onions, as well as lettuce (lettuce can be planted at staggered intervals to even out harvest)
- Sow seeds indoors or in hotbed: celeriac, celery, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes and rhubarb.
- Sow seeds outdoors in the second half of February or as soon as the soil can be worked for Arugala (Rocket), radishes, garlic cloves, shallots, bulbing onions, onion sets, fava beans, peas, spinach. If in doubt when to plant use a soil thermometer.
- Sow seeds indoors or in hotbed of herbs like fennel, parsley, chives, Roman chamomile,and French sorrel.
- Clean up pruning of dormant fruit trees avoid fruiting spurs unless you are intentionally thinning them.
- Train trailing raspberries and blackberries to support trellis if this was not done last fall. Once growth starts raspberry and blackberry patches can become a tangled mess if not properly trained to support trellis.
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