Pat’s 10 jobs for January 2026

1. If you can brave the cold and wet it’s time to winter prune that Wisteria by cutting back all long whippy branches to within two buds of the main framework, so you can shape the plant for flowering.
More information on Wisteria pruning, including a video, from the RHS.

2. Any form of mulch is good on the soil now, in the form of your own homemade or bought compost, or even leaf mould if you have it. If you can’t face lightly forking it in, the worms will do it for you.

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