Past the first autumn frost
What to sow and plant in January
1 crops on the list have something to do in January at 50.0°. These dates are not a fixed calendar: they are calculated from the estimated last spring frost for this latitude, so they move with your location.
Default: central Europe (50°N)
Last spring frost:5 May
First autumn frost:5 Oct
The first autumn frost has usually passed at this latitude. What goes in now is either fully hardy, overwintering, or under cover — and clearing spent crops now removes next season's disease inoculum.
Sow under cover(1)
Started on a windowsill, in a propagator or in a greenhouse, to gain weeks the outdoor season does not have.
What to watch for in January
Problems the database lists for this part of the year, most damaging first. Each one calculates live risk for your location on its own page.