Jan 05
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Build a suet feeder and more as part of the winter citrus project
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Jan 10
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Pack yellow cornmeal, peanut butter, chopoped suet, raisins, cracked corn, bird seed, or chopped peanuts into pine cones.
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Jan 10
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Hang the packed pine cones from tree limbs as bird feeders.
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Jan 15
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Feed the birds! remember to give them fresh water too. They also need grit or fine sand available to help digest their food.
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Jan 20
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Build birdhouses.
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Jan 22
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Begin saving onion skins for Easter egg dye or basket dye.
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Jan 25
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Look at the bones of your garden. You may gain a deeper appreciation of the beauty of your garden.
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Jan 27
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Plan any structural changes to your garden.
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Jan 31
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Order seeds for the garden.
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Feb 01
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Make a heart-shaped box or basket for Valentine's Day.
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Feb 03
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Treat yourself to an herbal bath.
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Feb 05
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Start a compost pile
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Feb 10
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Prune grapevines. Gather the long pieces of the vine and tie in neat bundles for use in baskets and wreaths.
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Feb 15
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Force some flowers to bloom. Cut bouquets of forsythia, flowering plum, or quince. Bring the cuttings inside and lace in water.
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Feb 20
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Look for signs of spring.
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