Almanac
Average temperatures: High 72, low 50
Rainfall: 2.43 inches
Florida Arbor Day: Jan. 18
The moon
1. Moon phases
•Last quarter: Jan. 4
•New moon: Jan. 11
•First quarter: Jan. 18
•Full moon: Jan. 26
2. Moon-sign planting dates
•Plant above ground crops: 14, 15, 19, 20, 24, 25.
•Plant below ground crops: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 29, 30.
•Control weeds: 12, 13, 21, 22, 23.
•Prune trees & shrubs: 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28.
Time to plant
3. Flowers: Alyssum, baby's breath, calendula, California poppy, cleome, candytuft, carnation, delphinium, dianthus, dusty miller, foxglove, gaillardia, geranium, godetia, hollyhock, Iceland poppy, lobelia, nasturtium, ornamental cabbage & kale, pansy, petunia, shasta daisy, statice, stock and sweet pea.
4. Vegetables: Asparagus, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, collards, endive, horseradish, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onion sets, peas, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, roquette, rutabagas, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips.
5. Herbs: Anise, bay laurel, cardamom, chives, coriander, fennel, garlic, ginger, lavender, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, sweet marjoram, thyme and watercress.
6. Bulbs: African iris, Asiatic lilies, amaryllis, blood lilies, bulbine, crinum, day lilies, Louisiana iris, society garlic, spider lilies, rain lilies, refrigerated Dutch iris, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths for forcing.
