Jan

Last spring frost mid-April. First fall frost mid-October. A ridge runs colder than a hollow. Treat dates as a week either way, not a promise.

Plan
Order the seed you will actually sow
A short list beats a catalog binge. Tomato, basil, bean, marigold, and a cool-season leaf are a year.
Tomato · Sweet basil · Green bean · French marigold · Spinach
Sow
Windowsill chives and parsley
A pot in the brightest window is January’s only honest harvest.
Chives · Parsley
Protect
Check stored dahlia and potato
Cool, dry, not a wet cellar. Toss anything that weeps.
Dahlia · Potato

Also in leaf or flower

Kava · Lion's mane · Cordyceps · Snow fungus · Oyster mushroom · Enoki · Wood ear · Gotu kola · Cinnamon · King oyster · Almond mushroom · Bay laurel · Green cardamom · Clove · Button mushroom · Black pepper · Nutmeg · Star anise · Vanilla · Cacao · Coffee · Allspice · Eucalyptus · Tea tree · Neem · Amla · Nameko · Pioppino · Pine · Lemon · Orange · Banana · Avocado · Pineapple · Cherimoya · Tamarind

Kava · Lion's mane · Cordyceps · Snow fungus · Oyster mushroom · Enoki · Wood ear · Gotu kola

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.