The Winter Booklet

by Sarah Kress

 

Prologue Foods & Drinks Crafts Activities Home & Garden Holidays

Home & Garden

Home List Garden List

 

Home To-Do List for Winter

 

1. Set up holiday decorations around the home and yard.

 

2. Create a holiday shopping list.

 

3. Organize closets and storage spaces.

 

4. Donate worn clothing and household items.

 

5. Clean behind appliances such as the stove, fridge, washer and dryer.

 

6. Send holiday cards to family and friends.

 

7. Collect new holiday recipes.

 

8. Organize books, CDs, DVDs, and other collections. Donate some of the items.

 

9. Update inventory records of household items and take pictures of expensive items.

 

Garden To-Do List for Winter

 

1. Brush snow off branches to keep them from breaking.

 

2. Replenish water supplies in bird baths twice a day during freezing temperatures.

 

3. Continue hanging and filling bird feeders.

 

4. Add more mulch to the garden beds, including vegetable beds where root vegetables are growing, and over dormant roses.

 

5. Draw out a diagram of the garden beds and planting areas. 6. Write a month by month plan of gardening tasks for the coming year.

 

7. Order seed starting supplies, as well as seeds, in January.

 

8. Begin growing seeds indoors in February in mild or warm climates.

 

9. Build new compost bins, and stir existing compost piles.

 

10. Replenish supplies of soil amendments.

 

11. Build a cold frame box or repair an existing one.

 

12. Donate any garden utensils that are beyond repair and replace them.

 

13. In February in mild or warm climate areas, prepare vegetable beds for cold season crops.

 

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