Plants are in their dormant stage. These need less water but watering in the winter is necessary. Please remember the golden rule, water when the soil turns dry. In peak winter, house plants will probably need water once in 10 days. It’s is recommended that a diluted liquid of fermented cow dung be given to the plants which work like warm wine for them.

Grapes can be planted at this time. Existing grape vines can be pruned.

Apply manure to all fruit tress, specially Mango, Citrus, Jackfruit, Fig and Mulberries.

Keep these under cover at night and protect from the frost. In fact the best thing to do with Indoor plants is to actually move them inside the house. Treat indoor plants like children. Send them out in the sun between 9 AM and 4 PM, but must bring them in once the sun goes down. Do not leave them out in the cold winter nights, the frost is extremely harmful to them. The key to keeping your indoor garden jungle and oxygen bombs healthy is to maintain a more or less constant room temperature.

Roses: are in full bloom. Enjoy them but be sure to cut away the wilted ones.
Dahlias
Dahlias require plenty of sunlight.
Care: Remember to pinch the buds when they’re around 15 inches tall. This will enforce good branching, and help increase budding. Add plenty of water to the plants, as they require much nutrients, and use organic mulch to conserve moisture while preventing weed formation. Stake the plants as they become tall.
Chrysanthemum: Select mums for next season. Cut off 5 cms from the ground and tag your plants. These will be throwing off new suckers soon.

Winter bulbs will be in full bloom. When bulbs are first planted they need less water because they have their own storehouse of water. But once these start flowering then watering when the soil turns dry is essential. Rananculous or butter rose, Lilliums are my favourite.

Melon &Watermelon seeds can be sown. Brinjal saplings can be planted. Spinach and Coriander can be grown.

Winter Flowers have started to bloom. Regular watering and deweeding has to be done. Debudding is extremely important. Remove dead leaves and wilting flowers from the plants, as nothing looks worse than wilting flowers on a plant. Apart from aesthetics, the energy can get utilised for new blooms.

Protect your tulsi plants. Ideally these should be in an area where they get sun during the day and can be covered with a thick plastic sheet at night. Water regularly. An old tulsi plant will be easy to save in the winter frost. The new ones are the most fragile. Parsley, Celery and Rocket will grow well.

Please remove the winter frost from your lawns every morning. This goes a long way in keeping your grass alive. Use a pipe as in the video below or lightly sprinkle with water to wash away the frost. Watering can only be done once in 2 or 3 days so best to use both methods to remove the frost. Mow the lawn in the last week of January. Trim the hedges and water regularly.

A great time to multiply succulents. Divide by root or by cuttings, these will all grow. The sun is getting warm so water once a week. Please water from below and not from the top of the succulents as it leads to rot.