Harvest season is upon us. Have you had a good garden this year? Perhaps you didn’t plant a vegetable garden, but you most likely have plants in your yard that will need some preparation for winter. Taking care of things now will save you work in the spring and will make for a healthier yard and garden moving forward.
Give the veggie patch some TLC. Pull up plants with roots. Healthy foliage can be composted. Diseased leaves need to be thrown away. Clean up remaining plant debris and till the soil. Fall leaves can be added as a thick mulch layer.
Hit the sales. Garden centers slash prices on plants and trees at the end of the season before winter hits. This is a great time to plant perennials, shrubs and trees. They may not look great due to end of season wear, but given time to root and establish during winter and spring the plants will be healthy.
Mulch. Mulch. Mulch. Mulch provides protection from the snow and it also offers nutrients as it decomposes during the winter and spring months. Mulch anything that needs protection from moisture loss, temperature change, or weed infestation. Most likely this will be bulbs, annuals, roses etc.