HOW TO PREPARE YOUR GARDEN FOR WINTER?

It is time to prepare your garden for the winter. It is very important to prepare your garden and plants for the winter and next season. It is time to set things ready for the next spring. You will be using the same boxes, and the same pots. By winterizing your garden now, you will increase your harvest the next season.

HOW TO CLEAN THE BOXES AND POTS

The first thing to do is to get rid of all the dead plants in the beds and pots. Some pants may have some pests. If you have pest plants throw them in the garbage. Remove all the trash in your beds and pots. Leave the beds and pots just with dirt.

WHY IS IMPORTANT TO ADD COMPOST TO THE SOIL?

Add compost to the clean beds and pots. It will help to have the soil rich ready for the spring garden. Cover the pots and the boxes with leaves. The leaves are used as mulch. It is easier and lighter to put the leaves on top of the beds and pots. The mulch will insulate the soil during the winter and protect the worms living in the topsoil. It will prevent soil from leeching. It will also prevent the nutrients in the soil to run off.

Bring live plants indoors if you have space. If you have herbs that are still alive bring them inside. You will be saving them from the frost.

WHAT TO PLANT IN THE WINTER?

Plant bulbs now. You can plant garlic, or flower bulbs to make sure they sleep during the winter. This is the time to plant them. Save some leaves mulch and save some leaves for the summer.