Fall means that the weather is cooling down. It’s time for pumpkins and fall festivals and apple cider! But it’s not time to give up on your garden! There are just a few essential tasks for planting and caring for your garden in the fall.
Go ahead and clean up the summer garden before it gets too cold. Once the plants are dead, it is good practice to remove them as soon as possible. Fungal disease and many garden pests will overwinter in the dead leaves and stems.
Compost only the healthy plants that show no signs of disease. This is especially true of tomatoes which can harbor fungal disease that will spread in your compost. Continue Reading from You Should Grow
