Don’t let winter catch your garden off guard! 🌱 In this video, I’ll show you two easy and effective ways to prep your vegetable beds for winter — no matter where you live. Whether you garden in a mild climate or deal with hard freezes, these simple steps will protect your soil, improve fertility, and give you a head start when spring arrives.
I’ll walk you through what I’m doing in my own beds right now — from cleaning up spent plants to adding organic matter and covering the soil — so your garden can rest and recharge through the cold months ahead.
If you’ve ever wondered what to do with your beds after harvest, this video will show you exactly how to put your garden to bed the right way.
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🌿 Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:39 – Why winter prep matters
01:19 – Method #1: For COLD Winters (Zones 8 and below)
04:18 — Reolink Camera Ad
05:51 – Method #2: For MILD Winters (Zones 8 and above)
💬 Comment below: How do you prep your garden beds for winter in your climate?
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16 Comments
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🍁💚🙃 thank you Brian. 🍁💚🙃
Perfect timing for me
Somebody tell me..what is that sprouting through snowy soil 55 seconds in?
What about pots
It is ok to top with compost in spring instead right? We wont have chance to do it this fall due to surgery happening very soon.
I found this video helpful. But, I plant directly in the ground, no raised beds. We’re in zone 6B. Should I do anything differently? In the past I’ve used green chicken manure on the garden soil, then I’ve covered with straw. That’s it for the winter here. It’s worked, but if I could do better I’m open to suggestions. Thanks.
Soil compaction
Would love to have those cameras. How do you get wifi coverage on your property?
I can't even get good coverage inside my house. So frustrating. The extenders didn't work right either. Kept connecting and dropping repeatedly between them. 🤦♀️
Great video. Thanks for your suggestions. Very helpful.
I think that some of that "missing" soil is hanging out with all of those "missing" socks……just sayin'
My tomatoes look like a jungle and are just now starting to ripen😳🤪
I mulched my celery and leeks with pine shavings. I have a lot that I actually would like to incorporate into my raised😅 beds because I was cursed with salty soil and I’m still trying to rebuild. Any suggestions for nitrogen to break it down with? I live near the Canadian border, so it gets very cold here.
We plant peas and beans in different areas each season and lay the stalks back in the ground. We have done no dig for a couple of years now which seems to work for us. Onion sets are going in later, oh and some winter cabbage. Love cabbage.
Hi Brian, is it o.k. to walk in raised beds? I always thought that would compact the soil. Also using cardboard (except in the case of sheet mulching) really brings out the sow bugs and slugs here in Indiana. Ewwwwww. Thanks, :J
I noticed that you didn't mention anything with regard to what you do with your irrigation for the colder zones. How far would you go ensuring that they are clear of water so the tube don't split during the dips below zero (I'm in zone 3).
Ha ! People don't understand why their ground appears to sink or disappear ? Its the digestion of the soil material by the vegetables and herbs in their growth of plant and fruitings that are the new living soil – that we consume. The very reason to constantly and consistently put in new to-be compost soil, and new mineral and organic matter soil into your grow beds.
Inorganic and organic (carbon rich) composting garden soil components are transmuted into organic vegetables with their chlorophyll, plant proteins, starches, sugars, organic carbon chain amino acid vitamins … and inorganic minerals.
Post-harvest Autumn-Fall composting and fertilizing, Fall-Winter-early Spring rains and snow irrigate and fertilize the nutrients into the soil. Never fertilize in mid-Spring planting season – unless you want BIG plant growth with minimized fruitings. Fertilize in pre-frost days of Fall – plant in Spring – Harvest in the hot dog days of Autumn.