With the arrival of colder weather, gardeners should spend some time tidying up their garden spaces in the off-season.
Most annual and tropical plants should be pulled up. Vegetable plants such as tomatoes and peppers can be removed, roots and all. When removing plants, try to leave as much soil as possible. If gardeners didn’t experience pest or disease problems, this material can be added to a compost pile. Nice, rich compost will be a great addition to your garden next spring. However, if pest or disease issues occurred, those plants should be thrown away. They are not good candidates for the compost pile because that gives the pests a place to overwinter and become a problem next year.
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