leave the autumn garden alone

There is a lot of information there. on this site-listing garden tasks to complete in a particular month, Or before certain seasons. And while there’s always work you can do now to make life easier in the future, some gardening experts say less is more when it comes to pre-winter cleanup. as follows.

A case for taking a non-intrusive approach to autumn gardening

because Doing minimal fall gardening work is similar to the one in the back No Mo MayWhen Starting an “Apiary”: Looking for local birds and pollinators. First, this is because the seed heads of some perennials become food for birds during the winter.

And, as a whole, the piles of matter and leaves in the garden are home to several species of bees, butterflies, Erin Buchholz, Integrated Pest Management Specialist at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, said: Star Tribune interviewAdditionally, some pollinators lay their eggs in hollow stems found in unmaintained gardens.

Finally, the decomposed leaves act as an insulating natural mulch (which happens to be free) to help protect plants from the cold.

Gardening tasks to do this fall

Even if you decide to get into this low-maintenance type of fall gardening, there are still some things you need to do before winter. According to Buchholz. they are:

• Pull/remove diseased annuals and perennials
• Plucking vegetables after they are in season (some varieties are prone to disease)
• Rake or blow leaves from other parts of the garden and put them in the garden bed. Then use a hose to completely submerge the leaves. (This will keep them from blowing over and will help rehydrate the soil and everything underneath it before winter.)