Fall Organic Garden Preparation
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By John Yazo
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Fall garden preparation is a very important part of organic gardening. Avoiding the wet soil conditions of spring, adding organic amendments to the soil, removal of debris and spent plants to reduce unwanted insect and plant born disease are all benefits in having a healthy and productive organic garden.
Cleaning the garden of spent plants and debris will help prevent unwanted insects from harboring over the winter in the garden. The removal of spent plants will also reduce the risk of any plant born diseases, if any to overwinter. This is a good time to start composting if you haven't been already. Plants from your garden along with leaves are excellent organic materials to add to or start a compost pile with.
Fall is a great time to test your garden soil to find out if you need to amend the soil to balance the ph level or improve the soil structure and is a great time to add lime or other mineral amendments. Organic soil amendments and fertilizers need time to benefit the soil. Applying them in the fall will give them the time needed to be broken down by the organisms in the soil and to replenish the soil for spring planting.
Another reason to prepare your garden in the fall is if the area is wet in the early spring when planting season starts and dry in the fall. Take advantage of the dry fall and get it ready so you can start your garden earlier is the spring. Working with soil that is to wet can ruin the structure of the soil. Growing seasons can be to short as it is. You will benefit from the fall preparation.
The more work you get done in your garden in the fall to be prepared for spring planting the better off you will be. You can start your earlier crops easier if the soil is prepared before winter.
When spring comes around there is a lot of activity going on between the vegetable garden, flower beds and the lawn.
Prepare as much as you can in the fall. You will be glad you did when the planting season starts in the spring.
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Author Bio Box: John Yazo
http://www.organicheirloomgardening.com
A Healthy And Environment Friendly Way To Grow Crops
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