Fall has arrived and gardening inspiration is in the air. As I stand in my now decaying garden, I feel surrounded by all the possibilities of what kind of garden I will create for next spring! Maybe I will grow a small garden for herbs alone, I would love to focus more on heirloom seeds and grow vegetables I haven't tried before, maybe I will devote a whole section to just tomatoes or maybe I could build one of those old English countryside rock walls! Who knows, but I am super excited planning for it.
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| Nothing like tomatoes. |
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| Beautiful heirloom vegetables, my new passion! |
But first thing is first. In order to be able to grow a successful garden in the spring, you must do a lot of fall prep for it. Some people consider these chores but I love doing it. The first thing I needed to do was to empty and take inside any container pots I have. So after arguing with the hub-unit about how the pots are NOT going to ruin the ambiance of the garage, a.k.a. the man cave, a male concept I will never understand, we moved them inside to prevent them freezing and thawing and thus cracking.
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| Getting the pots emptied. |
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The potted soil is full of great nitrates for the garden so I try to strategically dump it and move it around and mix it with the fallen leaves so that it preps my garden soil so its rich and organic for next year. My dog also likes to help me!
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| I bet you don't look this good gardening ;) |
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| White dog plus dirt equals bath. |
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The next thing is to take in any last vegetables that you are still able to harvest. I was surprised at how much I was able to harvest in November in Nova Scotia! Onions, kale, tons of parsley, beets and mint. I am actually thinking the kale might last through the winter, which would be great!
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| Harvesting in November! |
The last thing I need to do are remove any structures. In my garden I put up bamboo trellis for the beans and these need to be taken in or they will rot.
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| Takin her down. |
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| OK this was a little bit tedious. |
How easy was that! The garden is now ready for next year! Although I am sad my gardening season is over, I will have all winter to dream, plan and sketch my ideas about how the garden will unfold next year. One of the greatest joys about gardening is the possibilities are endless, no two years will be the same in a garden and therefore I never get bored. Thanks to everyone who read my blog, commented and shared it. It was amazeballs to write it and ever more amazeballs that people actually read it! I look forward to the spring season 2013!
