At the end of the growing season it is tempting to leave the garden behind and gravitate to the warmth of indoors. If you choose to tackle some of these tasks now you’ll gain a head start for the next season, ready for freshness of spring.
Fall is one of the best times to take care of the landscape with fertilizing practices, adding in bulbs, sowing grass seed and more.
Floating row covers take a minimal amount of work to use, and they will have a fabulous effect on your food growing efforts.
Children love to play in the dirt. Working in a garden, a child can experience the satisfaction that comes from caring for something over time and watching it grow and change.