| If you're like most people it isn't the
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| | put next year's vegetables. Take a pad
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| thought of winterizing your garden that
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| | with you out to the garden and make a
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| gets you, it's figuring out where to
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| | sketch of where you want to put all your
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| start. There's just so much to do that
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| | lovely vegetable plants in the spring.
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| it can sometimes be hard to know where to
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| | Doing this helps you make the most use of
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| begin!
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| | your garden area. No space goes unused
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| Well, relax. The harvest is in and
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| | if you take the time to plan-which means
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| putting your garden to bed, so to speak,
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| | more delicious vegetables for you next
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| is one of the more fun parts of
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| | summer and fall!
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| gardening. You have a nice full cellar
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| | You'll also want to be sure you've taken
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| and pantry. The hard work is done, and
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| | proper care to winterize your garden
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| you can relish the idea of preparing for
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| | equipment and tools. Drain the gas from
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| next year's garden.
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| | your lawnmower's tank, weed eater and
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| Which is the perfect place to start
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| | other garden equipment. You may also
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| winterizing your garden. One of the
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| | want to put the battery from the
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| first things you should do is clean all
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| | lawnmower and any other garden equipment
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| the debris from your garden. Get rid of
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| | into storage where it will remain at a
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| dead foliage, leaves, roots, stakes and
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| | steady, above-freezing temperature. This
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| row markers. The debris you clean from
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| | will help lengthen the life of the
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| your garden can be added to your compost
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| | battery, which is good, because there's
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| heap which will be a big help come
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| | nothing worse than getting ready or
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| spring. You want to be sure, though, not
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| | needing to mow only to find your
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| to add any diseased debris or pest
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| | lawnmower battery is dead.
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| infected dead leaves or stalks in your
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| | Take the time to put your tools and
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| compost pile. You don't want to
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| | gardening utensils away for their long
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| accidentally spread a disease from this
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| | winter's nap too. Make sure they're
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| year's garden to next year's.
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| | stored where mice can't nibble on the
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| And now that you're in cleaning mode, get
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| | handles (they like all kinds of wood, you
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| out the rake and attack those fallen
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| | know). Also make sure they're all
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| leaves scattered across your lawn. Why
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| | cleaned before you store them away. And
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| is it so important to remove leaves from
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| | yes, please throw away any tools that are
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| your lawn? Because the grass underneath
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| | worn out and replace them or
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| the leaves still needs all light it can
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| | startdropping hints to your family and
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| get. Raking leaves from your lawn also
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| | friends about tools and equipment you
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| lets adequate air and moisture get to
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| | need for gardening. This not only gives
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| living plants in your yard. After all,
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| | your family ideas for holiday gifts, it
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| you don't want any of your lovely grass
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| | ensures that you won't be all excited and
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| and plants to suffocate!
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| | ready to start next year's gardening only
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| Winterizing your garden also means
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| | to have tools breaking on you left and
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| mulching. You want to spread a light
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| | right, leaving you frustrated and having
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| layer of mulch, just a few inches of it,
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| | to make extra trips to the local home
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| around your trees and shrubs. This helps
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| | improvement store.
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| keep the underground temperature more
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| | Now that your garden tools are ready for
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| stable throughout the winter, as well as
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| | winter, the next step in winterizing your
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| offers much-needed protection to roots
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| | garden is to hit the local bookstores (or
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| underneath the surface. Careful, though,
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| | favorite online gardening site!). Yes,
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| too much mulch will become a home for
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| | you read that correctly. Once the work
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| rodents, which is the last thing you
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| | of winterizing your garden's behind you,
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| want. Mice just love to chew on bark, so
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| | it's time to curl up on the sofa in front
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| don't give them a place to hide while
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| | of the fire with a lovely stack of
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| they munch away.
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| | gardening books beside you. Because the
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| When winterizing your garden, you will
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| | only thing that comes close to bringing
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| also want to take the time to plan next
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| | you the same enjoyment that being in your
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| year's vegetable garden. After ridding
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| | garden does is being engrossed in a great
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| your vegetable garden plot of debris, old
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| | book about gardening!
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| leaves and roots, plan where you want to
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