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6 Steps To Improve Your Garden Beds This Next Season

The gap between seasons is the perfect time to do maintenance, and I'm going to walk through the 6 key steps to turning over a bed well! These tips apply for any season change, but we're doing this at the end of September here on our urban farm. 1. YANK We're starting by yanking out pretty much all of the plants. Some plants can be overwintered, but it's going to be more efficient to take all of these out. I like to cut the plant's main stalk at or just below the soil level and leave it for a day or two to dry out. I prefer to leave the roots in the ground to rot. Many warm-season crops at this stage are not just dying but probably also diseased. That means we're not going to compost those plants. 2. WEED This is a great chance to pull as many weeds as you can! Your plants, irrigation, etc. aren't going to get in the way. Whatever doesn't get yanked can come back with a vengeance. 3. AERATE Soil will naturally compact over time, and this is especially true for in-ground beds that you're walking on or near. Aerating your soil will open up pathways for water to sink down instead of pooling or running off. 4. IRRIGATE This is usually a drier time of year, and we also pulled back on our irrigation lately. The soil is dry near the surface as well as deep down. I start running my irrigation system for a week before I start planting so the soil has life in it and won't soak up all of the moisture. 5. AMEND The next thing I like to do is to build up the soil health. You can use a slow-release granular fertilizer and/or add compost to your beds. These amendments will provide your next round of crops with the nutrients they need to thrive. Give your growing area another drink of water to get these nutrients down into the soil. 6. MULCH Mulch helps protect your soil and holds in all of your work. It's something you should do often, but this is an especially important time to add it. Mulch also helps build the long-term health of your soil. KEEP LEARNING →All the Seeds & Membership You Need: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... →Join a Gardening Class: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/garde... →Want More Gardening Tips? https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/blog/ →Sign up for one of our on-demand classes (go through it at your own speed): "Organic Gardening: Grow Your Own Food" and our famous "Seed Starting Academy" are available at https://organicgardening.teachable.co... GET STOCKED UP: →Vegetables: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... →Flowers: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... →Herbs: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... →Rare Seeds: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... →Tools & Merchandise: https://sandiegoseedcompany.com/produ... CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA →Instagram:   / sandiegoseedcompany   →Facebook:   / sandiegoseedcompany   #gardening