Frost bitten pepper plants |
Normally by now we have already done the big garden clean up and
prepped everything for winter. But until
a week ago our garden was still going strong and the leaves were still on the
trees. Now the leaves are falling to the
ground and a couple good frosty mornings have finished off the garden for the
year.
The chickies were so helpful in getting the tomato plants pulled. |
In anticipation of the coming frost we had already come out and
picked all the green tomatoes as well as any peppers that were ready. Then it was time to get busy and put the
garden beds to rest for the winter.
After removing the spent plants and tomato cages we raked up a
nice pile of leaves to mulch the beds with.
The yard debris we used in the fire pot to help us stay warm while
we worked.
The chickens were really happy to get some yard time with us. While they roamed I raked out the pen area
and fresh bedding went into the nests too while the old stuff went under the
roost to collect droppings.
Over the next few weeks we'll continue to tackle the leaves as they fall from
the trees and get them loaded into the trash bin each week for pickup. Hopefully before the snow comes.
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