As the fall season ends and we put our gardens to bed for the winter, here are six end of season to-dos to ready for spring gardening.
- Seeds – collect, organize, and store.
- Clean and put away pots.
- Cut back herbaceous plants – watch for harboring wildlife.
- Rake and mow leaves – put into the beds – it makes great mulch.
- Sharpen and put away tools – Clean out the shed…how many of those tool did you actually use?
- Clean up potting bench – clean away the falling leaves and mess created by fall container planting.
- Careful during the fall clean up so this Praying Mantid egg case doesn’t end up in the compost
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Janet said
what luck to have an praying mantis egg sack!
gardening with confidence said
I know, right? When we did a photo shoot in September we used a visiting praying mantis in the shoot. I guess it was a she and she left a present. H.
Gail said
Helen, I don’t think I’ve seen a mantis case before~~But the mantis are here, so surely there’s a case some where! Thanks for the photo. gail
gardening with confidence said
Gail, I had never seen one before. In fact, I didn’t know what it was. Had @AboutInsects on Twitter id it for me. H.
Cool Garden Things said
Great tips! I’m always pleased when I come across a mantis egg case, makes me feel like I did something right in the garden!
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