There are quite a few tasks to do at the end of the summer garden season, and decisions to make about what to do with the remains. Pick up any fallen or rotting fruits and vegetables so as not to attract critters. It’s particularly important to remove dried-up fruit “mummies” so that the fungal spores don’t spread. Also remove dead or dying plants so as not to harbor pests and diseases. You can leave healthy fallen leaves in place to form a mulch and decompose naturally, or you can rake them up and add them to the compost pile with other disease-free plant material. Diseased material is best left at the curb for pickup. You may want to take notes on what did and did not do well in this season’s garden, for future reference.
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