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Cover crops can be used to protect the topsoil in your garden beds from erosion and the bitter cold.
When you add organic matter to your garden beds, it restores the nutrients within the soil.
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And you don’t have to buy mulch at the store either!
If it has, you better add more soil where that problem is.
Secondly, ensure that the corners of your raised garden bed are solid and not flimsy.
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If you do have one, it’s really important to cut it off before winter comes.
Failing to winterize your system could potentially result in costly damages to your system.
Putting your garden to bed, University of Minnesota Extension.
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Putting the garden to bed, University of New Hampshire Extension.
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Living soil, healthy garden, The University of Minnesota Extension.
