Prepping

[Ketchup]

Do any of you prep/till your gardens in the fall, instead of doing it all in the spring? Noticed my neighbor down the road tilled his under last month. I have my chicken coop on top of mine for the winter to add that fertilizer. Just curious. 

[jdmidwest]

Tilling old stuff over in fall lets it compost over winter.  Planting a green cover crop in late fall then turning it over helps too.

 

[Terrierman]

When I was more or less serious about gardening, I liked to have it plowed deep in the fall to get everything turned over.  Tilled early and then again when time to plant.

[Dutch]

When I had a big garden, I tilled it in the fall when everything was done one.  Then I would do it again in the late winter after the ground thawed.

[Ketchup]

Thanks guys. Next fall i will be doing this. 

[MOPanfisher]

If I had chicken manure or a lot of compost on it I would fall till it under.  If I had a green cover crop would always wait till spring.  I liked to have something green and growing all winter when possible.

[Dutch]

I used to put compost on my garden with my Newer spreader.  But now just on the yard.

[oneshot 1]

I try to take into consideration it takes lime six months to do anything. 

My Garden is tilled but going to put a bunch of Peat Moss and Vermiculite on it and work it in. Plus going to get a bunch of worms.

Oh I have a Soil Test run every couple years. 

I have couple things I have to watch.  Wood Ash and Chicken House cleanings. 

oneshot