How To Prepare Your Raised Bed For The Next Gardening Season

This tutorial teaches you how to prepare your raised bed for the next gardening season. There are important steps to take to be ...

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Key insights about video How To Prepare Your Raised Bed For The Next Gardening Season

🌱 You don't need to blow out the drip system for the winter, just roll it up and package it nicely.

🌱 Remove all weeds and remaining tomatoes or fruit to prevent seeding and suckers in the spring.

🌱 Hand tilling is effective in light and fluffy soil.

🌱 Add three to six inches of cow manure and till it in for better soil quality.

🌱 Recap: roll up drip tape, weed, remove tomatoes and weeds, hand till, add manure, hand till again.

Timestamped Summary

00:20 Customers have asked, what do I do with my drip system? Do I need to blow it up with air?

00:28 Roll up the drip system and package it up at the top to prepare it for the next year. No need to blow it out.

00:36 Make sure all the water is off and disconnect any timers or fertilizer injectors.

00:52 Pick all the weeds and remove any remaining tomatoes or fruit to prevent seeding and growth in the Spring.

01:13 Pull back the drip tape and hand till the soil.

01:23 Add three to six inches of cow manure over the top and till it in.

01:32 Recap: roll up the drip tape, weed the garden, hand till the soil, add manure, and hand till again.

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Q&A

What should I do with my drip system in preparation for next season?

Roll it up and package it up, making sure all the water is off and removing any timers or attachments. Pull off the fertilizer injector and timer to avoid freezing and breaking in cold weather.

How should I prepare my raised bed garden for next season?

Start by picking all the weeds and removing any remaining tomatoes or fruit. Pull back the drip tape and hand till the soil. Add a layer of cow manure (3 to 6 inches) and till it in again.

Do I need to blow out my drip system with air?

No, simply rolling it up and ensuring all the water is off is sufficient preparation.

Why should I remove all the weeds and tomatoes from my garden before the next season?

Removing weeds prevents them from seeding and causing unwanted growth in the spring. Removing tomatoes prevents them from producing suckers or volunteers in the spring.

Can I use a tiller to prepare my raised bed garden?

Hand tilling is recommended for raised bed gardens, especially if the soil is light and fluffy. A tiller may be difficult to maneuver in the limited space of a raised bed.