Overwintering Garden Beds. Zone 3 rural Alberta north of Calgary Chinook country. If youre also a perennial flower gardener like me there are different recommendations for fall clean up in those gardens.
The winter winds are harsh so dont leave your garden soil exposed to the elements. Certain crops such as broccoli cabbage claytonia kale and spinach can easily survive through the winter without any protection. They ride out the cold weather there and emerge in spring to do their good work.
If youre also a perennial flower gardener like me there are different recommendations for fall clean up in those gardens.
I marked some spots where I found them and will see how they do till early summer. If you are not planning on growing winter cover crops then cover the soil over with garden membrane to protect from heavy rain or snow. Enrich the bed by digging in some well-rotted manure or garden compost. Fall is the time of year when gardeners are cleaning up plant debris from their gardens.
