As the days cool and winter draws near, I like to put my garden to rest. Of course, we grow some kale here and there and usually our garlic is planted in October, but I use December/January/February to really take a step back from gardening. As much as I love gardening, it’s nice to have a respite from it, though I typically use that time daydreaming and planning the next garden. We start the process of putting our garden to rest by removing any diseased or mildewed plants. We take extra precautions by burning any diseased material. We’ll pull up any dead plant material (like tomatoes or cucumber vines) after the first killing frost but a lot of our flowers, we’ll leave up until spring instead of pulling them or deadheading them. Just to provide a little extra protection during…

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