Pros & Cons of Fall vs. Spring Garden Cleanup! 🍂✂️🤎 // Garden Answer 

Sweet Laura! You are such a trooper! I can hear in your voice that you are not at “full speed”, but you push through anyway. God bless you and your family for all you give to us fellow gardeners.

As a master gardener, I want you to know that I so appreciate your very informative and honest information on garden clean up and on all gardening subjects. . Sometimes there isn't just one answer or option in gardening. You, taking the time to share your knowledge with us is why we are watching your channel. We are all pleased that you are feeling better. Take care. ♥

For me cleaning up in the Fall is so satisfying…. Then In the Spring I can enjoy watching everything “wake up” and go into planting mode! I hope you all are feeling better!

You are amazing! I’m sure you get tired of sharing the same tips and tricks over the years. However, I have found that watching you every day keeps me on track for what I should be doing right now! I am a new gardener and over the last two years you have helped me more than you will ever know!!! Thank you for being here and for what you do!!!!❤

Last year I cleaned everything in fall...it made spring so much easier...and enjoyable. I didn't need to start my gardening season with chores...I could do the fun part of planning and planting.

As I’m getting older, my approach is just do what I can physically do in the fall and rest in the spring. I also will be trying to replace plants with things that don’t require as much care.

I may have missed this, but one of the pros of leaving your native perennials uncut through the winter season is that it can help support birds who will enjoy the seeds. Hope you are feeling better - love, love your channel!

You’re right Laura, watching Aaron pick up leaves was satisfying, and funnily enough reminded me of a Zamboni cleaning ice off a skating rink. I’m in Canada zone 3/4 and I tend to leave almost all of my plant cleanup until spring - it provides winter interest and helps to provide protection from the winter cold. Speaking of cold, no offence but you seem to be still sick Laura. I hope you’re able to rest and recover over the weekend.

This video, Laura, was one of your best in that you truly gave both sides of the annual dilemma of when and how to clean a garden to prevent insect & fungal infestation which can devastate a garden. Having had to deal with this same issues for many years, it was actually my husband who observed the gardens always seemed to do better when we cleaned up in the fall. While a massive undertaking on weekends starting right after Labor Day all the way to the first weekend in December, it was well worth it. We stopped fungal infections infiltrating garden soil and reduced by at least half the aphid population that adored my kale. While we were Zone 6b, and could get deep snow and terrible sou'westers that would flood the yard and then freeze, our gardens always came back well despite taking away garden debris. OK, some years better than others, but when you purposefully plant perennials and only plant annuals to enhance and fill in spots to add interest and color, it also helps in the fall clean up routine. So pleased with how you balanced your comments with encouraging new gardeners to not be overwhelmed with so much information. Sometimes it takes time and experience to get to the best balance for the gardens and your lifestyle to hit your stride. ❤🍁🍂🌾

I hate being outside when it's cold, so I let the weather decide for me. Warm fall weather = neat and tidy gardens. Cold fall weather = forget it, I'm waiting until spring 😂

I'd sure love to hear advice about aging and the garden. I find as I get older it's just more and more of a chore, and very taxing on the body. I love it, but it's tougher every year. Might be a great discussion with mom! I'm super impressed at how she's still at it in her garden. ❤

Words can't express how helpful your videos have been for me! I knew absolutely nothing about gardening when I started a few years ago, and your step-by-step instructions have been invaluable! Now, because of your videos, I have a gorgeous, thriving garden on my half acre property that makes our family (and neighbors!) so happy! Thank you for always remembering us beginners!

I have no problem with fall cleanup. I don’t feel like I’m removing beneficial insects because I’m just relocating them to the woods on my property.

Another con to waiting till spring for major cleanup is that lots of debris gives rodents places to nest and multiply. I much prefer doing a major cleanup in the fall so that come spring I can enjoy watching the garden come to life in fairly tidy flower beds. It’s so nice to have beds that need very little prep for spring planting too. The bees and beneficials don’t mind at all and are very happy to visit all the early blooming flowers we provide for them.

Good morning, everyone. My approach to fall cleaning always has been " If I have time in the fall, I'll clean up. If not, I'll do it in the spring. " I never want gardening to be a chore for me.

Oh Laura thank you for addressing the challenges leaving leaves can make. I am a veteran gardener and live in a local with tons of leaves. After a number of years of planting and leaving leaves (hah!) per the experts, I had more pests (spider mites, white fly and thrips) AND I lost a ton of ground cover because the wet leave smothered the plants. I made a switch and proceeded to clean up debris in fall. Here's the catch...my husband, who never gardened a day in his life, retired and now gets homeowner bulletins and what do you think they say? Don't clean up your leaves! I have tried to explain my rationale. I have tried to point to my decade old experiment. but since I am not an 'expert' I was losing the battle. Hence, your video which he will be treated to as soon as he wakes up, (probably with a nice breakfast of french toast to grease the wheels) may save the day. Thank you!

I appreciate your “do what works best for you” approach. Too many times I see experienced gardeners making “you must” statements to new gardeners when there are many “best answers.” I was told last week by a master gardener we can’t grow Lantana as a perennial in our area, when I’ve been growing them for 8 years. Lol. Same bushes, no replanting. 😊

So satisfying watching Aaron mow those leaves! Laura, thanks for the discussion on fall vs spring clean up. I love that you have such respect for the individual gardener and what works best for them.

I heard a suggestion that if you want to cut things back but still have a place for beneficial insects to winter over, you can cut back stems but then leave them on the ground. That way the little bees can still tunnel into the stems to make their winter home but the sticks are less visible in the garden if you don’t want to see them! Everyone wins.

One benefit is that leaving until Spring you allow plants to disintegrate at least in part and enrich your soil. A lot of it disappears over Winter at least it does up here in Canada.

I’m zone 3, so clean up in the spring tends to work best for me. Leaving the plant canopies to catch more snow and provide extra protection is top priority.

OK, watching Aaron at the end of this video mowing leaves was more than satisfying, that was darn therapeutic.

Is anyone else starting to look for Christmas lights, I know I am 😊 Can’t wait too see what Aaron/Paul + Bethany will do this year.

I’m sure someone mentioned this, but leaving your plants alone provides shelter and food for our feathered friends. Love you guys!

Aaron's having a good time, probably whistling Dixie in his mind. Always enjoy your show. We are in southern coastal BC, Canada and it is amazing how your weather and ours are very much the same which enables us to follow your lead. It is a beautiful and warm 11celcius, had a huge windstorm with rain last night, cloudy but bright today though, soggy.

I think your thrips issue was due to your milder spring that you had. Seeing normally you heat up faster which eliminates the thrips. That's how they get rid of them in greenhouses they increase the heat and they die.

Fall clean up is so satisfying! Love watching Aaron vacuum the grass!😂

Good morning Laura and everyone. I hope you guys are all feeling better. Here in southern Quebec Canada zone 4b-5, I cut down all my gardens around mid to late October. We usually get lots of snow which acts as insulation for the plants. The other point is that it reduces the rodent population you may have in your gardens. Without coverage, especially that provided by grasses and other large perennials, they will look further away for places to winter. With anywhere up to 4’-5’ of snow on the ground, the plants aren’t giving much winter interest anyway. We get that from trees, shrubs, and garden ornaments.

Years back, you cut back grasses and put in an urn with cut hydrangea blooms, stunning. My fav project ever! This reminds me to cut mine back.

Christmas Reminder….. Laura don’t forget, it takes 4 garlands to do your bedroom balcony display. I’m watching your Christmas lights video and you said ‘I hope I remember’ I’m sure you will member x

Hope you and the Fam are feeling better! I always enjoy seeing you in the cleanup mode. It inspires and energizes me to getter done! Kuddos to Aaron on the leaf sweep too!

I'm in Canada and I have to say that I leave any unnecessary clean up until spring. In the fall I'm just busy fitting all the necessary tasks (e.g. digging up dahlias; cleaning out hanging baskets; moving containers to overwinter them; storing away terracotta, tools, etc.; planting bulbs; collaring roses; labelling perennials; getting out all the winter stuff like salt & shovels & sidewalk scraper) into the days when it's nice enough to work outside. I take pleasure in walking around the garden in the spring checking on everything and cleaning up whatever winter hasn't taken care of. Besides, a windy zero feels a bit chilly in November but downright balmy in March.

Girl, It sounds like you are still fighting infection. Make sure you rest and drink plenty of fluids! We love you and want to see you all well. I tend to go for the integrated approach to cleaning. It consists of what I have time for and what I think is important to leave up in the garden for the winter. The gold finches swarm the dead Hyssop stalks for seeds, so those I do not cut those. I have decided to clean up the fall starting henbit, dead nettle and ground ivy, but not everywhere. Technically a weed, I still leave some patches because they tend to be the first flowers for when the bees wake up. Actually they are really pretty in mass too, until the wear out at in late spring. The summer I was ill and not keeping up with my garden beds was when I had the most incredible mass influx of butterflys, bees and other pollinators. As much as I love a tidy space, some wildness is good here and there! I love your approach, your kind and easy going attitude to all types of gardens and gardeners. Now, go to bed and rest!

Love watching you each morning while having coffee. When you dont come on I question what day it is as my schedule works around you guys. HA! Even my trash days! So glad you are feeling better!

That is a great mower that Aaron is driving. Picks up all the leaves so clean-cut

I’m in the spring clean up camp! I notice that giving beneficial insects a home over the winter in the debris actually makes my garden more balanced. The good bugs control the bad bugs the next season 🎉

I am in zone 4 and have done cleanup both Spring and Fall. I do the hostas and peonies and any annuals but leave the leaves on the beds until spring lately. I too have read what you should and shouldn't do and your approach Laura is exactly what I wish many other posters would do about so many gardening subjects. You explain what you do and give reasons-no hard fast rules that have to be followed. I always feel good after watching your videos instead of feeling confused, stupid, disgusted or angry.

This is such and important topic, thank you for sharing your thoughts and I can relate to your pros and cons. Over the past few years I’ve paid more attention to the rapid decline of our native insects and birds and what it means to us humans. I am holding myself responsible to be a good steward. I used to have pest and disease issues with only occasional now. I’m planting more native plants with far less lawn. I leave the leaves to fertilize and act as cover as they are intended and leave perennial cleanup until spring. It’s taken a few years, but the results are incredible. I rarely have a pest issue. I never spray. The birdsong and nesting birds has increased at an amazing rate and our fireflies have returned. We have more butterflies, bees, native wasps, dragonfly, frogs, etc. and it makes me so happy. Our biggest issue now is deer (my 1 acre property is in the city limits) and a few annoying invasive plants.

It is a tough call and sometimes I go back and forth. I do fall sometimes and spring sometimes. Fall cleanup feels a little sad...end of the season, saying goodnight and goodbye. Spring is full of energy, excitement, and hope. But as she said, spring is also a time of shopping and planting, fertilizing, and replacing things that didn't survive. I have time for either, but I have SO many leaves that fall on my lawn and beds, that really fall is the best time for me. Removing and cleaning up that many leaves in spring just deflates my spirit.

Hope you’re feeling better. Aaron is having too much fun!

I'm a Fall girl myself. And watching this video knowing you were so sick not too soon after was making me kind of sad! I hope by the time we're all watching it you're feeling better! Love all you guys do!

Aaron u r having way too much fun mowing up the leaves. A big kid at heart. ❤

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate the red geraniums in the Hartley?

My primary reason for Fall is different: We use plant material to enrich our soil. One, we empty out the compost bins into our various beds and re-fill with the plants just cut out so that we have compost for spring. Two, we chop up plants in the leaf chopper or just manually and drop it over various beds or into bottom of new raised garden beds. (And I am running an experiment where we chopped a bunch of petunia plants over a new bed along the side of our property to see if they would seed there). THANK YOU, Laura. You and Aaron are gems.

For me getting my garden ready for a L O N G winters nap is soul satisfying. Getting everything tucked in nice and tight so it can be ready to go in the Spring. Waking up and saying Ahhhhhh I’m ready to produce for another year. When I see the first hush of green on the trees, and the first Robins of spring I’m ready to go too!

You were correct…Arron’s leaf clean up was so satisfying. 😊

You are going to love this! Because I watch your videos all the time, some of your terminology regularly creeps into my conversations with my husband about Gardening. When discussing pruning hydrangeas, I told him I like to leave that pruning until spring so that we have winter interest. So recently, when discussing cleaning out some of my planters which he does for me , he very slyly says, (with a twinkle in his his eye) “oh no I think we should leave them for winter interest!” I’m talking about pots with sad , dead annuals in them! We do have our fun!😂

God bless you for soldiering on when you are under the weather. You can totally hear it in your voice. I just want you to go inside and take a nap!

I don’t have enough experience or enough garden yet for cleanup to be a huge process. I love Laura’s philosophy that gardening should be an enjoyable experience, so cleanup whenever it’s best for your lifestyle and try your best to understand the impact. I’ll keep this in mind!

Laura and Aaron, you are my answer to relaxation watching you work (I'm getting old and I do have a friend gardener to help me).

Watching Aaron clean the leaves is like watching those RU-vid videos of guys who clean up peoples yards for free.... idk WHY that is so satisfying... but it is! :). Good job! I need to get out in the garden and do clean up.... NOW! Thanks for the info!

Been praying for you and your family and that you all are on the mend ♥️

I tend to clean up all winter depending on the weather.Living on the Oregon coast, we get lots of rain, but also some beautiful,' sunny days in the winter. It was fun to watch the leaves cleaned up!

Zone 5… I clean up in the fall! That way I have energy and time in the spring for planning and planting! Get better Laura ! I can hear your voice not being totally yourself yet🙏💕🌸🌺

Great info Laura! I didn't realize that slugs etc would overwinter in hosta's and I've never cut them back in the fall. Now I'll be cutting them back! I don't have a lot to do in my brand-new tiny garden in our new build. But this is all excellent info to refer to! (I wanted to yell 'weeeeee' as Aaron circled all the trees, lol)

It was just as satisfying watching you clean out the perrenial geraniums as it was watching Aaron vacuum up the leaves! Zone 9b here. No snow and no real fall cleanup either.

I can hear sickness in you’re voice. You’re to good to us. Take the time you need! Wishing you and your family a speedy recovery! ❤️‍🩹

It’s a very important conversation and I hear you talking about spraying a lot. With a balanced garden of all kinds of insects and birds and frogs there should not be a need for any kind of spraying. This world existed long before we were here and who are we to be spraying and negatively affecting the wildlife and poisoning a meal. Doug Tallamy is a wonderful speaker and entomologist we should all learn from. The BBC’s podcasts titled “Growing Greener” also does a great job on promoting recycling, composting, no peat use, leaving perennials up through Spring so that bees and pollinators can nest and lay eggs in the stems. When I listen to English podcasts I always feel they are addressing and problem solving issues sooner than we are, and we have a lot to be learn. There is also a lot of good that comes from chopping your plants down and leaving the debris on the ground. Good advice from Roy Diblik, another gardening advocate to follow. I do enjoy gardening so much that it’s part of my daily being- it’s my stress reliever, it provides exercise and something I look forward to after work daily. But I also want and strive to do things in the correct way, not just what suits me, so if the movement of cutting down perennials is better for the environment to do in the Spring then that is my choice. This is a good conversation and hopefully everyone will research and learn more about to be more ecologically sound so that we can make a difference in encouraging more insects which are after all the REAL bird food.

I do all my clean up and mulching in November and December- southern England- as l have boarders full of February flowering crocus.

LOVE HOW THAT TRACTOR PIVOTS AROUND! WHEEE!

We just got 19 inches of wet, heavy, snow. My Hydrangeas were so weighed down, I took a break from shoveling yesterday to cut back all the spent flower heads. I am so glad I have one that blooms on new wood, the moose like to chew on it too. It looks so much better now! Anchorage, Alaska, zone 4A

I'm in zone 4 Wyoming we get feet of snow most years, so winter interest is not a factor. I do a complete fall cleanup. I start by removing any plants with powdery mildew or insects, also hostas and daylily foliage. I cut everything else down, throw it on the lawn and mow it up -including fallen leaves. Then I spread the mowed clippings over my flower beds. By spring most of it has decomposed into the soil. Spring is my busiest season so this method has worked best for me. It adds a layer if protection and it feeds the soil.

Most of my fall efforts go into "leaf sweeping" and then mulching the leaves to apply to the garden beds. Whole leaves can be anaerobic according to the literature, whereas mulching the leaves allows moisture and air to penetrate. I want to use the leaves as a natural mulch and fertilizer. I find them very attractive mulched up and they don't blow around. They break down and make soil and help to fertilize the beds along with acting as an incredible weed suppressor. This past year, I didn't till my vegetable garden, nor did I pull plants, but only cut them back at soil height and then piled mulched leaves at least 6" deep. I could not believe the fact that I didn't have to weed the entire season...and we had lots of rain in the northeast. When I went to plant, I was shocked at how moist the soil was, and that was at the beginning of the season when people were worried that we were having another drought. I take a hybrid approach to removing stalks, etc., I find that the winter interest makes it worth leaving. Also, in the spring, I can usually take the metal rake and hoe the beds out quickly, where in the fall, I would have to cut things back--a much more tedious process with a lot more debris to haul. I will say that sometimes I need to help beds along in the spring by going in and stomping down the stalks to break them, but that's okay. What is removed from the beds remains on the property. Many years ago, I planted an evergreen screen at the back corners of the yard. Behind those is where I dump the garden debris. I love how the trees hide the mess, make compost and provides a habitat for the little creatures.

Wow! I’m amazed with how hard you work, even when you’re sick! Also, Aaron raking the leaves is so satisfying. It made me think of the nice crisp lines you get when vacuuming rugs/carpet. Hope the fam is on the mend and Aaron didn’t catch the same cold bug as well.

Sad to see all the beauties wither away but so satisfying to put your beds to sleep for the winter. I see that huge pile of yard waste and think about all the compost that it could make!

I also take the hybrid approach to garden cleanup. We tidy up our front beds so that we can decorate for the holidays and so the property looks nice for our neighbors to see. We clear our veg beds so that I can top it with fresh chopped leaves & compost to sit over the winter and so that I have a fresh start in early spring to start cool weather crops. However, we leave the flower & shrub beds in our back yard for spring cleanup. This is a time consideration for us but also I think it is important to allow the pollinators that are still nesting to get their slow start into spring. I have noticed many more bees, dragonflies, butterflies and even beautiful birds in our back yard since leaving the cleanup until late April or early May. No one way suits everyone, so just make it enjoyable.

Thanks for the video, I moved to area with completely different growing season and conditions than what I was use to having, so I am learning basics all over again. Your thoughts about keeping an open mind and trying to keep a harmonious balance is so helpful. Thanks Laura, you're the best!

Thank you, Laura! So glad you are feeling better... Besides being a passionate gardener, I am also a bird need! So, I do leave all of our plants for the birds to enjoy the seeds. My husband is the one who says enough is enough. When he notices that the birds have cleaned up a plant, he says it is time for that one to go... so it is a gradual process in our garden. 😊

New Gardner in Ohio: I have enjoyed a sit down and talked about what is needed now. I hope we can do it again with other concerns from your GA group.

Love the cats chasing each other. The area with the geraniums looked so much better after you cleared them out. Very helpful video.

Thoughts mowed leave would be so good for your soil as a mulch. Don’t forget the seed heads are very good food for the birds.

Aaron looked like he was having so much fun. Like you, I do a hybrid cleanup in the fall. I get rid of any annuals and cut back my hostas and peonies. I also do a light prune on any long canes on my roses which might be vulnerable to wind and ice damage. I like to leave my hydrangeas and cone flowers for winter interest.

I love it when you talk about fabulous peony plants. I wish I could find varieties like rose Bloom from spring to winter. :)

I like cleaning in the fall. Sense everything looks sad in the fall, the clean up makes it look a little better till spring.

Hi Laura and Aaron! It was satisfying watching Aaron mowing up the leaves. Thank you so much for sharing!

I always clean up as much as possible in the fall. So I can just get busy planning and planting.

Excellent subject Laura! Thanks for covering all the points that I can think of -pros vs cons. Hope you guys are feeling alot better.😎

Hello Laura 👋 We’re in Alberta 🇨🇦 which is considered zone 4. In our neighbourhood the biggest challenge over winter is VOLE 🐭 damage!!! 😤 These small critters nest in the base of ornamental grasses, they damage roots, kill scrubs, trees and take out lawns!!! 😤 For this reason alone, we prefer fall cleanup. Once done, we patiently await the first snowfall. The day prior we spray Plant Skydd around the perimeter of our yard and on the cut ornamental grasses . It’s blood meal mixed with an oil base that you can spray on lawns, ornamental grasses, bark, tree trunks, etc. Spring is always a nail-biting time of year!!! The snow never melt fast enough. I’m always anxious to assess our lawn damage. I wish I could share pictures with you!!! This product is also recommended to deter bunnies and deer. They don’t like the smell. I’m sure your mom sells a similar product. 👍 Thanks always for sharing your vast knowledge of gardening and feel better real soon. 🫶🫶🫶

I have a different reason for completely cleaning up the garden this fall. We just got a puppy and he loves to eat leaves and sticks so cleaning up has allowed me to be sure he's not eating anything harmful and hopefully by spring he won't be so interested! It's also a lot easier to see him now that everything's cut back! Hope you're all feeling better!❤

It's a Hartley morning! 🙂

Been watching you for a very long time! Days not complete without starting my day with you. Love finding cute pics of your kids on Saturday . Do you ever find time to watch other you tubers? If so, who do you like?

Another benefit of fall cleanup is that, as you’re trimming back, you can spot opportunities for transplanting/respacing plants. This may not be as obvious in the spring, when it can be hard to remember which plant is where, how big they get, etc. Also, after trimming back in fall, any voids are more obvious, and then you can spend all winter planning which new seeds to start or plants to buy in the spring! I try to see fall as a hopeful time, almost the early launch of spring from a planning perspective. Here’s to Spring ‘24!

I hope you are feeling better now..in parts your voice sounds sinusy like you are congested and sore throat. What a trooper you are. Thanks for the video.

I'm so glad you're feeling a little better!!! I've been thinking about you and the family.

Good morning, Laura ☕️Glad you’re feeling better. You hit the nail on the head. It’s balance. For me, I have Oak trees and their leaves 🍁 are the last to fall and get stuck in all my plants and shrubs and it’s a huge pain even with a powerful blower so Fall cleanup it is for me! The beneficials can live next door 😂 Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈🐈

How wonderful your grass looks! Such a nice contrast. I too, take a relaxed approach to fall cleanup, and I leave so much more up, than I used to.

I love to see how you hand write some of your lists & recipes ~ it’s so nice to see people using good old-fashioned paper & pencil! ✏️📔

In Canada we too have a very mixed bag of weather. We most definitely have a southern and northern climate, and each one calls for a different method. I love how balanced you and Aaron always are! We need to do what works for us and not let “all the opinions” pressure us. Thanks for starting the conversation.

Loved how you showed both sides of the story. 😁 Here in the Netherlands I cleanup in the Spring. Both for the benificials and for the winter interest. I cut back Peonies en Hosta's though. If a plant flops unsightly or over a path I will cut it back. So also a hybrid approach. A little bit of both, but for me most of it in spring. And my, my how satisfying it is to cut everything back around that time! 😍

I'm thinking John Deere should be paying you guys for the excellent footage of how well this equipment works!!!! Aaron, your mowing skills are admirable!!!

This is what I like about you Laura. Some viewers want absolutes but sometimes you can't give them absolutes but you give pros and cons. There are too many variables. I'm zone 6 in NH. I like to have everything cleaned up and looking neat, certainly before planting bulbs. But it's mid November and the oaks are still dropping their leaves. So clean up is competing with the first freeze and snowfall. My Christmas decorations may be out soon, but my Pulmonaria and hardy Geraniums still look good. I have a metal roof to shed the snow that dumps on my perennial border so it has to be clean in the fall because I don't know how long it will take to melt in the spring. There are beds I don't worry about until spring so on my property its 50/50. Everything will be fine. We're gardeners and will carry on.

Thanks Laura, I love watching ALL of your videos, but as you have grown in landscape it doesn't always fit in with my little yard. I enjoy when you add in the helpful tips that are more relatable to the smaller gardens as well :)

So glad to know that 'hybrid approach' is an option - because that is us for sure 🥰. Greetings from Denmark!

Wow nice grass catcher 😮 no lifting and “heeving” up into a garbage can. Envious of all the trees 🌳 luv luv luv

Clean up in fall. It looks cleaner with our Christmas decorations out.

THANK YOU, I hate seeing the annual fall vs spring battles online. Yes, balance and what works best for each person is all that matters. I also take the hybrid approach, using mulched leaves for winter bed protection and compost. Leaving some debris in a pile in the back of my property for harboring beneficials!

🍂🍁🏠 I’m another big fall cleanup gal. Gives me time in the spring to grow seedlings & get my veggies garden going. Aaron on the lawnmower reminds me of Tim Allen saying,” oh, OH,Oh….” Over Aaron’s lawnmower. Or when Aaron says to you, “I need to look into that.” With a glimmer in his eye. 😅

So glad you are feeling better, out, and able to work in your garden God bless.

Laura, please take more time to relax over the weekend.

I 100% agree that you have to do what works for you and with your schedule. I leave most of my stuff up until spring. I've found that after a few years of doing this and never spraying anything, that the beneficials are starting to win. They seem to appear earlier in the spring, have become more plentiful, and I see fewer and fewer bad insects every year.