One of the most important chores we perform every year in the garden actually has little to do with physical labor – but everything to do with making it more successful next year. Each season, in mid-September, we take a little time to perform a garden review – walking through and jotting down the facts and thoughts of what worked well – what didn’t – and what we want to do next year. Fall is a great time for a garden review because it’s all still fresh in your mind. You can see and make notes of what pests attacked what and when – what you planted too much or too little of – and which varieties performed well – and which didn’t quite live up to your expectations. It’s important to get the info down on paper now so you can avoid making the same mistakes when you plan and plant next season’s garden. Trust me when I say waiting until Spring and attempting to remember what you did or did not do in last year’s garden is a big mistake – Old Man Winter and Father Time can fog even the best memory quickly! It’s amazing to look back at our notes over the years and [...]