It’s time to get your garden ready for winter! But make sure to avoid this common fall garden mistake which can harm your soil health…

The fall garden cleanup is upon us, and if you’re getting your garden ready for winter, you’re probably busy with lots of tasks like weeding, mulching, and planting cover crops. But while you’re at it, you may be making a few costly mistakes that could harm the health of your soil. For example, the video below describes a common mistake that many gardeners make when putting their garden to bed for winter.

While there are lots of helpful things you can do for your garden this time of year which can protect the soil from compaction and erosion, reduce weeds, and enrich soil health, there’s also one big thing that you definitely don’t want to do to your garden in the fall…

Watch now to find out what it is – and what you should do instead: