Timestamps. Put your fall and winter beds to rest following these simple principles and you will have amazing soil that is ready to plant come spring. Ways to use compost, organic fertilizer, alfalfa pellets, wood ash, and grass clippings/mulch to prep garden beds.

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0:00 Overview
0:51 Compost is Best... If You Have It
1:37 Cut the Plants & Leave The Roots
2:41 General Principles of Fall Bed Prep
3:38 Do You Need Crop Rotation?
5:17 Granular Fertilizer, Alfalfa, Compost are Keys
7:43 Basic Use of Granular Fertilizer
8:14 Basic Use of Alfalfa Pellets
9:25 Basic Use of 'Limited' Compost
10:04 No Dig Method to Aerate Soil in Beds
12:13 Mulch Layer is Great Organic Matter for Worms
14:35 Just Don't Have to Spend a Lot of Money or Time
15:24 Setting Up a Raised Bed for Fall Slumber
16:35 No Compost... No Problem
18:30 Using Wood Ash Lightly for Potassium & Calcium
19:41 Raised Bed is Done (Example)
20:30 Using Wood Ash Example 2

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