The cool weather has rolled in, and your plants are dead or well on their way- it’s time to close the garden for the season.

But where do you begin? Follow these 5 easy steps below for a quick fall garden clean up.

Garlic is planted in the fall (specifically the last week of October into the first couple weeks of November). This means it’s front loaded work- you don’t have to worry about getting garlic in the ground during the busy spring season. You can just “set it and forget it” until you harvest the scapes next June. How great is that?!