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Frugal Gardening
Frugal Gardening
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Amanda Blankenship

THE TRUTH ABOUT: How to identify bare spots in garden beds before winter - The Untold Story

Bare spots in garden beds
Bare spots in garden beds can expose valuable topsoil to erosion, weeds, and winter weather. Inspecting exposed areas and adding appropriate mulch or cover crops can help protect soil until spring. stockphotofan1/Shutterstock

Your garden might look finished for the season, but those empty patches of soil between plants could be warning signs of problems waiting to happen. What looks like a harmless bare spot in October can become an area vulnerable to erosion, winter weeds, and soil compaction by spring.

The good news is that you don’t need expensive landscaping supplies to fix the problem.

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