Fall Garden Care and Winter Prep Checklist

The growing season is wrapping up in Montana, and gardeners are preparing landscapes for the approaching winter. Fall care doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the gardening year - and can in fact act as a critical component of reflecting on current landscaping projects and setting up a successful upcoming year.

The following offers general tips for winterizing gardens. For more information, contact your local MSU Extension office.

Containers: Bring container plants indoors for the winter. Leaving containers outside (especially clay and ceramic ones) can cause them to crack and break. Don’t forget to sanitize them to prevent pest/disease problems before reusing them and/or introducing them to household plants.

Vegetable Gardens: Remove and destroy diseased plant materia...