As you're prepping your garden for its winter slumber (or even introducing new plants for a winter vegetable garden ), you might want to add an unexpected to-do to your fall gardening checklist: mulching.

While garden mulching is often associated with spring cleanup and fresh plantings, it's just as important to apply mulch in the fall. Learn all the reasons why a fresh layer of mulch is key for a healthy garden next year, plus tips on how to ensure your plants are properly protected this winter.

Mulch Helps Protect Tender Roots and Plants from Frost

Consider fall mulching like tucking your garden in for its winter slumber—and helping ensure that the roots of any new fall plantings you just put down are protected from temperature extremes as the plants acclimate to their new surro

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