5 Fall Gardening Tips to Keep Your Garden Thriving

Fall Is for Growers, Not Quitters

What’s up, fam?
Fall might feel like the end of the season, but real gardeners know — this is when the magic happens. Cooler temps, fewer bugs, and less chaos make it the perfect time to prep for next season’s success.

Here are Bobby’s top 5 fall gardening tips to help your garden stay strong through winter and explode with growth come spring.

Clean Up the Garden

It’s cleanup season, y’all.
Dead plants, dropped fruit, and soggy leaves are basically a buffet for pests and fungi. Cleaning up now means fewer problems later.

To-Do List:
Pull out spent plants and weeds.
Trash diseased or pest-infested plants (don’t compost them).
Rake and shred fallen leaves for mulch or compost.
Wash and dry your tools to prevent rust.

Black’s Tip:
After a long cleanup session, massage a little Pain Away Oil into your hands and shoulders. It’s our go-to for soothing those “gardener’s aches” — all-natural and smells amazing.

 

Plant Fall Crops

Cool weather = cool harvests.
Some veggies actually prefer chilly air. Fall is a great time to plant hardy greens and quick crops that’ll thrive right through the frost.

Try planting:

• Kale, collards, spinach, carrots, and radishes

• Lettuce or arugula for quick harvests

• Clover or rye as cover crops to protect soil and boost nitrogen

Black’s Tip:
If you’re short on space or time, try the EZCube Self-Watering Planter. Bobby grows his fall herbs in these — no overwatering, no guesswork, just thriving plants.

Mulch for Protection

Mulch is your garden’s winter jacket. It locks in warmth, holds moisture, and protects roots from freezing and thawing cycles.

How to Mulch Like a Pro:

• Lay down 2–4 inches of straw, shredded leaves, pine needles, or wood chips.

• Keep it 1–2 inches away from plant crowns to avoid rot.

• Focus on perennials — mulch helps strawberries, rosemary, and lavender ride out the cold.

Black’s Tip:
Mulch days can be rough on your hands! Treat yourself to Magnesium Body Butter afterward — it restores skin and helps muscles relax naturally.

Prune and Trim

A little pruning now saves a lot of heartbreak later.

What to Do:

• Cut back dead stems on perennials and herbs.

• Trim out broken or crossing branches on trees and shrubs.

• Avoid heavy pruning on plants that set buds in fall (like hydrangeas and azaleas).

Black’s Tip:
Save your trimmings — chip or shred them for free mulch or use branches as natural garden edging.

Prepare the Soil for Next Year

Healthy soil = a healthy garden. Fall is your chance to build that foundation.

Bobby’s Soil Routine:

• Add compost, aged manure, or leaf mold to garden beds.

• Test your soil — adjust pH or nutrients now so it’s balanced by spring.

• Protect it with mulch or cover crops to prevent erosion.

• Build new beds now so they settle before planting season.

Black’s Tip:
Bobby tops his raised beds with compost before Christmas — by March, the soil is rich, dark, and ready to grow.

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Final Word

Fam, don’t think of fall as the end of gardening — it’s the reset button.
The effort you put in now pays off big when those spring seedlings pop.

So clean up, plant smart, mulch heavy, prune with care, and feed that soil like you mean it. Then treat yourself to a little self-care with Pain Away Oil or Magnesium Body Butter — because your garden isn’t the only thing that deserves to thrive.

Until next time guys, Stay growing. Stay thriving. Stay Tropical.

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