We have been getting frost warnings for some time..so we did a pre-emptive strike on winter prep chores and cut off the old veggies and covered things over with 2-3 inches of manure in prep for next spring..the garden did OK but while we were away for a month things really suffered and we did not get a good yield on most things..
..and we got another load of horse manure ( after we got rid of our old truck/winter implement puller/summer lawn ornament) deliveredfrom our nearby neighbors..which we are planning on using to level off the old truck storage area..and we should have more loads every 2 weeks for other hilly spots too.