flowerbug
Sustainability Master
...Some things are easier when the ground is frozen. I'll probably be the only one you know who fertilizes the garden with chicken manure and wood ashes, when it's froze up solid. Better than wading in the mud
if your gardens are really level and you don't get run off that is ok, but for many people that's the worst thing to do as the run off when the snow melts will take the nutrients off into the surrounding ditches or streams.
if you can't turn it in and there might be run off please don't put it out people. the rivers already have enough nutrients in them as it is and causes problems for the lakes and oceans downstream.