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while eliminating over-wintering sites for insects and disease.

If your garden is on a slope, leave the chopped trash to protect the soil and prevent winter erosion. Use hand pruners, hedge shears or a sharp sickle to cut the plants into pieces about six inches long.

Low-growing plants like beans and dwarfflowers can be cut up by running along the row with rotary lawn mower. For most home gardeners the incorporation of garden debris is a much more practical way of maintaining soil organic matter

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