Awasome Prepping Raised Garden Bed For Winter Ideas. In fact, the quicker you remove spent vegetable plants, annual flowers and herbs, the better. Fall is the time to remove, clean, and store temporary plant supports like stakes.

Remove dead or yellowing foliage from plants to encourage healthy plant growth in the spring. After the first frost, you want to start clearing spent and rotting plant material. Cover plants with fleece or burlap.