Our church has a large community garden with a large tree debris pile nearby. I was hoping that we could pull all of the woody debris into the garden area, burn the wood, and then spread the ashes over the garden before tilling the soil. Would this be helpful to do? Also, we've had squash bugs destroy our zucchini and yellow squash plants this summer. Do they overwinter in gardens? Would the tilling and other wintering processes get rid of the squash bugs that might remain? Thank you.
Our church has a large community garden with a large tree debris pile nearby. I was hoping that we could pull all of the woody debris into the garden area, burn the wood, and then spread the ashes over the garden before tilling the soil. Would this be helpful to do? Also, we've had squash bugs destroy our zucchini and yellow squash plants this summer. Do they overwinter in gardens? Would the tilling and other wintering processes get rid of the squash bugs that might remain? Thank you.