Great tip! Prepare your beds now, and cover them in raw horse manure, covered with compost. By Spring, it will all be broken down, and your beds will be super fertile. And having those beds all prepared and ready to go will motivate you in the Spring to get your garden planted.

Also, before the snow comes, put PVC pipe hoops over your beds, and when there is a thaw in Jan or Feb, cover the hoops with clear plastic sheeting, secured with binder clips, and let the greenhouse effect warm up the soil.

At the same time, start your seedlings inside under lights, and with the larger seedlings and warmer soil, you can plant your crops much earlier, and get earlier harvests or larger veggies.