Late autumn is an excellent time to add soil amendments. If you have access to a source of composted manure, now is a good time to add it to the soil. If you maintain a compost pile, now is a good time to incorporate its finished product into the soil. The garden itself is an excellent source of organic matter that can be used to replenish the compost pile. Bean, tomato and cucumber vines and other garden residues can be pulled and composted instead of stuffed into trash bags to be hauled to the county land fill.
Leaves make a wonderful addition to the compost pile.
Make another pile to store your extra brown leaves to layer into the compost pile during the winter months.