Wrapping up herb bed for the season. I chop up the herbs (dill in this case), spreading out the seeds evenly across intended growth area for next season:
I then chop up the marigolds and spread them out:
In a few days, I'll till the shredded marigolds into the soil. What it does is adds organic material to your soil to feed the life in soil, adds nutrition and repels certain pests next season.
All these marigolds will be chopped up across all beds:
Growing marigolds along with vegetables will repel various pests and mask the scent of your veg plants from other pests.