Just getting a head start on next year 😳

I would like to ask something related to your topic which is that I planted my first garden this year and what a harvest i'm about to have! However, i'm not sure how to prep if for winter? we don't get that much snow but we get some and it gets cold...do i pull out my tomato plants all together? pull everything out and turn soil?

jonson,
If you are in Alberta (and I'm assuming you are) you don't really need to do much right now. You could cut back the plants to their roots, but I wouldn't till the soil, since it makes it lose water to evaporation and sublimation (even in winter), and the roots and roughage are good for the soil over the winter. Depending on how you plant, you'll wan to till, or not, when the soil thaws in the spring.
If you don't get much snow, you may want to dump the stuff you shovel from sidewalks and stuff onto your garden (as long as it's clean with no salt) to give the soil more moisture over the winter, and ultimately, the spring.
Maybe someone else who knows more can chime in.

I carry no water in the winter. Just a way to melt snow. Pot and stove. Seems simple enough but even that takes some practice. You can "burn" water.

When the Palliser expedition came through Alberta in 1858, they looked for water to camp beside in the summer, and woods (for fuel) to camp beside in the winter. You can read up on it at the Champlain society's website. Its good reading. Peter Fidler is good to read, too.

You nailed it Perfesser - in the winter water is everywhere, if you can melt it. Mors Kochanski recommends carrying a flask type water bottle next to your body under your jacket while hiking, and putting in a handful of snow every time you take a sip. The excess heat from your body's muscle movement is enough to melt it for drinking. I've used one for a while on long winter trips.

I carry no water in the winter. Just a way to melt snow. Pot and stove. Seems simple enough but even that takes some practice. You can "burn" water.

Water or river ice is better, if you live off of snow ice too long make sure your taking a mineral suppliment. Snow has no minerals.

Dont have a body flask for water, get one at the liquor store. Just buy a Mickey of your favourite brew, when your finished it you have a sterilized water bottle. Or you could ask at the Beerstore (bottle return) for a used one. Personaly I have 4 of them in the basement, (empty), every body knows that I like my Rum. Bottoms Up... Hic 😆

Like the grapple hook for the Bobcat.

Bought a KeroWorld kerosene heater today at Canadian Tire. $299 and 23,000 btu. I don't have a fire place so if the power goes out we are hooped for heat. Assembled and tried it out this afternoon. Very pleased.

But...... my God kerosene is expensive. 😮