You might think of Labor Day as the time when you start closing down shop for the year, but it's also the time when you can start laying groundwork for next year.

In this episode, Don and John go over some of the most fruitful tasks for your Labor Day/early September to-do list, like fertilizing your lawn, splitting geraniums and tackling your toughest weeds.

Topics in this episode:

0:42 Don's vacation seeing gardens on Martha's Vineyard, Boston and Hyde Park 6:40 Are tomatoes late this year? 12:50 The transition time of the Labor Day holiday 13:52 The most important time of year to fertilize your lawn 15:45 This is the best time to control lawn weeds 16:58 What kind of fertilizer should we be using? 18:54 Overseeding your trouble spots 20:06 What to use for spot spraying 21:31 Making cuttings from your geraniums 23:34 Dig and divide peonies 24:38 Planting tulip, daffodil, hyacinth bulbs 26:15 Moving rhubarb 28:30 Planning your garden expansion 30:27 Harvesting vegetables and fruits