October has arrived, and while it may not feel like it at times, so has fall. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the different things on our fall gardening to-do list, including caring for mums, moving houseplants indoors, planting garlic and woody plants, soil testing, and more!

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  00:35 – Welcome, Ken and preparing for fall invaders.

  03:10 – Planting and caring for mums in the fall

  08:05 – Moving houseplants indoors

  13:50 – Planting garlic

  21:20 – Testing soil and where to send it

  25:00 – Planting trees and shrubs and protecting them from deer

  29:10 – Lawn work and dry weather

  35:20 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden
How to grow garlic

Soil testing

Soil test labs

National Turfgrass Evaluation Program

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