After an unseasonably long wait for our first frost, we finally got hit the first week of November. Frost in the Midwest sets about a chain of natural events in the landscape as the world prepares for winter. What are some things to consider when putting the yard and garden to bed in the fall? The Good Growing crew discusses what is on their to-do list to get their gardens prepared for winter.

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1:27 - Talking the first frost - were we ready?

3:36 - Controversial advice to cut back perennials. What about the insects? Should we leave the stems?

7:07 - The exception to not cleaning up the garden

8:04 - Is there a right answer to cleaning up the garden? What's our podcast philosophy

8:42 - Same question but now dealing with fall leaves. What is our approach to handling our fall leaves?

11:57 - What is the leaf cleanup controversy?

15:00 - Cleaning up the vegetable garden. What we do.

18:18 - Getting strawberries ready for next year.

19:38 - Making strawberry wine with this year's harvest

21:30 - Preparing machinery for winter

23:04 - Getting hand tools clean and avoiding rust

24:12 - Shipping delays for our fall bulb planting. Where are they!?

25:57 - Saving tender perennials like dahlias, elephant ear, etc and storing for the winter

27:32 - Getting hoses unhooked and drained

Odds'n'ends

28:10 - Preparing drip irrigation system for winter

28:48 - Emptying the rain barrel

29:08 - Storing pesticides and winterizing sprayers

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