Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast

Nothing epitomizes the fall season quite like a pumpkin.

In this episode, Don and John discuss the pumpkin and its deep connection to our fall season through food, decorations, history, and more. They also marvel at a listener's detailed garden journal and discuss the benefits of cotoneaster.

Now that the harvest is wrapping up, it's time to spend a few moments tucking your garden into bed for its long winter's nap.

In this episode, Don and John go over autumn tasks for your lawn and garden. Plus, they look at an all-too-common trend with evergreens in the area.

Anyone can get a lot of enjoyment out of a simple walk through the trees, but a new program at North Dakota State University wants to take that a step further.

In this episode, Don and John talk with Dr. Todd West, a professor of plant sciences and the director of the NDSU Woody Plant Improvement Program, about the new Interactive Campus Arboretum. This interactive experience allows anyone to learn more about the trees and shrubs on campus and test their knowledge with a quiz.

You can learn more about the arboretum from one of Don's recent columns here: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/visit-ndsus-new-interactive-campus-arboretum

All the hard work and worry you put into your vegetable garden comes to fruition in fall.

In this episode, Don and John go over the basics of harvesting and storing your fall veggies. Plus, they go over some of the science behind fall colors.

Your petunias are probably looking a little worse for wear right now, but enter any garden center and the mums are hitting their peak.

In this episode, Don and John go over the basics of buying and caring for mums and other autumn bloomers.

With the hot, dry summer, you might see trees showing signs of distress, like yellowing leaves. How do you sleuth out a possible culprit?

In this episode, Don and John go over some of the more common distress signals your tree might give you along with some ways to try to heal it.

Take a walk down any street in our region and it's as plain as day: this dry summer was rough on our lawns. But where do you go from here?

In this episode, Don and John go over the steps you can take to bring your lawn back, starting with a little TLC this fall.

The season is winding down, and as you wait for those late-season veggies to come in finish up you can do a little planning to divide some perennials.

In this episode, Don and John go over the fundamentals for digging and dividing your irises and peonies, which is best done in late summer and early fall.

We're off to Don's house after last week's field trip to John's house to see his great new vegetable garden.

In this episode, Don and John walk through Don's yard for a tour of this year's garden, where we find dozens of flowering plants, an expansive vegetable garden, some incredible heirlooms, and a kinda sad apple tree.

Despite the heat and dry temperatures, John's yard boasts some gorgeous hostas and hanging baskets, plus a nifty new fenced-off vegetable garden and lots of hard-working bees.

In this episode, Don comes over to visit John's yard and garden to see what's working well this season, and there's plenty to look at. But, like in every garden, some things aren't working out so well. Don and John run through it all.