If you have a gardener on your gift list, you can breathe easy. They're easy bunch to buy for.

In this episode, Don and John go over some tried and true gifts for any gardener. Plus, they give you some ideas for gardeners with a focus and some thoughts on how to personalize your gift to make it extra special.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

Winter may be here but you can keep things lively during these frigid months by overwintering your favorite plants.

In this episode, Don and John are joined once again by the delightful Mary Holm, host of "Prairie Yard and Garden," to talk about overwintering coleus, clivia, geraniums and more.

To learn more about PY&G, visit their website: https://www.pioneer.org/pyg/

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

Nothing warms your home during our frigid holiday season quite like a real Christmas tree ... as long as it's properly cared for.

In this episode, Don and John welcome Eric Baker of Baker Garden and Gift of Fargo, N.D. to hear all about choosing, caring for, and, yes, flocking Christmas trees.

(Did you know people really like black Christmas trees? We didn't either.)

To learn more about Baker Garden and Gift, visit their website: https://bakernursery.com/

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

There's no way to know exactly what will happen this winter's weather, but we can take our best educated guess.

In this episode, Don and John are joined by gardener and WDAY Chief Meteorologist John Wheeler, whose guess about the weather is about as educated you can get. He also gives us a recap of this season in his garden and talks indoor growing methods.

Now that our garden beds are sealed up for the winter, it's time to check in our favorite off-season roommates: our houseplants.

In this episode, Don and John go over some basic tips for houseplant care, like optimal watering practices and intentional care. Plus, they discuss the importance of giving your houseplants something of a social life. Plants need friends, too.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

Your fellow 'Growing Together' readers and listeners have lots of questions about getting ready for winter, and you likely do, too.

In this episode, Don and John rummage around in the ol' Growing Together mailbag to answer questions about snow mold, voles, harvesting carrots and other late autumn tasks.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

Did you know pumpkins are a fruit, not a vegetable? And that the jack o'lantern may have sprung from a story about a deal with the devil?

In this episode, Don and John embark on the surprising tale of the pumpkin. Pumpkins occupy a unique space in human history and, in some cases, occupy a giant space in our gardens.

Modern tools like YouTube and podcasts put valuable gardening information right at our fingertips. How could a dusty 90-year-old book still possibly be relevant?

In this episode, Don and John crack open "The Complete Book of Gardening Magic" to see how well its advice holds up and share several insights from it.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

Trees do so much for us. They provide shade, protect us from the wind, give us fruit to eat and give us color in the fall.

Trees also have special care needs. In this episode, Don and John discuss some strategies for planting trees in your yard, providing you with a few ideas of what to plant and some guidelines for giving them their best shot.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler

With the season winding down, but still fresh in our memory, it's a good time to talk about what worked in our gardens and what didn't meet our expectations.

In this episode, Don and John share the triumphs and tribulations they saw in their own gardens this year, from varieties that flourished to strategies that left them thinking "what was I thinking?" It's a healthy exercise that will pay dividends next season.

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"Growing Together: A Gardening Podcast" is a show for gardeners in the upper Midwest based in Fargo, North Dakota. Don Kinzler is a horticulturist with NDSU Extension in Cass County, a lifelong gardener, and a longtime trusted resource for gardeners throughout our region.

Co-host John Lamb is an arts and entertainment reporter for The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. John bought a house a few years ago and has taken up gardening, so he has a lot of questions for Don.

If you have a question for an upcoming episode of "Growing Together," email Don at [email protected].

To read Don's weekly gardening columns, visit The Forum website: https://www.inforum.com/don%20kinzler