On today's show, Dan continues the ongoing discussion on what precautions we should and could be taking to protect our plants during this time of year as winter settles in and cold weather begins to become the norm, before opening up the phone lines to talk with callers about everything from what is causing brown spots in our lawns this time of year and the catch-all cure for it, invading vines from a neighbors yard, and where you can find a good farmer's almanac. Later on, Dan also goes over some good cover materials for protecting our plants from the freezing temperatures, and why we shouldn't be trying to force non-winter blooming plants to bloom right now! That's just crazy!

Dan opens up the lines to help callers with issues in their lawns and beds such as what products can help green up those brown spots you see in your yards, and dealing with invading vines is a tricky thing to manage so what is the best way to approach them.

This hour, Dan opens up covering coverings for our plants during the winter season and the best type of lights to hang up and string along our plants, before diving back into the phone lines to the latest from a community garden event upcoming in Folsom, bamboo leaving behind traces of its growth, separating Amarillo's to allow for better growth, and propagation of cuttings, what should you know?

Dan goes back to the phone lines hearing from Frank from the Community Garden over in Folsom on their gardening efforts and their upcoming Camelia Festival and helping a caller with hibiscus blooming after the winter following a mealy bug infestation.

Dan opens up the second hour discussing the type of material and other rules of thumb when covering your plants for the winter and when putting on Christmas decorations, what type of string lights are best for our plants during the holidays?

This hour, Dan opens up the show discussing how we can continue to take precautions for our plants in getting them either ready outside for winters freezing temps OR moving them inside to stay warm and cozy like us before going to the phone lines to help WWL callers with their questions such as what fungus could be making brown spots in your lawn and what can help beat that out, how you can handle a neighbors invading vines, and if a farmer's almanac is a good thing to use in Louisiana?

Dan dives into how you can be using the time now to prepare your plants for the cold weather that has already been knocking on our door as winter arrives, so what exactly should you be doing for prep?

On today's show, Dan dives into how he is winterizing his home and garden before opening up the phone lines to help you prepare your beds, plants, trees, etc. as well as answering your questions covering topics such as Drift rose bush trimming, Monkeypod trees and their chances of growth in our area, freeze protection for Bougainvilleas, the best time of the year for planting Mirlitons, how you can kill a hawthorn shrub if you don't want one anymore, and more!

This hour, Dan dives back into the lines to hear from callers on topics ranging from Star Fruit tree production as a tropical plant in Louisiana's climate, Stag Horn ferns ability or lack thereof to withstand cold weather, the damage that an Oak tree can take before keeling over, what time of the year is best for planting Mirlitons, and more!

Dan head back to the phone lines to help WWL callers figure out how and when to plant Mirlitons, a moral issue involving Sassafras plants, and how can you kill a Hawthorn shrub?