On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we’re answering some of your fall gardening questions. Learn about overwintering mum and dahlias, white pines dropping needles, keeping feral cats out of gardens, and more! We also give an update on what’s going on with the leaves in our yards and how our gardens fared this year.

Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BXgo-nq9KNo

Skip to what you want to know:

00:30 – Welcome, Ken, and what’s up with the weather?

01:15 – Leaf report from our yards and what we are doing with them

06:50 – How did our gardens fare this year?

15:05 – I didn’t get my mums planted; can I overwinter them?

16:43 – Should I worry about white pines dropping needles? Will spraying an anti-desiccant help?

20:55 – How can I overwinter dahlias?

23:42 – Toads coming in with potted plants

25:06 – What can I do to keep feral cats out of my garden?

29:52 – What are the black and orange bugs all over the place?

34:32 - Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye!

What new vegetables are we growing in 2023 (and a shade tree) - https://youtu.be/hww7vEXP3_0

What new flowers are we growing in 2023 - https://youtu.be/q_HGNwhTvqE

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