Ep. 191 Late Season Garden Updates & Fall Horticultural Questions Answered | #GoodGrowing

This week on the Good Growing podcast Ken and Chris marvel at all the stuff they are still harvesting in their gardens. A touch of frost hasn't seemed to stop the tomatoes and peppers. When will the gardening season end!? Plus we look at the NOAA predictions for the coming month and answer your horticultural questions on black cherry aphid, lawn grub explosions across northern Illinois, and more. Plus if you've ever dealt with peach leaf curl, right now is a great time to considered treating your peach tree. Check out the recommendations in this week's podcast.

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00:37 - Hey Ken! It's warm outside for being November.
01:44 - What are we still picking from the garden?
04:38 - What does NOAA predict for our upcoming weather patterns?
09:30 - Answering your gardening questions: Why does my rose have a stem covered in thorns? Moreso than normal!
15:28 - Why are lawn grubs so bad this year?
23:40 - What is causing my cherry tree leaves to curl in the spring? When I notice in the summer I can't find anything.
28:23 - Peach leaf curl shows up in late spring, but it can be treated right now in the fall!

European Chafer Grub Feeding on Warm-season and Cool-season Turfgrasses, Native Prairie Grasses, and Pennsylvania Sedge https://journals.ashs.org/horttech/view/journals/horttech/18/3/article-p329.xml

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