October has arrived, and while it may not feel like it at times, so has fall. This week on the Good Growing Podcast, we discuss some of the different things on our fall gardening to-do list, including caring for mums, moving houseplants indoors, planting garlic and woody plants, soil testing, and more! Watch us on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VbB2p-EyjDY Skip to what you want to know: 00:35 – Welcome, Ken and preparing for fall invaders. 03:10 – Planting and caring for mums in the fall 08:05 – Moving houseplants indoors 13:50 – Planting garlic 21:20 – Testing soil and where to send it 25:00 – Planting trees and shrubs and protecting them from deer 29:10 – Lawn work and dry weather 35:20 – Wrap-up, thank yous, what’s up next week, and goodbye! How to grow and care for fall mums in your garden How to grow garlicSoil testingSoil test labsNational Turfgrass Evaluation Program Contact us! Chris Enroth: cenroth@illinois.eduKen Johnson: kjohnso@illinois.edu Check out the Good Growing Blog: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingSubscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: https://go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. Barnyard Bash: freesfx.co.uk --You can find us on most podcast platforms. iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Tunein - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl - https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy - https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us