Tips And Tricks For Your Fall Gardening To-Do List

An expert walks through the essential fall gardening tasks, which plants and vegetables are best suited for the season, and more.

By Stephanie Kim
Tips And Tricks For Your Fall Gardening To-Do List
This undated image shows a garden with cabbage and other seasonal greens in New Paltz, N.Y. Growing fall vegetables is like having a whole other growing season in the garden. Cool weather brings out the best flavor from vegetables such as kale, broccoli, and carrots. And the harvest season is long; fall vegetables just sit pretty, awaiting harvest at your leisure. AP Photo
Tips And Tricks For Your Fall Gardening To-Do List
This undated image shows a garden with cabbage and other seasonal greens in New Paltz, N.Y. Growing fall vegetables is like having a whole other growing season in the garden. Cool weather brings out the best flavor from vegetables such as kale, broccoli, and carrots. And the harvest season is long; fall vegetables just sit pretty, awaiting harvest at your leisure. AP Photo

Tips And Tricks For Your Fall Gardening To-Do List

An expert walks through the essential fall gardening tasks, which plants and vegetables are best suited for the season, and more.

By Stephanie Kim
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As the summer winds down, it’s time to tend your gardens. During the pandemic, indoor house plants and backyard gardens have been a popular — and COVID-safe — hobby for many stuck at home. But with every new season, the wise gardener has to reevaluate what changes need to be made.

Reset checks in with Eliza Fournier of the Chicago Botanic Garden for what the new and longtime gardeners among us need to know as we head into the fall season.

GUEST: Eliza Fournier, urban youth programs director, Chicago Botanic Garden