Put garlic cloves in the ground within a week or two of the first killing frost. The cold prevents the garlic from growing too fast and sending a shoot above ground, where the winter air would kill it.

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There’s a sweet spot for lawn chores like seeding, said Doug Soldat, a professor and turfgrass extension specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Dr. Zorba Paster said he and Karl Christenson will continue their “joyful take on healthy living" in a podcast called "Stay Well with Dr. Zorba Paster." Each episode will be 15 minutes long, and it’ll be available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 

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The Vintage Fire Company of Wisconsin acquired the 1920 fire truck, which was at an Arizona museum, Wisconsin Automotive Museum Executive Director Dawn Bondhus said. It’ll join a few other Kissel fire trucks on exhibit, including another engine used in Hartford in 1923.

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