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Your Midwest Garden PodcastRain Barrel Reflections & WinterizingSend us a textJesse Savou, from Bluebarrel Rain Water Catchment Systems, once again joins us to hear Scott's comments about building his blue barrel farm. Scott passes along a few "advanced" and "basic" tips in this episode. PLUS, Jesse discusses winterization for those of us that will have to put their barrel farms to bed for the winter.Want to save some cash while building your system? Listen in for a check out promo code and get a discount for your own Bluebarrel Rainwater Catchment System!https://www.bluebarrelsystems.com...
2025-08-201h 03
Your Midwest Garden PodcastYakety Yak YuccasSend us a textScott had a record amount of Yucca Stalks this Summer, 14 to be exact and is not sure why the success. So we chat about Yuccas, Scott's approach, why they may not be as popular as they once were and can you distill them... come pop into our conversation!Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to...
2025-07-2336 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastBanana Tree Pups - Another Angle to over Wintering!Send us a textScott brought in a new friend, who has a twist on over wintering Musa Basjoos... aka, hardy banana trees! We've talked before about Scott's banana trees, but he has not been as successful as Terry Keefe. Terry and Scott never knew they lived in the same neighborhood and had the same drive... to re-create poolside tropics in Midwest Ohio.Listen in as we discuss Terry's way(s) of having successful over winter success.And yes, Scott is jealous!Previous episodes:S...
2025-07-0242 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAttracting HummingbirdsSend us a textToday, we welcome back the Midwest Garden Gal, Lisa Hinzman Howard. Scott found her blog about hummingbirds and had a few encounters this spring with the cute little fliers, so here's some tips & advice on attracting these long distance migrators. Help a traveler out, would ya?https://www.midwestgardengal.com/https://www.midwestgardengal.com/attract-more-hummingbirds/Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a...
2025-06-161h 02
Your Midwest Garden PodcastBleume - The New Houseplant Fertilizer!Send us a textYMGP has found a new product that we think you are going to love! It's just recently been released and we are all on the ground floor. But don't be fooled the by packaging, it's not a gardener's lotion, but as colorful as the bottle is, it's a plant fertilizer!So simple to use, not only will the beginner like the mild 7-7-7 no burn formula, but the experienced gardener will like the quick 4 pumps and disperse! Check out our interview with Sam Niemann, the inventor, researcher... well, t...
2025-05-0744 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastRain Barrel DesignSend us a textThis episode is a follow up to our "Advantages of Rainwater" show in season four. Scott is installing a rain barrel system from Jesse's company at the garden center. This episode talks about siting the system and a bunch of tips from Jesse. So listen in, there's a lot of information here.AND LISTEN IN FOR A PROMO CODE TO GET A DISCOUNT ON YOUR BLUE BARREL RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEM PURCHASE!!!Pictures to follow along with:https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ANyLY2H...
2025-04-1646 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastWhat We Learned over Winter Break!Send us a textIn our first spring 2025 episode, with all the early seeds planted and doing the basement germination thing, Mike & Scott review what they learned over the winter gardening break. I'm sure you remember those essays in school when returning to class in the fall, What I Did On Summer Break... here's the gardener's version!Some you may know what we learned, hopefully a few ideas you don't. And if you have more tips, message us and become a guest on the show! Remember, it's just a couple gardeners talking over the fence...
2025-03-2652 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastGrowing under the CoversSend us a textToday's episode recorded just before Summer 2024 ended, is a part two of sorts to our recent episode, The Forgotten Season. This episode has Lisa teaching us about building and using garden row covers. Which let's us to continue growing cool weather veggies all winter long. Doesn't some fresh veggies sound great in the dead of the winter? Here's how you can do it!Direct link to her blog on this subject: https://www.midwestgardengal.com/growing-under-the-covers-usda-zones-5-and-6/If you'd like Lisa to appear at your club...
2024-09-251h 13
Your Midwest Garden PodcastGarlic Fest '24 - Easy Step by Step GuideSend us a textToday, along with the Midwest Garden Gal... we walk through the simple step by step process of growing garlic in the Midwest. The good news is that this prcess is spread out over a nine month period and five of those months you don't have much to do at all... if ANYTHING! Join us and bring a pencil & paper.We once again welcome in our West of the Midwest podcast contributor, Lisa Hinzman Howard, also known as The Midwest Garden Gal. https://www.mid...
2024-09-0452 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastTree of Heaven-TroublesSend us a text,ALERT EPISODE:Today's episode stared with a conversation with a garden center customer. And took off from there... Mike & I have brought on board a returning guest, Amy Stone, of The Ohio State Extension Office to discuss the invasive Tree of Heaven. And the tag along friend, the Spotted Lantern Fly. We chat about how hard it is to remove a Tree of Heaven from your property, to the attraction it offers the Spotted Lantern Fly. Which actually does NOT FLY... it's jumper! The o...
2024-08-2855 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastNatives for Your LandscapeSend us a textThe guys welcome in, returning guest from Season One... Melisa Sherman-Weckerlin! Melisa is the grower at Black Diamond Garden Centers, our business and sponsor, where she also oversees plant buying. Melisa and Scott have been discussing natives though-out the work days this year and it was time to bring her back to educate us with some plant types that work well in our backyards... mainly because they've been here for hundreds of years. Please join us and bring a pencil & paper!Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service...
2024-07-3159 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastJuly's Garden BluesSend us a textMike & Scott touch on a number of mid-summer gardening issues. From using a "Phone A Friend" Lifeline to basic tomato end rot to save your next harvest.Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https...
2024-07-2143 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastZonal Geranium TidbitsSend us a textWhat we thought would be a super fast episode... turned into a number of revealing tidbits unknown to Mike. But not to worry, Mike had a thing or two on that 5th Year Rookie. And Scott's hoping his one impressive tidbit find, YOU may not know either... listen in and find out!Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at n...
2024-05-2239 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe FOUR C's... A Garden's Best Friends!Send us a textThe FOUR C's for this show are not what all the ladies are thinking... today's diamonds are not carats (but carrots is a better guess). Nope, today's C's are Cosmos, Coleus, Cleome and Cabbage (?).A few sun loving plants we think need 15 seconds more fame than they are getting. So let Mike & Scott help introduce these plants to you, along with our guest from The Minnesota Extension Office... Master Gardener Theresa Rooney!!!And we dare you to take a chance this year and give one of them a go...
2024-05-1545 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastABC's of ClematisSend us a textMany think the Clematis Vine is a fragile, delicate flower. That it's a hard plant to keep going. But Scott thinks it's a great tropical looking climber and would look great in a sunny area. So we dive into the ABCs of the queen of the climbers... from A to Z! Listen in to hear what we discovered while doing our homework.Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate l...
2024-03-2056 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSeason Four: That's a Wrap!Send us a textOur last episode for the 2023 gardening season... a little smorgasbord of last minute things to do, Mike does a reverse pop quiz on Scott, plus a few insights on the most downloaded episodes of season four. Jump to the end for several of our coupon codes... help support our show (popularity wise) by purchasing with these codes and please spread the word around. New listeners can binge on our four season this winter and join us fresh, ready to go this spring!If you'd like to try MagicMind, we have...
2023-11-0152 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMushroom EnergySend us a textThe guys welcome back, Mike Chancey...aka Mushroom Man. Mushroom Mike is here to explain to Scott which types of mushrooms are in the energy drink he has been consuming for a few weeks now.Why those particular mushrooms were probably chosen and how they help with the mind and body. Magic Mind was designed for long-term boost in cognition, energy, and stress and these fungi are here to help!Also, if you'd like to grow your own mushrooms, check out Mike's website and pick a growing kit that works...
2023-10-1857 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastIron~Tone The Lawn ExperimentSend us a textOne rainy day while at the garden center, Scott started reading the labels. And BOOM, the light bulb went off. No they didn't lose power, Scott thought if this product will green up plants, why not his lawn? Results from the dormant lawn experiment from May's Midwest Drought. Listen in to find a secondary use of Iron Tone. Though it does say "For use on lawns" right on the bag... but it's small print. Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://b...
2023-08-2344 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMike & The Tomato StalkSend us a textThis is a short follow up to our Tomato Tom episode... Scott did some more investigation into tomato fertilizer and had questions for Mike. And here's that conversation... listen in!Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Please visit our Facebook and Instagram links!https://www.facebook.com/yourmidwestgardenpodcast@yourmidwestgardenpodcast
2023-05-2426 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastHanging Basket ChallengeSend us a text***Episode issue has been fixed*** Sorry about that!Today's show challenges you to build a hanging basket from scratch. Thus Mike and Scott pass along some pointers and tips to help you map out your baskets design. So, check out the episode and build it better than we describe!Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Please visit our Facebook and Instagram links!https://www.facebook.com/yourmidwestgardenpodcast@yourmidwestgardenpodcast
2023-05-1740 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastTomato Tom's TipsSend us a textMike and Scott bring to you the best of Tomato Tom's Tips... a very successful tomato grower at the garden center. Tom made growing them easy, so honor Tom by listening in and get more spoils for your garden bed!Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Please visit our Facebook and Instagram links!https://www.facebook.com/yourmidwestgardenpodcast@yourmidwestgardenpodcast
2023-05-0358 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMiniature GardeningSend us a textMike & Scott hit the road again... this time to the shores of Lake Erie where we meet Mark from Mulberry Miniatures. Mark has the touch and experience, for miniature plants in all kinds of scenarios. Fairy Gardens, Indoor or Outdoor train layouts, or just a beautiful tiny display for a apartment. Here you will find the largest collection of scale-size plants.So stop in, or check your local garden center for Mulberry Miniatures... as Mark says, if we don't carry it, you probably don't want it anyways!So get your...
2023-04-2657 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastOrnamental Trees & ShrubsSend us a textLooking for a tree or shrub based not only for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. In most cases the request is a 15 foot tree that has pretty blooms, then listen in as this show is for you!Ornamental Trees is where it's at!Join Mike and Scott as we welcome back Black Diamond's Johnny to the show! Since it was John's idea for the show, we made him come in and give us the goods on ornament trees. Black Diamond G...
2023-04-191h 01
Your Midwest Garden PodcastRhododendrons-An Acid Loving PlantSend us a textBack by popular demand, a plant specific show!This time a plant that can be either evergreen or deciduous, short or tall, shaded or no shade... so today, Scott has Mike trying to clear the air about Rhododendrons. We know they love acidic soil, so how can you tell if they are right for your landscape? Even a little trick is reveled to test your soil, all by sight! Jump on in to our loopy conversation, as only we can do...Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond...
2023-04-0542 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastPlantskydd - Animal RepellentSend us a textThe guys welcome Emily Kennedy, from Plantskydd! And no, that's not a typo... Plantskydd is Swedish, and means Plant Protection!Scott can relate as Sandström is a Swedish surname. It derives from the Swedish words sand and ström which literally means Sandstream. Too bad it doesn't mean green thumb!Emily is here to help us learn about protecting our plants, of all kinds, from creatures who like to dine on our gardens and landscapes. The key is repel before they have a taste test!Join Scott an...
2023-03-2941 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMilorganite - The Goof Proof Fertilizer!Send us a textMike & Scott chat with Melinda Myers, Milorganite's spokesperson, about this simple to use fertilzer. Where it comes from, how to and where to use it! It's a powerful low nitrogen product that's perfect for the "Weekend Warrior" or the experienced lawn guru. BUT WAIT... it's more than a lawn product!Download this episode and have some fun learning about "Milo".https://www.milorganite.com/Nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers has over 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books. A TV...
2023-03-0150 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastHappy 100!Send us a textWhile celebrating our 100th episode of YMGP, we can't stop ourselves from sharing some Fall tips!We would like to thank all of our guests over the past three years, our sponsor Black Diamond Garden Centers, but most of all our subscribers!!!Enjoy the Winter break and we hope you'll join us again next season for another comedy show, I mean garden episode with Mike & Scott! Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Ple...
2022-10-1836 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe Banana Tree - Session ThreeSend us a textThe Garden Guy, Mike, has challenged Junior Gardener Scott. The experiment: to plant a couple Banana Trees in his Midwest "tropical" pool landscape. See if he can keep them healthy, let alone alive AND successfully over Winter them... having new growth next Spring.Follow along as Scott does his homework and gives updates on this multiple episode subject! This is Session Three, UPDATE #2.Scott updates Mike about how he plans on winterizing his two banana trees... the homework has been done, will he choose mulch/compost p...
2022-10-1215 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastReaching out to Iowa - ISU ExtensionSend us a textMike & Scott reached out to the ISU Extension office to see what is going on in the Western side of the Midwest. Starting a conversion, be it with Iowa or your fellow gardener, can help both sides of the border. Seems Iowa is just in the midst of the Emerald Ash Borer , while we in NW Ohio dealt with the borer 8-10 years ago. Trading information is a powerful tool in your garden shed.Please welcome Aaron Steil to Your Midwest Garden Podcast!!!https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/
2022-09-2151 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastOur Friends...The SpidersSend us a textLots of talk from customers, mostly about spiders appearing around their house. So Mike & Scott do a quick little chat about our friends... Boris the Spider. Mostly, how to move them into the garden area._______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post...
2022-08-3128 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastENCORE EPISODE: Overseeding Your LawnSend us a textENCORE EPISODE:It's that time of year... time to start over seeding you lawn... or is it? Mike & Scott discuss the 1-2-3s of over seeding. Is it too hot still? How long can you wait? And how can Mother Nature help? Tune in as the guys spend the episode outdoors in the heat talking grass!CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER LAWN DISCUSSIONS IN OUR LIBRARY. Especially in the Season ONE section.Black Diamond Garden CentersWelcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We...
2022-08-1045 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe Banana Tree - Session TwoSend us a textThis is Session Two, UPDATE #1.The Garden Guy, Mike, has challenged Junior Gardener Scott. The experiment: to plant a couple Banana Trees in his Midwest "tropical" pool landscape. See if he can keep them healthy, let alone alive AND successfully over Winter them... having new growth next Spring.Follow along as Scott does his homework and gives updates on this multiple episode subject! This is Session Two, UPDATE #1._______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do i...
2022-07-2021 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastTropics in The Midwest? It’s Possible!Send us a textToday the guys talk with Teresa Woodard, over the past 15 years she has contributed to Midwest Living, Columbus Monthly, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Gardens, Chicago Tribune, Living the Country Life, Ohio Magazine and Edible Columbus. And now is a co-author of American Roots: Reimagining Our Home Gardens (Timber Press; Fall 2022).The topic is a more in depth discussion of transforming your backyard into a tropical paradise. Plants that are hardy for the Midwest, ones that won't survive the harsh Winters and Teresa reviews Scott's backyard tropical layout. Let's welcome Teresa to YMGP...
2022-06-2950 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe Banana Tree Experiment - Session OneSend us a textThe Garden Guy, Mike, has challenged Junior Gardener Scott. The experiment: to plant a couple Banana Trees in his Midwest "tropical" pool landscape. See if he can keep them healthy, let alone alive AND successfully over Winter them... having new growth next Spring.Follow along as Scott does his homework and gives updates on this multiple episode subject! This is Session One.UPDATED INFO: The Musa Basjoo does grow fingers (bananas), however they are mostly seeds and very little fruit. Scott mentions they are just a leafy version and don't p...
2022-06-1530 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastFungi Fun!Send us a textIf you dig mushrooms (lol), then you'll love this discussion! Mike & Scott learn about all the uses for mushrooms, there's more than just tossing them on a pizza. This week's guest is Mike Chancey, who has turned his hobby into a business, takes the guesswork out of growing mushrooms with kits he builds for clients. Nothing better than success as a rookie just learning the ways, as some mushrooms can be dangerous! Mushroom Mike is so full of information, we are already discussing recording another show! So come take a lis...
2022-06-081h 03
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSum Sum Summer Vine TimeSend us a textMike and Scott chat Summertime vines...looking to add a tropical look around your Zen Place, pool or just adding some height ? Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Please visit our Facebook and Instagram links!https://www.facebook.com/yourmidwestgardenpodcast@yourmidwestgardenpodcast
2022-05-1845 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastDahlias - Totally Tubular Man!Send us a textMike and Scott travel to The Toledo Botanical Gardens to discuss Dahlias with grower Don Hughes. Don has over 40 years experience growing Dahlias and has had to move his growing patch from his home to the Toledo Botanical Gardens!!! I'd say he has a few plants to show off! Listen in and subscribe for more episodes.https://metroparkstoledo.com/explore-your-parks/toledo-botanical-garden-metropark/_______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at:
2022-05-041h 02
Your Midwest Garden PodcastHorticulture HighSend us a textScott & Mike talk to Bryan Smith, the Sylvania Schools Horticulture Teacher, about our experts of tomorrow. With all the computer experts our kids/grandkids are turning out to be, we are relieved there are some in the younger generation that are still interested in getting their hands dirty. But they are only as good as they want to be, and as good as we lead them to be. Thankfully we have Bryan to teach them as our grandparents did us!Listen in on how detailed this high school preps their s...
2022-04-2047 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastTalking Herbs-Beyond the Dinner TableSend us a textSelf proclaimed herb witch doctor Mary Machon joins us to discuss growing herbs for use beyond the dining table. This is a garden show talking health benefits!!! Scott is trying a few out to fool his doctor, stay tuned for the results!https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/_______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________...
2022-04-061h 04
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSeptember SmörgåsbordSend us a textMike and Scott brave the blustery day to cap off several topics for September. It's a buffet style show with a little something for everyone. So grab a dessert and join us... and watch your napkins, it's really windy out here!!!_______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page...
2021-09-0833 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastOver Seeding Your LawnSend us a textIt's that time of year... time to start over seeding you lawn... or is it? Mike & Scott discuss the 1-2-3s of over seeding. Is it too hot still? How long can you wait? And how can Mother Nature help? Tune in as the guys spend the episode outdoors in the heat talking grass!_______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at:
2021-09-0142 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastWeigela - Scott's Sleeper Plant PLUS Boxwood Warning!Send us a textMike and Scott find peace in a greenhouse in order to chat about what Scott calls a sleeper plant. A known, but unknown plant...the Weigela! No matter how you PRO-noun-ce it... (WAY-guh-luh) they guarantee you won't say it correctly twice in a row. You might just be surprised what you'll find in this Honeysuckle Family member offerings!PLUS Boxwood Tree Moth WARNING!!! Don't be fooled by it's name._______________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the...
2021-08-1837 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastGarden in the ParkSend us a textROAD TRIP!!!Mike & Scott have hit the road again! Well it was a short drive this time to Wildwood Metropark, which is home to The Manor House. The bonus to this home is the garden, which is a tough one to maintain. Scott Carpenter joins us for a little history lesson of the R.A. Stranahan Manor and the importance of the garden. We hope you, in hearing the description of this garden and it's history, will be inspired to search in your neck of the M...
2021-08-1135 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastIdeas for Fall PlantingsSend us a textMike & Scott have a BIG announcement to reveal, well had one anyway. Plus we Welcome Zach Edwards, President of Black Diamond Garden Centers! Zach presents to us all several new plants to gather for the Fall plantings! If you are looking for that little different than a typical Fall offering, Zach has some ideas to spark another trip to your local garden center!Some of the plants discussed in this episode:Hypericum Mystical Glory St. JohnswortAronia MelanocarpaLittle Henry Itea (Virginia Sweetspire)...
2021-08-0446 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAll about Lavender FarmingSend us a textROAD TRIP!!! The Guys head down South to check out the five year old Luckey Road Lavender Farm. They'll check out all the offerings from Kylee & Scott, second generation farmers. Not only is this farm a you pick'em type of place, but they offer yoga classes, photography sessions all while surrounded by the sweet smell of lavender! And yes, Scott found animals at a Lavender Farm!https://www.luckeylavender.com/https://www.facebook.com/luckey.lavenderSupport the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers...
2021-07-2142 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe DIY Lawn Products... Results, Tips & DiscussionsSend us a textThe guys bounce DIY lawn care ideas off of Dave Slivinski, licensed lawn service expert and manager. Dave removes his managers hat for a neighborhood friendly advice hat, helping out the Do It Yourselfer. Scott reviews the lawn products he has tested this year, after promising last season to turn his lawn into a laboratory. And then promises to test more!Support the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio!https://blackdiamondgrows.com/Please visit our Facebook and Instagram links!https://w...
2021-07-071h 03
Your Midwest Garden PodcastExtension Office & Pest UpdateSend us a textTime to start looking over your plants and priming those sprayers. As the guys welcome Amy K. Stone to the show. Amy discusses using your Extension Offices/Land Grant University support in each State, plus the current pests in our gardens, THEY'RE HERE! Amy Creque StoneOhio State University Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural ResourcesLucas CountyOSU Extension Contact info:https://lucas.osu.edu/https://www.facebook.com/OSUExtensionLucasCounty/https://bygl.osu.edu/ Horticulture Hotline: 419-578-6783________________If you'd l...
2021-06-1645 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastThe ABCs of Ornamental GrassSend us a textMike & Scott discuss Ornamental Grasses, perennial or annuals, clumps, mounds, splits, you name it... we got you all covered!________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug IDs, etc. Mike loves...
2021-06-091h 04
Your Midwest Garden PodcastPrepping for PestsSend us a textThe guys discuss the pests & insects that are already starting to make their way onto your plants and into your gardens. You probably just can't see them yet! It's time to get proactive... save your crops and blooms!________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it...
2021-06-0259 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastYMG QUICK TIP - Lack of Rain on Your LawnSend us a textSeason #2 has a new feature, QUICK TIPS! A short info podcast presented by an expert in the field. Plus it's an easy to search subject header for when you need that little bit of info in a flash. QUICK TIPS release on "off weeks" of our regular, full length shows, so you are not missing anything. We hope these tips help out while we are busy working the new season at the garden center.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment...
2021-05-2601 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAnnie's AnnualsSend us a textThe guys are joined by one of last season's guests...Annie Harman. Annie grows tens of thousands of annuals, be it a hanging basket container or just a flat pack of three. We get her insight, as well as Mike's on annual care, design for this Summer's plantings.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page...
2021-05-1956 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastIntro to PollinationSend us a textScott asks Mike about the birds & the bees...as it pertains to trees and fruit bearing plants.Importance of bees, insects to pollination... Basics of flowering bud anatomy... As Sgt. Friday would say, just the facts. ________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and e...
2021-05-1246 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastOld School Veggie PlantingSend us a textAnita Dafonte, a 30 year gardening vet, chats about her tried & true planting techniques. Anita, who lives and gardens on five acres, is the Sales Director for Coast of Maine Organic Products. Yet loves to get her hands dirty by growing the vegetables she loves to cook with. Take a listen as your working in your garden! And check out the Coast of Main's website:https://coastofmaine.com/________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned...
2021-05-0558 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastYMG QUICK TIP - MolesSend us a textSeason #2 has a new feature, QUICK TIPS! A short info podcast presented by an expert in the field. Plus it's an easy to search subject header for when you need that little bit of info in a flash. QUICK TIPS release on "off weeks" of our regular, full length shows, so you are not missing anything. We hope these tips help out while we are busy working the new season at the garden center.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment...
2021-04-2800 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastFrost Protection: Some Do's & Don'tsSend us a textThe guys discuss some do's & don'ts of frost protection. When is a little damage okay and when to get ready for a frost.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug...
2021-04-1939 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAll About Bulbs with Longfield GardensSend us a textIn today's discussion, we lay out the ground work about bulbs and welcome our special guest, Kathleen LaLiberté, from Longfield Gardens. Kathleen is a bulb specialist and works with Longfield Gardens as their horticultural advisor.Longfield Gardens imports and sell bulbs online and to garden centers across the US.Check out their website, it's packed with photos and educational info!https://www.longfield-gardens.com/Plus Scott hijack's the Mike's Mail Segment on Dandelions!________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a s...
2021-04-1453 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastRose & Woody Plant PruningSend us a textMike & Scott discuss rose bush pruning. Some of the common best practices and Mike's take on what Scott has suggestion wise...PLUS today's Mike's Mail Question... all that coming up right now!________________Here's a link to last season's rose show!https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/4009412________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like...
2021-04-0747 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastENCORE EPISODE - Soilkit Easy Test KitSend us a textENCORE EPISODE - It's that time to go dig up some dirt and have it analyzed!!!Scott can't be anymore excited to welcome a new product to our garden center shelves! SoilKit by AgriTech Corp. is not only an easy 9 point test kit, but a translator, making the test results one language, so both you and your garden center are on the same page!Listen in as we chat with Christina McInnis about the foundation of every garden or lawn... your soil! Contact your local garden center to see if t...
2021-03-3138 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastYMG QUICK TIP - Spring LawnsSend us a textSeason #2 has a new feature, QUICK TIPS! A short info podcast presented by an expert in the field. Plus it's an easy to search subject header for when you need that little bit of info in a flash. QUICK TIPS release on "off weeks" of our regular, full length shows, so you are not missing anything. We hope these tips help out while we are busy working the new season at the garden center.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment...
2021-03-2401 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSoil Types & UsesSend us a textMike & Scott discuss soils, soil amendments, where to spend your soil money for specific plant types... PLUS today's Mikes Mail Question: How far apart should you plant your plants/trees? ________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your...
2021-03-1757 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastUrban Organic Harvest UPDATESend us a textToday we welcome back our very first podcast guest, Mr. Thomas Jackson. Toledo, Ohio's urban farmer, discussing wood chip beds...yield amounts from the 2020 Harvest, honey drinks and what is really in pop tarts.PLUS our new in show segment: MIKE'S MAIL, question of the day asked & answered!!!ORIGINAL EPISODE LINK:https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/887557/2945737-urban-farming-organic-beds.mp3?blob_id=12116911&download=trueThis just in... the 2020 Harvest Results for MIGHTY ORGANICS: TOTAL GROSS POUNDAGE: 32,157.41 LBS......
2021-03-1043 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastCreating Your Own Plant ExchangeSend us a textJoin Mike & Scott as we welcome our guests, Donna Keller Wright & Chris Coultrip to discuss the mini-history of the Toledo Plant Exchange. How they got it started and what you can do to start your area's own plant exchange.Donna & Chris have written a notebook guide in how they run their program efficiently and have offered to share those instructions/notes with all of you. Just message one of them on the Toledo Plant Exchange Facebook page.PLUS our new in show segment: MIKE'S MAIL, question of the day a...
2021-03-0357 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastUnderstanding Cool Weather PlantsSend us a textWith our last episode of Season One, Mike helps Scott understand cool weather plants. The basics for Scott, the Freshman Gardener and some extra tips for everyone else. Plus general philosophies from starting to harvesting your cool weather plants.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 Or email us at: YourMidwestGarden@bex.net________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow...
2021-02-2435 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSustainable Urban Landscapes & GardensSend us a textYMG would like to welcome Annie Johnson to the show. We ran across a post that Annie had about new "tiny homes" possibly being built. She encouraged the city to have them not only plant decorative landscape, BUT food bearing plants/trees mixed within. What a great idea to extend the new home owner sustainability in a small footprint. Today, we expand that discussion.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325
2021-02-1752 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastPlanning Out That Empty BedSend us a textToday we give you a few pointers to get that empty bed, thought out, designed and a plant list ready for the garden center! Things to think about and a few you can accomplish right now in the midst of February. Join us for several tips & ideas.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 ________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post...
2021-02-1043 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastENCORE EPISODE - Starting with Seeds!Send us a textSince our first podcasting season started a little late for this episode, we thought we would re-release it at this time. As it is now time to start your seeds indoors!Enjoy our ENCORE EPISODE, a little more on time!___________________Nic and Mike talk about the itch to get going in your garden while it's still cold outside. How Nic started seeding indoors to get that jump start on Mother Nature. Nic has a few tips for you and Mike realizes pumpkin pies are not made from pumpkins! Please join...
2021-01-2736 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastPlanning Your Veggie GardenSend us a textIt's that time MIDWEST GARDENERS!Today we give you a few pointers to get your veggie garden up and running as soon as you can!Things to think about and a few you can accomplish right now in the midst of January. Take a listen... and comment on the Facebook page if you have additional ideas you'd like to share.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 ________________
2021-01-2034 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastIndoor Air: Plants or Ionizers?Send us a textHAPPY NEW YEAR MIDWEST GARDENERS!In this episode, we have a quick impromptu discussion on indoor air quality. How much can plants help or should you use an electronic ionizer? NASA even did a study on this. Take a listen and comment on the Facebook page.________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325 ________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and...
2021-01-1326 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastPoinsettia CareSend us a textHAPPY NEW YEAR MIDWEST GARDENERS!In this episode, freshman gardener Scott reviews his episode homework with Mike to see if he graduates from Poinsettia Care School.Plus a Mike's Mail Q&A about Christmas Cactus...________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug IDs, etc. Mike loves to help out!https://www.facebook.com/Your-Midwest-Garden-Podcast-104823994541594________________If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg...
2021-01-0648 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastFlowers Bring SmilesSend us a textGot the post Holiday Blues??? Today the guys chat with Jen Linehan from Beautiful Blooms by Jen, a florist who can brighten up the now empty looking house.Jen, along with your area florists can easily put a smile on a loved ones face, and even more important your own! All proven by a well known university!Listen in as we discuss ways to make flowers bring smiles all with her busy shop bustling in the background!Check out Beautiful Blooms by Jen:https://www.beautifulbloomsbyjen.com
2020-12-1644 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastEasy Soil Test KitSend us a textScott can't be anymore excited to welcome a new product to our garden center shelves! SoilKit by AgriTech Corp. is not only an easy 9 point test kit, but a translator, making the test results one language, so both you and your garden center are on the same page!Listen in as we chat with Christina McInnis about the foundation of every garden or lawn... your soil! Contact your local garden center to see if they carry SOILKIT. It's a relationship builder.Need more information? Here's t...
2020-12-0937 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastChoosing Your LIVE Christmas TreeSend us a textThere’s no better family tradition than picking out your own Christmas Tree! Taking your family to pick out the perfect tree for your holiday celebrations is a memory maker. Unless you are Clark Griswald..."little full, lots of sap". It’s a heart-warming experience you’ll want to enjoy year after year. The guys sit down next to a warm fire with Duke Wheeler. Duke is here to chat about tree picking, getting one of his trees into the White House and tree care for a safe yet fun Christmas season. So put...
2020-12-0241 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMike's Mail #2 November 2020Send us a textAfter the highly successful Mike's Mail #1...Your Midwest Garden Podcast group returns to answer listener submitted questions. This time with... well... no differences other than new folks and new questions!With a full mailbox, Mike does his best to answer a new round of questions with as few words possible, and we all know that's not possible for The Garden Guy!________________If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" question or just leave a show comment, do it the old fashioned way, leave a voice mail at: (567) 318-2325
2020-11-181h 05
Your Midwest Garden PodcastHoliday CenterpiecesSend us a textToday our experts discuss Holiday Centerpieces. Choices and ideas for those of you just wanting to order a piece or those would like to build their own. Frank Viviano discusses holiday centerpieces plus he takes us beyond the table, carrying your theme throughout your house. Check out our guest website for more information.Bartz Viviano:https://www.bartzviviano.com/________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug...
2020-11-1138 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastHydrangeas - Fall CareSend us a textIn the confusing world of hydrangeas, Mike clears the mystery up of when to prune. Plus a few other tips including over Wintering, watering and how to spell. Get out your colored crayons and take some notes!!! ________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug IDs, etc. Mike loves to help out!https://www.facebook.com/Your-Midwest-Garden-Podcast-104823994541594________________If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area...
2020-11-0441 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastFall-Winter Lawn TipsSend us a textThis is our fourth & final interview in the lawn service series for 2020. Dave Slivinski from Black Diamond Lawn Service returns to discuss Fall/Winter lawn care. Taking care of the new grass you just planted in late August, early September. Prepping your lawn for Winter. And a few early items to do in early, early Spring.________________And as promised, a link to our Facebook page. Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug IDs, etc. Mike loves to help o...
2020-10-2156 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastGothic Gardening with Staci B!Send us a textMike & Scott stir up a brew of black flowers, vampire teeth, gargoyles, blood grasses and stockings...(stockings???) as The Gothic Garden Girl walks us past the cemetery and into a Goth Garden!Listen in to see who makes it out... A L I V E! After all, the episode releases at the darkest time of night...3 AM!________________Catch the Gothic Garden Girl on Facebook here:https://www.facebook.com/gothicgardengirl-632775744033118________________Like to check out our Facebook Page? Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not...
2020-10-1441 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastIt was a smash, The Great Pumpkin Smash!Send us a textIt's time for gourds, squash, corn and pumpkins so the guys chat onsite with Matt from LaVoy's Pumpkin Farm. That's right, the boys hit the road and traveled up North to Temperance, MI. No matter what pumpkin farm you visit in your area, we bet it is going to be a smash!But watch out for those bees around your donuts & cider!Check out the LaVoy's website at:http://lavoypumpkinfarm.weebly.com/or their Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/lavoypumpkinfarm/________________Like to...
2020-10-0748 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastCorn Maze Designs & More!Send us a textListen in to the making of a corn maze, from design to opening day. Little issues like lost kids & new Covid procedures. PLUS we make mention of several corn mazes through out the Midwest region. See if your local corn maze made our list. Originally set to release on Oct. 14, we bumped the date up to give more folks a better chance at visiting their local corn maze. Some states have limited open hours based on your health department restrictions due to Covid!Aerial video of...
2020-09-3024 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMonrovia Plants NEW FOR 2021!Send us a textMike & Scott chat with Georgia Clay, New Plants Manager with Monrovia, about new releases for 2021! Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus, roses & more. Get your pens & notepad out!Check out our Facebook/Instagram post for pictures of some the plants featured in this episode!You know Monrovia, with the famous green containers and the stripe branding... but did you know they were first grower to ship container plants (originally metal cans, now plastic) across the country? All because founder Harry E. Rosedale Sr., thought the transplant process would be easier on...
2020-09-0957 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastCaring For ChrysanthemumsSend us a textChrysanthemums (mums) are one of the most popular fall garden flowers. Most varieties are easy to grow with their basic needs being full sun, water, rich soil, good drainage, and good air circulation. There are hundreds of varieties available in a range of shapes and sizes that can provide blooms from late Summer through end of Fall. In this episode we chat about caring for your mums with Zannah Crowe from Johnson's Gardens in Cedarbug Wisconsin!!! When to plant, watering, fertilizing, pruning, propagation, disease/insects. Since our interview...
2020-09-0246 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastLate Season Lawn TipsSend us a textThis is our third (of four) interview in the lawn service series. Dave Slivinski from Black Diamond Lawn Service returns to discuss the end of Summer/Early Fall lawn care. Subjects that pop up in the conversation include the two BIG THINGS in lawn care: Water & Mowing height, nut sedge grass, grubs, when to water, Did we say water again? Sure did!!!Dave will appear one more time this season, discussing Winterizing of your lawn.________________And as promised, a link to our Facebook page. Please "LIKE" it, follow along and e...
2020-08-1953 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAlan Branhagen - Author: The Midwest Native Plant PrimerSend us a textJoining us today is Alan Branhagen. Author of the recently released book: The Midwest Native Plant Primer. And that's what we are here to discuss.This incomparable sourcebook includes 225 recommended native ferns, grasses, wildflowers, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial Midwest garden.Author of :The Midwest Native Plant PrimerNative Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden...
2020-08-1246 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastReaders Tips from Garden Gate MagazineSend us a textChloe Deike, from Garden Gate Magazine joins us today. In this episode, Chloe shares gardening tips & hints from her archives and reader suggested ideas. Chloe is the assistant editor and writes various articles, including tips for Garden Gate Magazine. Now in her third year at Garden Gate magazine, she delights in passing along wisdom from gardener to gardener, tending the beds and borders of her new old home and tackling the challenge of gardening with a baby on her hip and a toddler in her tracks.Everyone... please welcome Chloe to Your...
2020-08-0559 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastUpcoming Guests & The Beetles!Send us a textJust a quick (not so quick) episode to announce a couple special guests making their first appearance on Your Midwest Garden Podcast. And a few tips on Summer's biggest pest, The Japanese Beetle, which are out in FULL FORCE right now. We have mentioned them before, but here in the Great Lakes Region they out of control this year.________________And as promised, a link to our Facebook page. Please "LIKE" it, follow along and even post, not only your garden pictures, but message us with questions. Plant, bug IDs, etc...
2020-07-1533 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastWater Features, Ponds & PlantsSend us a textToday we talk with Rich Giddens, he and his wife, Diane, own Oak Park Garden Center, specializing in ponds and water features. Mike and Rich touch on pond plants, pond sizes, pumps and what you, as a new pond owner, need to do in order to enjoy the peace of a pond or water feature.All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!________________Our guests weblink:http://www.oakparkwatergarden.comWhat started as a humble landscape business in a rickety old barn...
2020-07-0138 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastALERT WARNING - Bagworms 2020Send us a text---BONUS EPISODE---BONUS EPISODE---Breaking News... It's the time...of the season... for bagworms! Lots of pictures and samples of arborvitae, Junipers,etc coming into the store so we thought we'd throw out an ALERT EPISODE.Photos on our Facebook Page and a couple video links below.All this and your homework question answered... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!Check out these Nebraska Extension Entomologists videos:https://youtu.be/05A2quj9nO4https://youtu.be/LCohIuo8H1Y
2020-06-2513 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSummer Lawn Service BasicsSend us a textThis is our second interview with Dave Slivinski from Black Diamond. Dave is the lawn service manager and is here to discuss Summer lawn care. Subjects that pop up in the conversation include, Summer insects, grubs, grass fungus, when to water, beetle bags, nut-grass and the two BIG THINGS in lawn care: Water & Mowing height!!! Did we say water again? Sure did!!!Dave will appear in a upcoming podcast about Fall & Winterizing of your lawn.If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in...
2020-06-1737 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSummer TropicalsSend us a textSummertime discussion about various tropical plants you can do in the Midwest. Well okay, tropicals that Scott has placed around his pool and he thinks you'll like them too!Plus a quick banter on what went down in the garden center during COVID19. Please tell us what your experience was shopping for flowers this season. Less selection available? Why? Annuals sold out? Mulch/Topsoil available?All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!________________Mike has assigned you homework. Listen in and here is the...
2020-06-101h 09
Your Midwest Garden PodcastRoses are red... Scott's are not!Send us a textOur 10th episode is a bit thorny. From us two, you expected corny, but not to worry, we included the corny too!Floribunda, Grandiflora, Hybrid Musk, Hybrid Rugosa, Hybrid Tea, climbers, drift... an all rose discussion today with Cheryl Menard!Did You Know... fallen Oak leafs make a great rose Winter insulator, Bayer 3in1 is a quick one step application you use as you water and their is no blue colored rose.All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!
2020-06-031h 02
Your Midwest Garden PodcastStudent Farming - Bryan EllisSend us a textMike heads for the farm... and winds up at a public school! Find out why Mike actually landed at the right location!Our guest today is Bryan Ellis, discussing teaching students how to farm, raise crops, animals and fly drones! Say what? Students are learning how grandpa use to farm while taking advantage of technology. Investigating better ways and landing jobs all over, including NASA!Did we mention the poison dart frog and fish farm? And finally a pop quiz... do you know your fatty acids? Study up!
2020-05-2054 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastAG 101 and Gen ZSend us a textHow Gen Z is doing a 360 turning back to farming like grandpa/great grandpa... What is truly a weed... bees are a buzzing and worms are NOT native to the Midwest!Who says all this and more?A guy that pets bees of course!_________________________________During this COVID 19 time, we talked to Dr. Todd Crail via the phone and not in person as we usually do.If you would like to participate in the next Mike's Mail episode, please email your gardening question to:
2020-05-1348 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMike's Mail #1 May 2020Send us a textYour Midwest Garden Podcast group takes this COVID19 at home time to answer listener submitted questions. In the last episode, we asked listeners to email or voice memo record their questions for Mike to answer. Helping Mike keep track of all the questions, we welcome Scott to the podcast. Well... Scott produces the Podcast, so he is no stranger to YMG, but makes his YMG debut keeping Mike on track.If you would like to participate in the next Mike's Mail episode, please email your text or recorded audio file to:
2020-05-0654 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastDan The Mole Man & Earth Day ReflectionsSend us a textMike talks about the beginnings of Earth Day, which is next week. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, so be sure to do something nice for the Earth on April 22, 2020. Or as Mike says, make everyday Earth Day.Then Mike welcomes in Dan The Mole Man. The guys discuss the best way to get them out of your yard... and that does not mean pushing them into the neighbors yard! They'll just come back anyways.FUN FACT: A mole can travel 80’ in under a minute!
2020-04-1523 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastMidwest Native PlantsSend us a textArden Pontasch is our guest, discussing Midwest native plants and how she is bringing back what was once thought of as weeds. How she collects native plants, their seeds and redistributes the plants in the area. Arden passes along some sites that you can contact in your area for obtaining your native plants.Wild Ones website:https://wildonesoakopenings.org/native-plant-sources/If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers or visit them online at:...
2020-04-0838 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastGrowing Flowers from PlugsSend us a textGarden Center growers, Melisa Sherman-Weckerlin and Annie Harman talk about growing flowers from plugs. Small starter plants that have already sprouted from seedlings. Plus other Spring time discussions, such as best time to plant for the season. Sun, shade flowers and none of this is an April Fool's Joke!If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers or visit them online at:https://www.blackdiamondgrows.comSupport the showBlack Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, P...
2020-04-0141 min
Your Midwest Garden PodcastSpring Lawn Service BasicsSend us a textDiscussion with Dave Slivinski, Black Diamond's Lawn Service Manager, about Spring lawn basics. If you are a do it your-selfer or hire a service, Dave talks about various needs for your lawn. Even if you have a lawn service, your lawn is a two way effort between your service and you! From water needs to mowing heights Mike & Dave discuss it all. Plus Dave will return for two more episodes as the season moves on.If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in to...
2020-03-2533 min