Your Midwest Garden Podcast
A casual conversation about gardening in the Midwest with Toledo's Garden Guy, Mike O'Rourke and Rookie Gardener, Scott Sandstrom. Mike interviews various guests, from experts to local DIY gardeners in a relaxed conversation. While Scott keeps the subjects down to the weekend warrior level. We hope you enjoy each podcast episode, as even the most basic topics can reveal a surprise tip or hint you may not know about! Your Midwest Garden is sponsored by Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. Serving the Toledo, Ohio area since 1953!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
It was a smash, The Great Pumpkin Smash!
It'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.…
Corn Maze Designs & More!
Listen 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 Midwe…
Monrovia Plants NEW FOR 2021!
Mike & 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 Fac…
Caring For Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums (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 a…
Late Season Lawn Tips
This 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…
Alan Branhagen - Author: The Midwest Native Plant Primer
Joining 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 2…
Readers Tips from Garden Gate Magazine
Chloe 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 a…
Upcoming Guests & The Beetles!
Just 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 Japane…
Water Features, Ponds & Plants
Today 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 …
ALERT WARNING - Bagworms 2020
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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 t…
Summer Lawn Service Basics
This 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 i…
Summer Tropicals
Summertime 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…
Roses are red... Scott's are not!
Our 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,…
Student Farming - Bryan Ellis
Mike 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 f…
AG 101 and Gen Z
How 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 m…
Mike's Mail #1 May 2020
Your 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 que…
Dan The Mole Man & Earth Day Reflections
Mike 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 …
Midwest Native Plants
Arden 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 redistribut…
Growing Flowers from Plugs
Garden 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 Sprin…
Spring Lawn Service Basics
Discussion 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…