Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Send us Fan Mail ***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 show Black Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio! https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Mike 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 show Black Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio! https://blackdiamondgrows.com/ Please visit our Facebook and Instagram li...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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 ch...

Send us Fan Mail Looking 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...

Send us Fan Mail Back 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail The 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 kind...

Send us Fan Mail The guys want you to help spread the word about Forsythias... Since they only bloom once a year, many garden centers only carry a limited number of this first blooming Springtime plant, so tell friends to get one soon! Once they bloom, people tend to remember them and then, boom...they are sold out! Support the show Black Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Watervil...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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 learnin...

Send us Fan Mail YMGP is ON THE ROAD... it's been a bit since we left the studio, but here we go! Today, we meet up with Dr. Ryan Walsh at The Toledo Zoo. We are surrounded by all the Orchids here for the 2023 Orchid Show. Going on now, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through Feb. 26th. Viewing, workshops and then finally the plant sale all in one place and let's not forget to visit the...

Send us Fan Mail After our trial run, planting, growing and harvesting... we finally talk with the founder/owner of Knowing Nature. The Interview, as I call it is here for all. If you listened to the two previous "surprise" mid-winter episodes, you know Rachel sent us a micro greens kit to try. And we did, with much success! In fact, I have another batch of seeds growing. Eating healthy...

Send us Fan Mail A SURPRISE EPISODE #2!!! Mike & I were asked to try out a MicroGreens growing product and of course we said YES! This episode is the "as promised" update on how successful, or not, our sprouting micro greens have become. The Day Seven update! Our THANKS to: KnowingNature helps you grow healthy microgreens at home, no matter where you live. Our planters are designed s...

Send us Fan Mail A SURPRISE EPISODE!!! Mike & I were asked to try out a MicroGreens growing product and of course we said YES! In this episode, we had an impromptu gathering in the kitchen to unbox our test shipment. We look forward to the results and a proper conversation with our new friend Rachel, from Knowing Nature. Look for that early in the new year! KnowingNature helps you grow healthy...

Send us Fan Mail While 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 &amp...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Sessio...

Send us Fan Mail The guys decided to do a bee follow up show, sharing a few more interesting facts they learned off air. Check out this quick update. Support the show Black 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

Send us Fan Mail Well bees really don't talk... or do they? Communicate? YES But today we discuss bees, wasps & hornets with our guest Gary Lovell. And yes, we even need to help out the wasps. Did you know some pollen is tough to get out of the flower and only a strong flyer can do it? Download the guide listed below to learn more. https://camp-joy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Bees-and-...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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 gard...

Send us Fan Mail Even as the Zinnia season winds down, the guys find a bunch of information from Gaylene Siebold on her ways of growing a Zinnia patch. Thus making squares for a visual quilt!!! Such a fun conversation that the guys realized they had more questions to ask post show. Guess that means we’ll have to have Gaylene back on in the Spring.  Check out Patchwork Flower Farm on Facebook and I...

Send us Fan Mail Lots 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 O...

Send us Fan Mail ENCORE 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 ON...

Send us Fan Mail The guys discuss an unusual occurrence of a massive amount of Foxtail Barley blowing into a neighborhood like a snowstorm. A farm meets city type of merger issue... But more importantly is the ALERT for any Foxtail in your area! The barbs in the seed head has caused health issues in dogs/cats and reportedly a child. Take a listen, look around before a Barley storm hits your area....

Send us Fan Mail This 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...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know what discussion popped up at the family 4th of July party? And more important, how did Mike get an invite?! LOL The guys re-enacted the discussion for the record and pass on a few more tidbits about the weed we all know as Poison Hemlock. Which in the last thirty years has had more human interaction. _______________ If you'd like to ask us an "on-air" q...

Send us Fan Mail Today 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Sessio...