Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Send us Fan Mail ALERT EPISODE... Ohio has been hit with the Fall Army Worms. Over night devastation of your lawn, or garden crops. What you can do as a residential home owner and gardener to stop them. Listen in as Mike gives you some pesticides to go apply. Support the show Black Diamond Garden Centers; Toledo, Perrysburg and now Waterville Ohio! https://blackdiamondgrows.com/ Please visit our F...

Send us Fan Mail ENCORE EPISODE! 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 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 c...

Send us Fan Mail Mike 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!!!...

Send us Fan Mail ROAD 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...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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 p...

Send us Fan Mail ROAD 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 La...

Send us Fan Mail The 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 show Black D...

Send us Fan Mail Season #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 a...

Send us Fan Mail ENCORE EPISODE!!! 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 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! ________________ Ou...

Send us Fan Mail Time 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 Stone Ohio State University Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources Lucas County OSU Extension Con...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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 ou...

Send us Fan Mail The 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 ma...

Send us Fan Mail Season #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 a...

Send us Fan Mail The 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...

Send us Fan Mail Scott 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: (...

Send us Fan Mail Anita 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://...

Send us Fan Mail Season #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 a...

Send us Fan Mail The 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 o...

Send us Fan Mail In 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 edu...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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-a...

Send us Fan Mail ENCORE 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 Chris...

Send us Fan Mail Season #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 a...

Send us Fan Mail Mike & 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...

Send us Fan Mail Today 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...

Send us Fan Mail Join 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...