Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Send us Fan Mail 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 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 app...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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/...

Send us Fan Mail 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, 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 t...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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, includin...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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 kee...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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 ya...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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/...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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 st...

Send us Fan Mail 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 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 us on "Your Midwest Garden" Podcast. Toledo Permaculture Network website: https://www.toledopermaculture....

Send us Fan Mail Discussion with Thomas Jackson, Toledo Ohio's urban farmer, discussing wood chip beds...teaching city officials terminology...yield amounts and what is really in pop tarts. If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in to shop around at our sponsor's garden centers or visit them online at: www.blackdiamondgrows.com Support the show Black Diam...