Your Midwest Garden Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mike O'Rourke, Scott Sandstrom
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!
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Six years... 6,958 minutes, 3,794 download cities, 162 episodes, 162 graphics, 162 uploads, 52 guests, numerous phone calls, texts, scheduling calendars and we are finally dropping the mics. Hope all our new gardening friends have learned from our discussions... been inspired to fail at the worst. But yet are enjoying the time they have had their hands in the dirt! I MEAN MEDIUM, sorry Mike! LOL
Listen all the way until your player stops... remember the days of hidden tracks messages?
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Jesse 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
Episode background: Scott decided to build a system after recording the first podcast about rain water quality. His goal was to water plants at his garden center that are under cover. Since they only get tap water, he was hoping the fresh rain water would help the flowers power through surviving on the sales floor, so to speak.
PREVIOUS RAIN WATER EPISODES:
Advantages of Rain Water:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/13567298
Barrel Design:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/episodes/16981842
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Scott 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!
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Scott 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:
S3 E14: Banana Tree #1
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/10762678
S3 E17: Banana Tree #2
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/10941034
The Banana Trees 365 Update
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/13070990
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The guys throw some quick tips on dealing with the extreme Midwest heat that's scorching the area. A few things to do and to NOT do! Basically... keep an eye on your plants/garden/landscape & lawn! And water them, hose yourself down too!
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Today, 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/
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Mike discusses removing the stigma of Cannabis, especially in legalized states. We also invited in Alan Halterman, from Toledo Indoor Grows, to touch on some basics of growing Cannabis. All from the angle of growing a plant just like any other. Join us in an adult conversation...
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YMGP 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, the Mr. Everything of BLEUME!
https://growbleume.com/
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This 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/1ANyLY2HdD/?mibextid=wwXIfr
To build your own rain water catchment system visit:
https://www.bluebarrelsystems.com
Want to hear the first episode with Jesse? Click here:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/13567298
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Bluebarrel Rainwater Catchment Systems
The cost of water is rising. Reduce water and power bills by collecting rainwater...
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Em Shipman, Executive Director of Kidsgardening.org joins us to discuss kids learning through gardening. We discuss tips to get kids interested by playing in the dirt, experimenting with seed plantings and even just bringing toys into the garden bed. Developing an interest as to where food comes from by activities in and around the garden. Join us for a casual conversation, especially educators and childcare facilities, to learn how Kidsgardening.org can help with lesson plans and more!
https://kidsgardening.org/
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In 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... so I am sure you can do it with no problem.
In the next show we are also going to teach Scott it's a concrete or cinder block NOT a cylinder block! Jeez Scott! haha... Did you catch that mistake?
Cement Block: Heavy, dense, and ideal for load bearing walls and foundations. Cinder Block: Lightweight, cost-effective, and perfect for DIY projects and garden structures
Black Diamond Garden Centers
Welcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 70 years!
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The cost of water is rising. Reduce water and power bills by collecting rainwater...
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And as promised, PRE-SEASON Episode number two, our fav flowering seeds to plant. Don't forget these can be annuals and or perennials you decide to sow. Take a listen as we discuss a few of our favs...
Anybody ever do a large perennial raised bed? Thinking about doing one extra large one at the garden center as a display. Maybe even just a section of the display yard...??? Hmmm...
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And we are back! Well... it's a couple of PRE-SEASON Episodes to get the wires humming again. Besides, we are chatting about seed packets, as it's that time of year when you all buy seeds, prep them and back time their planting schedules. Take a listen as we discuss a few of our favs...
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Today we wrap up season number FIVE! This final show of the season is a mixed bag of tidbits and wishes that you had a great gardening season. We know it was tough in the Midwest with another drought, Spotted Lantern Fly, Aphids and of course the sun and HEAT of the summer. Check out our final thoughts of this past gardening season.
Here's the link for your rain barrel system!
https://www.bluebarrelsystems.com
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Today'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 or convention, check out this link: https://www.midwestgardengal.com/services/teach/
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ENCORE EPISODE: Bringing back one you may have missed in the archives... listen into VINE TIME! Gourds, Pumpkins or Squash?
Mike has a mystery fruit growing in NW Ohio, bringing up the question about Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) or herbaceous vines in the gourd family. Then, the alternative use of pumpkin seeds... got to listen in for that ONE ALONE!
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Today, 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.midwestgardengal.com/growing-glorious-garlic/
Visit Lisa here:
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/
Need a copy of her book?
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/book/
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, 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 one thing I've learned is we have to stop importing things into the good ole US of A!
Listen in because I guarantee you'll learn something today!
Plus check out the new guide Amy helped author!
https://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/node/2330
Links mentioned in today's show:
https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65
https://u.osu.edu/spottedlanternfly/
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The Midwest Garden Gal joins us once again to discuss The Forgotte n Season. The late planting season time to sow some more cool weather veggies right now in mid August! Take a listen and take advantage of the warm soil and soon to be cool morning dew. PLUS, get some cucumber scoop form the Iowa expert herself!
Here's the Grow guide:
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MGG_Zone5_GrowGuide.pdf
Here's that Blog:
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/blog/
Visit Lisa here:
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/
Need a copy of her book?
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/book/
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The 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!
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Mike & 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.
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YMGP went on "on the road" today... we visited the Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District offices to discuss what they do and to find out about an event they are in charge of. So, if you are close by, plan on making a day trip to Holland, Ohio for the Lucas County Farm Connection, on July 20th, 2024.
https://www.lucasswcd.org/lcfc24.html
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Just a quick update on some news for YMGP as Feedspot RSS Reader has listed our show in their top 15 gardening podcasts for 2024! The best Nursery podcasts from thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness. Listen in for all the details, plus a few more tidbits.
https://podcasts.feedspot.com/nursery_podcasts/
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Today we welcome back The Midwest Garden Gal for a pollinators discussion. But more so, since June is perennial month and pollinators week falls within the month of June, we decided to combine the subjects into one fun conversation.
Lisa, The MGG, is based in Iowa and its nice to get that western midwest side of the gardening world news. Check out all things MGG style by visiting her website!
Pollinator Week 2024 will take place June 17-23, 2024
https://www.midwestgardengal.com/
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It seems like a perennial, the Asiatic lilies are on the come back... popularity wise. These easy to care for "true" lilies have great size and colorful blooms. So stop reading this and hit PLAY on your favorite podcast player app and get the scoop on these sun loving, tropical looking lilies!
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What 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!
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The 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 at it.
Minnesota Extension Office:
https://extension.umn.edu/
Did we mention Theresa also appears on a radio gardening show? Check out WCCO Radio AM 830, Saturdays from 8-9am. She rotates with other gardeners to answer questions.
https://www.audacy.com/stations/wccoradio
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Steve, one of our loyal listeners introduced Mike & I to Lisa Hinzman Howard, aka The Midwest Garden Gal after he attended one of her garden show lectures. That gave us a chance to invite Lisa on the show to discuss her recent book, Cheap Tricks Gardening. Listen in as we talk about the western half of the midwest and about facets of her book! Cause you don’t need to spend a fortune for fabulous.
PLUS... an EXCLUSIVE announcement from Lisa, heard here first!!!
Order the book now for a timely delivery by Mother's Day!
Head here to pick up a signed copy of Lisa's book:
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Let’s talk lawns, subscribers. If you fertilize your own or have a lawn service company push the spreader, you should know the basics. And seeing that the first-round application is close to closing as this article prints, it’s time to get spreading. But the biggest advice is this; if you’re going to spend the money fertilizing, please don’t cut your lawn short! You can have a beautiful looking lawn that’s full and tall… and still look like a carpet.
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The guys get into the nitty gritty of the Goldenrod, which gets a bad rap as a ragweed.A native North American perennial wildflower that's tall, slim with fluffy golden flower spikes in various shades of yellow. Once an invasive species, we discuss the change in direction for this easy to grow beauty.
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One of the first spring bloomers, even popping up through the snow... the Hellebore. Associated with the Easter holiday, the Hellebore or Lenten Rose has an interesting association with the rising of Christ, the first bloomer of spring and of interesting note is actually an evergreen?
Tune in as we have more tidbits of info to pass along!
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Many 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.
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Multiple chances of recycling occur with worm composting... from garbage to garden. Saving the landfills, food scraps that feed the worms, worms recycling that into compost, compost giving nutrients to veggies/herbs, veggies coming back onto our plates. The garden circle of life, all with the help of worms. From the common worms we played with as kids, to worms that are known to build compost faster than others. Download and listen to our discussion on compositing with worms. It's easy to start a worm composting bin.
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And we're back... season number five has officially begun!
To keep everyone from getting frostbite, I know... the warmer weather has hit us early but lets keep the itch to garden in the planning stages. Until the temps are consistently warm, all the critters are still in their winter naps. Disturbing their beds would be a bad thing when you need beneficial friends this season.
Mike has some things you can do while those last flakes of snow are still floating around the sky.
If you still have an itch, start binge listening to our past four seasons... or did you do that already this winter? PLUS the lineup of show ideas we have coming up is exciting so stay tuned!
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GETTING THAT ITCH TO GET BACK INTO THE GARDEN? WELL NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO PREP. AND THAT MEANS GIVING YOUR PLANTS THE BEST WATER AVAILABLE... LISTEN IN TO THIS RECENT, BUT IMPORTANT EPISODE!
We were in search of why rain water perks up our lawns and gardens more than tap water. Not a scientific white paper chat, but a quick 101. We found the answer and a easy way to collect rain water! PLUS, our guest proved Mike wrong about city regulations! Something Mike was happy to be wrong about. **So listen in, it's basically a double feature!!!
To build your own rain water catchment system visit:https://www.bluebarrelsystems.com/
AND LISTEN IN FOR A PROMO CODE TO GET A DISCOUNT ON YOUR PURCHASE!!!**
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Our 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 a discount promo-code for our listeners. Click here here and choose a one time purchase or a re-occuring plan.
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Magic Mind - First Productivity Shot
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The 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 for you!
https://www.mushroomman.com/
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This episode is an unscheduled ALERT EPISODE! Amy Stone from The Ohio State Extension Office contacted us, wanting to update our listeners about the spread of the Spotted Lantern Fly.
Listen in as we discuss the spread of this pest, how you can help destroy the next generation... thus saving crops like grapes. If you like wine, then you'll want to help out as this unwanted intruder can destroy the vineyard crops. Apparently, the SLF likes grapes too!
https://lucas.osu.edu/news/spotted-lanternfly-resources
https://lucas.osu.edu/
Direct Email to Amy:
stone.91@osu.edu
HOTLINE: 419-578-6783
* Listen to the end of the show for our discounted promo codes offered by several of our guests... take advantage now before they expire at the end of 2023****
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YMGP traveled to visit and speak with the North Baltimore Garden Cub last week. The group requested the subject of winterizing your garden & landscape. We turned it around on them and had the group become our third co-host for the night! So together, we chatted about buttoning up the garden and so much more. See, those experienced gardeners knew everything we know... so we expanded our talk.
Bottom line, the less you do the better. The more nutrients left over helps the soil rejuvenate, helps other animals & insects build winter homes and more! Come join us for some after dinner laughs and tips from these expert gardeners!
A big THANK YOU to Tracy Cottermen for inviting us down!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/977715736378934
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YMGP once again hits the road... traveling to Bensell's Greenhouse to discuss safe ways to bring your house plants inside for the winter. But we added a twist! Toledo gardener Amanda joins us to share what she does to bring her plants in from summer vacation out on the patio. Will our resident expert, Mary, agree with her approach? Listen in to find out!
If you are in the Toledo area, stop by her shop and check out her selection and more importantly, her knowledge. You can even check out her YouTube Channel if you're not in town.
https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bensell+greenhouse
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We were in search of why rain water perks up our lawns and gardens more than tap water. Not a scientific white paper chat, but a quick 101. We found the answer and a easy way to collect rain water! PLUS, our guest proved Mike wrong about city regulations! Something Mike was happy to be wrong about. **So listen in, it's basically a double feature!!!
To build your own rain water catchment system visit:https://www.bluebarrelsystems.com/
AND LISTEN IN FOR A PROMO CODE TO GET A DISCOUNT ON YOUR PURCHASE!!!**
Magic Mind - First Productivity Shot
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Back in Season One, we discussed hydrangea care.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/6117871
With the number of questions that are still asked about hydrangea pruning, which time of year, why didn't mine bloom this year? This episode, it's strictly a chat about pruning.
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A quick reminder show about 4.5" type of perennials that are usually on sale at this time of year. They might not look the best, but hey, they've been sitting in a tiny container in the hot sun all summer just awaiting your TLC and a forever home!
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One 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.
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What if the haze from the Canadian wildfires is more than just a sight for sore eyes? What if it has far-reaching implications, particularly on the size of your vegetable crops? Join us as we delve into a disheartening case of reduced crop yield and the possible connection to the wildfire smoke. We unpack the effects of the fire’s three main chemical byproducts - benzene, formaldehyde, and acrolein - on the environment.
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Listen in to the last update show on our Musa Bajoos Banana Trees: Frank, Frank II, Lola and JD @ BD, as they faced unpredictable weather conditions and learn to thrive. All the Winter 2022/23 results, their current growth from an April start with temperatures close to 80 degrees, to a sudden drop to 32 degrees and what we think finally killed Frank. Plus, find out how JD at BD persevered and flourished without any additional watering or nutrients, all this from in the heartland. Don't miss this fascinating tale of perseverance and plant growth!
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Tired of seeing your once-lush lawn marred by brown patches and damaged grass? It's time to declare war on grubs! Join us as we dive into the fascinating world of these destructive insects and reveal how to tackle them head-on. We'll unravel the life cycle of grubs, from the egg-laying female beetles to the ravenous larvae that can wreak havoc on your yard in a matter of days.
Discover the importance of timing when it comes to grub control, with the best window for applying powerful products for maximum protection throughout the grub season. With our expert guidance, you'll be well-equipped to reclaim your beautiful lawn and say goodbye to grub problems for good. Don't let your lawn be a feast for these pesky insects - listen in and take control now!
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The guys touch on now being a great time to look for fruit trees. Start your homework, visit a garden center and plant a fruit tree for years of enjoyment.
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Mike interrupts our previously scheduled show to bring you this 911 ALERT EPISODE!!! The Midwest is already in a drought scenario at the end of May '23. Close to 2 inches below normal rainfall amounts in the Northwest Ohio area already. This episode helps save your lawn before it gets too dormant.
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This 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!
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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!
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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!
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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 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 headphones, pencil, some paper and listen in as we talk about the world of miniature plants. Places to use miniatures, watering, pruning and more.
Mulberry Miniatures, your one-stop shop to help you be successful with this fun, magical miniature gardening hobby.
https://mulberryminiatures.com/
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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 idea for the show, we made him come in and give us the goods on ornament trees.
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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 our loopy conversation, as only we can do...
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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 kinds, from creatures who like to dine on our gardens and landscapes. The key is repel before they have a taste test!
Join Scott and Mike "Elmer Fudd" O'Rourke as we chat about this effective product.
PLUS...
Plantskydd has offered our listeners a coupon code, so listen in for the code word and this single use coupon code gives you 15% off online orders until December 31st 2023
http://659739.shop.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.659739/sc.2/category.47/.f
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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!
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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 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/Radio & Podcast host plus...Melinda is a dynamic presenter, appearing at many of the major flower shows and home & garden events throughout the country each year.
https://www.melindamyers.com/
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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 Polar Bears. Or Mike's favorites, the monkeys...
Not close to Toledo? No problem there are a number of Orchid Shows happening all around the Midwest right now! Find one near you!
https://www.toledozoo.org/orchidshow
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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 in Winter can be tough, but micro greens gives you that extra boost, especially those of you doing that New Years dieting.
Join us for the final of three episodes and tell a friend!
KnowingNature helps you grow healthy microgreens at home, no matter where you live. Our planters are designed specifically to grow microgreens indoors without racks, grow lights or artificial pods and matts. We believe that real gardening experiences feed your stomach and your soul.
https://knowingnature.com/
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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 specifically to grow microgreens indoors without racks, grow lights or artificial pods. We believe that real gardening experiences feed your stomach and your soul.
https://knowingnature.com/
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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 microgreens at home, no matter where you live. Our planters are designed specifically to grow microgreens indoors without racks, grow lights or artificial pods and matts. We believe that real gardening experiences feed your stomach and your soul.
https://knowingnature.com/
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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 & Scott!
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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 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 piles, Styrofoam or black bag techniques??? Tune in!
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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.
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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-Wasps-of-Ohio-Guide.pdf
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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 garden shed.
Please welcome Aaron Steil to Your Midwest Garden Podcast!!!
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/
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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 Instagram! You cut Zinnias by appointment.
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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.
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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 ONE section.
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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.
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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 episode subject! This is Session Two, UPDATE #1.
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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.
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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 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 community!
https://www.teresawoodard.com/
Link to American Roots book:
https://www.workman.com/products/american-roots/hardback?_ga=2.38771235.1838257187.1655740079-1902022345.1655740079
You can also check out our Tropical episode from Season One:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/887557/4112057
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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 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 produce bananas as we know from the grocery store. Still learning...
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If 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 listen, as even a Master Gardener might learn a thing or two.
https://www.mushroomman.com
MUSHROOM MAN LLC
Store Hours: 10 - 4 pm Eastern
Monday - Friday
Located in Defiance, Ohio
419-576-5299
gmkmushrooms@gmail.com
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Mike and Scott chat Summertime vines...looking to add a tropical look around your Zen Place, pool or just adding some height ?
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ENCORE EPISODE: 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.
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Mike 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/
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Scott & 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 students for some that go to college and many that hit our industry head on!
https://sites.google.com/sylvaniaschools.org/sylvaniacte/horticulture
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We took our own advice... and "Asked Someone Who Knows" all about Hostas!!! Listen in as we learn our guest, Mike Giese, satisfies his craving for Hostas, by selling them to you! What started as a simple little hobby now requires a grow room, three greenhouses and a little green... as in the cash kind of green! Now with over 1,000 varieties of Hostas...Download & hit play!!!
The Hosta Stop
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Self 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/
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The guys release an unscheduled episode to discourage (yes...discourage) gardeners and mostly neighbors from doing too much cleanup on these pop up 70 degree days. Help your neighbors understand the critters still hibernating in those leaf piles! Only consistent temps can break the Cabin Fever urge to get the yard & beds ready.
Plus some cool weather plants that you can pot up if you need to plant at this time.
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The guys give Coneflowers or Echinacea, their fifteen minutes of fame! Stepping out from the daisy family we find they are extremely easy to grow in the Midwest. They are drought & heat resistant, bloom for months, make great cut flowers, and attract birds and pollinators.
But what about their Cultivar cousins? Tune in!
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Mary Machon, owner of Bensell's Greenhouse, joins the guys to chat... Indoor House Plants! Mary has an extensive knowledge on the subject and passes on info for beginners to experts! Make sure you listen all the way through...
In fact, we had to make this discussion a two part series as the tips and info just kept coming. So jump back a show if you missed part one... here is part two.
https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/
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Mary Machon, owner of Bensell's Greenhouse, joins the guys to chat... Indoor House Plants! Mary has an extensive knowledge on the subject and passes on info for beginners to experts! Make sure you listen all the way through...
In fact, we had to make this discussion a two part series as the tips and info just kept coming. So enjoy part one and tune in next week when part two releases.
https://www.bensellgreenhouse.com/
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FIRST EPISODE OF SEASON THREE, WELCOME BACK GARDENERS!!!
The guys discuss Loamy Soil... while it may be the goal, we find you don't need that much perfection to grow in! Join us as we dig deeper into this subject.
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The guys welcome back a past guest... Jen Linehan from Beautiful Blooms by Jen chats with the guys about her experience decorating a Rose Bowl Float!!! Listen in to catch her experience in what we thought may be a once in a lifetime experience. But Jen is looking into making it a tradition, maybe you'd like to join in next year?
Check out all Jen's photos & videos on her FB & IG accounts for Beautiful Blooms by Jen!
https://www.facebook.com/beautifulbloomsbyjen
https://www.beautifulbloomsbyjen.com/
Press Release for Jen's float:
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-diamond-almond-growers-featured-on-rose-parade-float-301451335.html
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In this episode, we follow up the Christmas Tree show with LIVE GREENS info... little history and care for those of us that bring that fresh pine look and scent into our homes._______________
This episode ends of second season here at YMGP... we'll be back in February with new shows just as the planting season begins!
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There’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 on your gloves, hat and lets chat!
Check out them out online:
http://www.wheelerfarms.com/christmas-tree-farm
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Mike has a mystery fruit growing in NW Ohio, bringing up the question about Cucurbita (Latin for gourd) or herbaceous vines in the gourd family. Then, the alternative use of pumpkin seeds... got to listen in for that ONE ALONE!
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The guys chat about the recent beetle air show, or as Mike puts it... "the INVASION" of Asian Beetles. Why now, what are they doing and the best practice for removing them. Download this episode, then subscribe so the next shows are automatically downloaded for you.
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Mike's version of a Fall Clean Up is using seed heads, cover crops, leaves, etc to protect and nurture your green space. Oh, he has a couple tips for hardware too!
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Now that Fall is here, and some great deals at your garden center can be had... the guys discuss plants & flowers that will attract bees. So listen in, get some ideas and head to your garden center today. Fall is a great time to plant and the hungry bees will appreciate the early Spring food.
----QUIZ NOTE----
The last quiz question, upon further review, should be 8-10lbs of honey makes how many pounds of wax. Not 18-20libs of honey... oops!
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ENCORE EPISODE: 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.
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/
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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 at the garden center.
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It's Mike turn to reveal his "Sleeper Plant". No not a tired plant, but an over looked beauty you should think about adding to your landscape!! Get your pen & paper to write down a few variety types, then head on over to your local garden center!
PLUS a Mike's Mail Question has hit our email box!
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Mike 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!!!
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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 at the garden center.
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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!
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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.
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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 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, Johnson's Gardens was sold and is now Hayden's Gardens. Check them out at:http://www.heydensgardens.com
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DID YOU KNOW?
The founding of the chrysanthemum industry in the USA dates back to 1884, when the Enomoto Brothers of Redwood City, California, grew the first chrysanthemums cultivated in America.
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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!!! Don't be fooled by it's name.
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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 garden and it's history, will be inspired to search in your neck of the Midwest for a historical garden to visit.
Plus the guys chat about a few end of Summer and Fall gardening to dos.
Please join the guys in a quick conversation that may put a spark in your garden. The PUN in this (& the social media posts), The Stranahan's owned Champion Spark Plug.
https://metroparkstoledo.com/features-and-rentals/the-manor-house/
https://historymysteryman.com/the-story-of-the-stranahans-champion-spark-plug-and-the-preservation-of-wildwood/
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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 plants discussed in this episode:
Hypericum Mystical Glory St. Johnswort
Aronia Melanocarpa
Little Henry Itea (Virginia Sweetspire)
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Ruby Slippers (Oak Leaf Hydrangea)
Callicarpa Purple Giant
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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 Lavender Farm!
https://www.luckeylavender.com/
https://www.facebook.com/luckey.lavender
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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!
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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 at the garden center.
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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!
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http://www.oakparkwatergarden.com
What started as a humble landscape business in a rickety old barn has grown into the largest water garden and garden center in northwest Ohio.
Richard and Diane Giddens created Swanton’s Oak Park Landscape and Water Garden Center in 1984. Back then, the couple had two babies in tow and began to grow their business by selling shrubs, trees, and various plants to the retail public.
The landscape center then blossomed when Richard and Diane began designing water gardens and selling quality water garden and landscape supplies, as well as unique garden accessories. The business took on a different look each year with the addition of ever-changing, beautiful water garden displays, water garden plants, and exotic fish. Also added on a regular basis were water garden accessories such as statues and fountains.
Today, Oak Park Landscape and Water Garden Center is one of the most popular and successful water garden centers in the Northwest Ohio area.
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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 Contact info:
https://lucas.osu.edu/
https://www.facebook.com/OSUExtensionLucasCounty/
https://bygl.osu.edu/
Horticulture Hotline: 419-578-6783
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Mike & Scott discuss Ornamental Grasses, perennial or annuals, clumps, mounds, splits, you name it... we got you all covered!
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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!
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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 at the garden center.
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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.
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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.
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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://coastofmaine.com/
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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 at the garden center.
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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.
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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 educational info!
https://www.longfield-gardens.com/
Plus Scott hijack's the Mike's Mail Segment on Dandelions!
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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!
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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 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 the website:
https://soilkit.com
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Learn your soil story... 1-2-3
To every home there is a foundation, to every plant there is one too, your soil.
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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 at the garden center.
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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?
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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-urban-farming-organic-beds.mp3?blob_id=12116911&download=true
This just in... the 2020 Harvest Results for MIGHTY ORGANICS:
TOTAL GROSS POUNDAGE: 32,157.41 LBS...
WATERMELON POUNDAGE: 7,882.65 LBS
COLLARDS POUNDAGE: 12,395.9 LBS
DONATIONS OF COLLARDS: 3,233.7 LBS
https://www.facebook.com/MightyOrganics/
https://www.facebook.com/JACKSON-INDUSTRIES-CORPORATION-164485147088856
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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 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 asked & answered!!!
In the meantime, enjoy our conversation while you are running around town gathering all your gardening supplies!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToledoPlantExchange
https://www.facebook.com/WCPlantExchange
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With 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.
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Black Diamond Garden Centers
Welcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 50 years!
Black Diamond Garden Centers
Welcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 50 years!
Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/yourmidwestgarden)
YMG 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.
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Black Diamond Garden Centers
Welcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 50 years!
Black Diamond Garden Centers
Welcome Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. We been a local business in Toledo for over 50 years!
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Today 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.
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Since 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!
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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.org
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It'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.
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HAPPY 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.
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HAPPY 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...
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Got 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
5675 Main St.Sylvania, OH 43560
(419) 517-8821
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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 they carry SOILKIT. It's a relationship builder.Need more information? Here's the website:
https://soilkit.com
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There’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 on your gloves and hat and lets chat!
Check out them out online:
http://www.wheelerfarms.com/christmas-tree-farm
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After 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!
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Today 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/
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In 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!!!
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This 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.
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Mike & 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!
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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.
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/
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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 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 The Corn Maze:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=765497657357412&extid=FJl4nOl0vXSceJQX
Check out the Wheeler Farm's website at:
https://www.wheelerfarms.com/
or their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/WheelerFarmsWhitehouseOhio
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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 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 the plant!
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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 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, Johnson's Gardens was sold and is now Hayden's Gardens. Check them out at: https://www.heydensgardens.com
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DID YOU KNOW?
The founding of the chrysanthemum industry in the USA dates back to 1884, when the Enomoto Brothers of Redwood City, California, grew the first chrysanthemums cultivated in America.
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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 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.
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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 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
The Gardener's Butterfly Book ________________
Check out Timber Press:
https://www.timberpress.com/books
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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 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 Midwest Garden Podcast!!!
Please consider subscribing to Garden Gate Magazine. Print & digital copies. Buy a year and get a free issue.
Check out their website: https://www.gardengatemagazine.com/
And the children's book link as promised: https://www.gardengatemagazine.com/articles/vegetables/tips/vintage-urban-garden-or-childrens-books-about-gardening/
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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 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.
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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 out!
https://www.facebook.com/Your-Midwest-Garden-Podcast-104823994541594
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***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
Or better yet, get your 15 seconds of fame and record your question on your phone (using the voice memo app) and send that to us! Then hear yourself on the podcast!***
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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!
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Our guests weblink:
http://www.oakparkwatergarden.com
What started as a humble landscape business in a rickety old barn has grown into the largest water garden and garden center in northwest Ohio.
Richard and Diane Giddens created Swanton’s Oak Park Landscape and Water Garden Center in 1984. Back then, the couple had two babies in tow and began to grow their business by selling shrubs, trees, and various plants to the retail public.
The landscape center then blossomed when Richard and Diane began designing water gardens and selling quality water garden and landscape supplies, as well as unique garden accessories. The business took on a different look each year with the addition of ever-changing, beautiful water garden displays, water garden plants, and exotic fish. Also added on a regular basis were water garden accessories such as statues and fountains.
Today, Oak Park Landscape and Water Garden Center is one of the most popular and successful water garden centers in the Northwest Ohio area.
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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 out!
https://www.facebook.com/Your-Midwest-Garden-Podcast-104823994541594
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***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
Or better yet, get your 15 seconds of fame and record your question on your phone (using the voice memo app) and send that to us! Then hear yourself on the podcast!***
If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
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---***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/05A2quj9nO4
https://youtu.be/LCohIuo8H1Y
Or this one by our own Mike O'Rouke:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3945731112136114
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If you would like to participate in the next Mike's Mail episode, please email your gardening question to:
***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
Or better yet, get your 15 seconds of fame and record your question on your phone (using the voice memo app) and send that to us! Then hear yourself on the podcast!***
If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
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And remember, "Ask Someone who Knows"!
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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 appear in a upcoming podcast about Fall & Winterizing of your lawn.
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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/Topsoil available?
All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!
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Mike has assigned you homework. Listen in and here is the spelling: Mutinis Caninis
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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 out!
https://www.facebook.com/Your-Midwest-Garden-Podcast-104823994541594
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If you would like to participate in the next Mike's Mail episode, please email your gardening question to:
***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
Or better yet, get your 15 seconds of fame and record your question on your phone (using the voice memo app) and send that to us! Then hear yourself on the podcast!***
If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
https://www.blackdiamondgrows.com
And remember, "Ask Someone who Knows"!
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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 their is no blue colored rose.
All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!
Feel free to contact our guest's website here:
http://toledorosesociety.org/
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During this COVID 19 time, we talked via the phone and not in person as we usually do.
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If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
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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, 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!
All this and more... coming up on Your Midwest Garden Podcast!
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During this COVID 19 time, we talked to Brian Ellis via the phone and not in person as we usually do.
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If you would like to participate in the next Mike's Mail episode, please email your gardening question to:
***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
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If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
https://www.blackdiamondgrows.com
And remember, "Ask Someone who Knows"!
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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!
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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:
***YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
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If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
https://www.blackdiamondgrows.com
And remember, "Ask Someone who Knows"!
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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 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:
YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
If you happen to be in the Toledo or Perrysburg, Ohio area, please stop in at our sponsor's garden centers, Black Diamond, or visit them online at:
https://www.blackdiamondgrows.com
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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 yard! They'll just come back anyways.
FUN FACT: A mole can travel 80’ in under a minute!
BONUS: Our next show is our first "Mike's Mail" episode, where he answers all your submitted questions. If you have a question for Mike to answer, please send it along. You can also submit "Audio Questions"... record your question via your cell phone and send it in to us. Get your voice "on-air" , a virtual Q&A session with Mike, if you will. Come on, it's fun!
email your text or recorded audio file to:
YourMidwestGarden@bex.net
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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/
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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 stop in at our sponsor's garden centers or visit them online at:
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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 two more episodes as the season moves on.
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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.org
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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.
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