Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Mike O'Rourke, Scott Sandstrom

Episodes 162
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2020
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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About This Podcast

A casual conversation about gardening in the Midwest with Toledo's Garden Guy, Mike O'Rourke and Rookie Gardener, Scott Sandstrom. Mike interviews various guests, from experts to local DIY gardeners in a relaxed conversation. While Scott keeps the subjects down to the weekend warrior level. We hope you enjoy each podcast episode, as even the most basic topics can reveal a surprise tip or hint you may not know about! Your Midwest Garden is sponsored by Black Diamond Nursery & Lawn Service. Serving the Toledo, Ohio area since 1953!

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Recent Episodes

S6E13 Mic Drop - Series Finale

Aug 27, 2025 48m

Send a textSix 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…

S6E12 Rain Barrel Reflections & Winterizing

Aug 20, 2025 1h 3m

Send a textJesse 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"…

S6E11 Yakety Yak Yuccas

Jul 23, 2025 36m

Send a textScott 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…

S6E10 Banana Tree Pups - Another Angle to over Wintering!

Jul 02, 2025 42m

Send a textScott 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…

S6E9 ALERT EPISODE: The Heat Is On!

Jun 25, 2025 29m

Send a textThe 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…

S6E8 Attracting Hummingbirds

Jun 15, 2025 1h 2m

Send a textToday, 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…

S6E7 Stirring The Pot Stigma

Jun 04, 2025 46m

Send a textMike 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.…

S6E6 Bleume - The New Houseplant Fertilizer!

May 07, 2025 44m

Send a textYMGP 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…

S6E5 Rain Barrel Design

Apr 16, 2025 46m

Send a textThis 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…

S6E4 Engaging Kids to Learn Through Gardening

Apr 11, 2025 45m

Send a textEm 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…

S6E3 What We Learned over Winter Break!

Mar 26, 2025 52m

Send a textIn 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…

S6E2 YMGP Top Ten Seed Packets - Flowers

Mar 05, 2025 25m

Send a textAnd 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…

S6E1 YMGP Top Ten Seed Packets - Veggies

Mar 01, 2025 32m

Send a textAnd 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,…

S5E22 Season 5: Final Thoughts 2024 Season

Oct 15, 2024 39m

Send a textToday 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…

S5E21 Growing under the Covers

Sep 25, 2024 1h 13m

Send a textToday'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…

S5E20 ENCORE EPISODE: Vine Time!

Sep 18, 2024 27m

Send a textENCORE 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…

S5E19 Garlic Fest '24 - Easy Step by Step Guide

Sep 04, 2024 52m

Send a textToday, 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…

S5E18 Tree of Heaven-Troubles

Aug 28, 2024 55m

Send a text,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…

S5E17 The Forgotten Season

Aug 07, 2024 53m

Send a textThe 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…

S5E16 Natives for Your Landscape

Jul 31, 2024 59m

Send a textThe 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…

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