Your Midwest Garden Podcast

About Your Midwest Garden 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!

Publisher

Mike O'Rourke, Scott Sandstrom

Category

education · leisure · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Mar 2020

Latest episode

27 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

162 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Aug 2025

   Mic Drop - Series Finale

   Send us a text 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 me...

2. 

   20 Aug 2025

   Rain Barrel Reflections & Winterizing

   Send us a text 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 Syst...

3. 

   23 Jul 2025

   Yakety Yak Yuccas

   Host Scott and guest [Guest Name, Credential] discuss the surprising success of yucca stalks, exploring their cultivation and declining popularity in this interview.

Who has been a guest on Your Midwest Garden Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Terry Keefe
• Lisa Hinzman Howard
• Alan Halterman
• Sam Niemann
• Jesse

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100

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Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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