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Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food

Hosted by Ben Neville

Backyard Gardens, hosted by Ben Neville, covers vegetable gardening, food growing, pest control and seasonal planting. The show has 461 episodes on a weekly cadence, with a median episode length of about 56 minutes. Estimated downloads are roughly 5,000 to 25,000 per episode (estimated), a rate of about $90 to $620 per host-read ad.

Why brands sponsor Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food

Weekly gardening guide reaching engaged home growers with long, practical episodes

  • 461 episodes on a weekly schedule since 2019 build a steady habit of listening.
  • Median episode runs about 56 minutes, leaving room for a full host-read mid-roll.
  • 202 Apple ratings average 4.4 stars, a sign of a loyal and satisfied listener base.
Best forgarden tools and suppliesseed and soil brandsoutdoor and home improvement products
Watch forDownload figures are estimates from rating counts; no sponsor history exists, so expect a first-campaign test.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Home & Garden85%
Food & Drink10%
Hobbies & Interests5%
Formats
solo monologue, seasonal guide, topic explainer
Tone
practical, encouraging
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
35 to 60 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment85/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode5k–25k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 202 Apple ratings (band 200 to 1,000 implies 5,000 to 25,000), 461 episodes over about seven years, weekly cadence, Podcast Index popularity 9, Libsyn hosting and no named sponsors.
Audience asks aboutwhat to plant this monthhow to treat pests and disease naturallyhow to preserve and store harvests
Age
10%18-24
20%25-34
25%35-44
45%45+
Gender
50%women
50%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States75%
🇨🇦 Canada10%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; funding_links is empty and the description names no sponsors.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Explicit flag is 0; titles cover planting, pests and harvesting with no sensitive material.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 84 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks15 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 4 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

Ben Neville and Batavia have been gardening for over 25 years, and we want to share our gardening knowledge with you. The Backyard Gardens Podcast is here for everyone to have fun while learning how to grow more food and flowers in their garden. Every week, we break garden topics down like a compost pile so it is easy to understand. We want you to have the most productive and easy to maintain…
Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food

Backyard Gardens is a weekly vegetable gardening podcast hosted by Ben Neville, who the show's website describes as having gardened for over 25 years. Episodes cover planting calendars, organic pest control, disease treatment, harvesting and preserving food, and run a median of about 56 minutes. The feed lists 461 episodes since August 2019.

Apple Podcasts shows 202 ratings with a 4.4 average. Listener figures are estimates, not published numbers: based on the rating count and the show's history, the audience is likely between 5,000 and 25,000 downloads per episode, skewing toward adults over 35 in the United States. No sponsors appear in the feed, so the show has no named advertising history.

Brands in garden tools, seed and soil, and outdoor products should consider it. At an estimated $90 to $620 per host-read mid-roll, a sponsorship suits a first test campaign aimed at engaged home growers.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Backyard Gardens - Vegetable Gardening & Growing Food

How much does Backyard Gardens charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 5,000 to 25,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll ad is estimated at about $90 to $620 per episode. Final pricing is agreed directly with the show.

What is Backyard Gardens about?

Backyard Gardens is a weekly podcast hosted by Ben Neville covering vegetable gardening, planting calendars, organic pest control and harvesting. Episodes run about 56 minutes.

How do I contact Backyard Gardens about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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