April 12, 2024 • 33 mins
Delve into the world of low-maintenance gardening with award-winning author and renowned landscape architect, Matthieu Mehuys. Discover the secrets to nurturing healthy plants by focusing on soil, good compost and mulch. Matthieu also shares his top picks for easy-to-grow vegetables and flowers. Whether you’re a gardening enthusiast or just starting out, this episode is packed with invaluable tips and advice to help you create a beautiful, low maintenance garden.
In this episode you’ll hear:
2:30 – How Matthieu became fascinated about plants
6:15 – Low maintenance gardening
8:00 – Healthy soil
10:45 – Plant vibrations and frequencies as indicators of a healthy plant
14:00 – What high quality compost looks like and where to buy compost
16:40 – Decompacting soil
17:15 – Should soil be turned?
18:30 – Mulching
20:15 – Should you rake leaves from your garden in the fall?
21:00 – Weeds
23:10 – What are cover crops?
25:15 – Matthieu’s garden masterclass
27:20 – Easy to grow vegetables
28:30 – What flowers are easiest to grow outside?
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CREDITS:
Executive Producer and Host: Esther Garfin
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann
As referenced in the episode:
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/plant-based-diet--3431055/support.
In this episode you’ll hear:
2:30 – How Matthieu became fascinated about plants
6:15 – Low maintenance gardening
8:00 – Healthy soil
10:45 – Plant vibrations and frequencies as indicators of a healthy plant
14:00 – What high quality compost looks like and where to buy compost
16:40 – Decompacting soil
17:15 – Should soil be turned?
18:30 – Mulching
20:15 – Should you rake leaves from your garden in the fall?
21:00 – Weeds
23:10 – What are cover crops?
25:15 – Matthieu’s garden masterclass
27:20 – Easy to grow vegetables
28:30 – What flowers are easiest to grow outside?
Thank you to our sponsor prolon®. If you use the following link, Alternative Food Network may receive a small commission from your purchase. Save 15% with discount code AFN15 here.
CREDITS:
Executive Producer and Host: Esther Garfin
Sound Recording and Editing: Will Crann
As referenced in the episode:
- Masterclass Garden of Your Dreams - https://www.gardenofyourdreams.com/
- Book: https://www.paulownia-la.com/book/
- Landscape Design - https://www.paulownia-la.com/
- Matthieu’s Calendly: https://calendly.com/garden-of-your-dreams/30min
- A diet that mimics fasting appeared to reduce people's biological age by 2 1/2 years, a study found. Here's what they ate.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/plant-based-diet--3431055/support.
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