136 Garden Fundamentals with Robert Pavlis

Root Simple Podcast

On this 136th episode of the Root Simple podcast we talk to author and gardening expert Robert Pavlis about how to improve your soil, how to start seedlings in the winter, how to take care of houseplants and much more.

Robert Pavlis lives on 6 acres of land that he has developed into a large private garden he calls Aspen Grove Gardens that contains around 3,000 perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees in southern Ontario, Canada. He is a Master Gardener, speaker and author on gardening subjects with a background in chemistry and biochemistry. Normally I go over questions with guests before we begin but Robert and I just started talking so we’ll join the conversation mid-stream as Robert is telling me about his upcoming book Soil Science for Gardeners. During the podcast we talk about:

• Soil science for home gardeners
• The problems with soil tests
• Soil prep for native plants
• Fungi inoculation products
• How to open up compacted soil
• Sources for organic material
• Ugh, landscape fabric
• Cardboard in the garden
• Hügelkultur
• Winter sowing
• Baggie technique
• LED lights
• How to water houseplants

You can find Robert at: GardenFundamentals.com, GardenMyths.com on YouTube and via the Garden Fundamentals Facebook Group.

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