Root Rescue with Bob Reeves

This month on Down the Garden Path podcast, landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing continue their "critter month" with a look into the soil and its diverse life. In this episode, they welcome Root Rescue's Bob Reeves to talk about how you can put little critters to use in your garden. About Bob Reeves Bob has come to believe that the secret to plant success is hiding in the soil beneath our feet. He began the Soil Health/Root Rescue project in 2005 with a discovery made at Reeves Florist & Nursery, his family's garden centre in Woodbridge, Ontario. Bob is the founder and CEO of Root Rescue Environmental Products. He also serves as a Soil Microbiome Advisor to Flash Forest, a leading innovator in drone-powered reforestation. Don't miss Joanne and Matt's conversation with Root Rescue's Bob Reeves. Some of the questions and topics covered: How did Root Rescue get started? What is Root Rescue? What are mycorrhizae fungi and how do they work? Compared to fertilizer? Why are urban soils dead soils? Is there any harm to people or pets? How is Root Rescue different from other mycorrhizae products on the market? What can't I use Root Rescue on? How often should I apply Root Rescue? You can find Root Rescue online here, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Each week on Down The Garden Path, professional landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing discuss down-to-earth tips and advice for your plants, gardens and landscapes. As the owner of Down2Earth Landscape Design, Joanne Shaw has been designing beautiful gardens for homeowners east of Toronto for over a decade. And Matthew Dressing is a horticulturist and landscape designer. He owns Natural Affinity Garden Design, a landscape design and garden maintenance firm servicing Toronto and the Eastern GTA. Together, Joanne and Matthew do their best to bring you interesting, relevant and helpful topics. Their goal is to help you keep your garden as low maintenance as possible.