It is a true oasis of freedom in full containment. Having a garden is certainly more than ever an opportunity at a time when the French have seen their freedom of movement hampered for more than a month. But not easy to take care of this space properly when the green thumb is not part of the list of our qualities. This is why Raphaëlle Duchemin and his guests highlight sites and applications that will help you maintain your garden and do your vegetable gardening this Friday in "La France Bouge", on Europe 1.
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Facebook lives of Versailles gardeners
Known worldwide, the Palace of Versailles would have a completely different aura if it were not bordered by its sumptuous gardens. But, confinement requires, the famous alleys imagined by André Le Nôtre no longer see any visitor wandering around. A barely bearable situation for Alain Baraton, the chief gardener of the Trianon gardens and the large park of Versailles. "There is nothing sadder than beautifying a garden that nobody sees," he slips into the microphone of Europe 1. So, he had the idea of putting forward all the "little hands "who spend their day maintaining these spaces through a live Facebook on the castle page.
"Once a week, gardeners open the doors that are generally closed to visitors, show their techniques, their skills, and share with Internet users their pleasure and their passion," he said. This does not prevent him from slipping on the air some advice to the French who have a patch of grass behind their home: "You can plant radishes, they only take two weeks to grow. You just have to maintain the moist soil every day so that maybe I can eat them before the confinement ends. "
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Video tutorials with Merci Raymond
Boots on feet and spade in hand, you are determined to make your own vegetable garden but your knowledge is limited? This is where the start-up Merci Raymond comes in by offering tutorials to get a green thumb. "We want to show that we can do fairly simple things on a daily basis," says Hugo Meunier, the president and founder of the company. On its social networks, the start-up offers educational videos to learn how to sow seeds, but also to use garlic, onion, lettuce or basil to make cuttings.
An all-in-one kit at home with Grénéo
From seed to pot to soil, the start-up Grénéo delivers everything you need directly to your home to make you the king of the vegetable patch. "For many, gardening is inaccessible, but we wanted to break this idea by setting up very detailed and simplified advice guides, with all the necessary equipment", explains to the microphone of Europe 1 the co-founder of Grénéo, Alexis Pipart . Taken by the hand, you will have "no chance of planting yourself", he slips with a touch of humor.
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Introduce children to gardening with boxes and the Botaki app
Passing on the passion for gardening to children is the goal that the Botaki company has set itself. Via boxs delivered to your home, but also a free application, she wants to "make children aware of the protection of the planet while increasing the benefits of better food and nature on a daily basis", explains her confounder, Margaux Villemin. "Every three months, a box arrives at your home with seasonal seeds and the dedicated botaguide, which explains how to sow, harvest and cook the latter." An activity that also has its digital counterpart with an application that adds "games and quizzes" around the world of gardening.