GQT At Home: Episode Four
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show from home.
Kathy Clugston is joined by Matthew Wilson, Pippa Greenwood and James Wong from the comfort of their own homes, answering questions sent in by the audience.
This week, the panellists go back to basics to give a refresher on how a seed pops up into a plant. They also identify a plant growing from a skirting board and come up with recommendations for creating a fairy garden with and for children.
Away from the questions, Bob Flowerdew holds a compost clinic, discussing how best to make compost at home, and Matt Biggs is on hand for another Gardening Glossary, explaining all the jargon associated with soil.
Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rosie Merotra
A Somethin' Else production from 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥� How do seeds pop up after you water and feed them?
(2 minutes 4 seconds)
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Q 鈥� Is there a quick (24 hours) way to make liquid plant feed from scraps?
(5 minutes 27 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I鈥檝e seen online people making plant food with banana skins soaked in water for 48 hours with used teabags 鈥� is there any truth in this concoction?
(8 minutes 4 seconds)
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Feature 鈥� Making compost at home with Bob Flowerdew
(13 minutes 9 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I grow orchids in the house and a few months ago had an infestation of hard scale on my Prosthechea cochleate, so I cut off the infected part, discarded the compost and bathed the plant in a weak solution of bleach for an hour. I then re-potted in new compost, but after a few weeks, noticed another critter 鈥� how is this happening? Help!
(17 minutes 22 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I鈥檝e noticed something growing from our skirting board in the hall. What is it, and how is it managing to grow?
(19 minutes 56 seconds)
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Chris 鈥� Equisetum
Black bryony
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Q 鈥� All my houseplants have a white fluffy coating on their soil which reappears after taking the plants out of their pots, giving them new soil and putting in new pots and soil. Where is this coming from? Am I inadvertently cross-contaminating?
(23 minutes 43 seconds)
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James 鈥� Mind-your-own-business
Chlorophytum
Fittonia (Nerve plant)
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Gardening glossary with Matt Biggs
(27 minutes 35 seconds)
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Q 鈥� In my garden shed I recently discovered a spherical structure (circumference 6 inches / 15cm) on the roof of my shed 鈥� what is it?
(30 minutes 45 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I鈥檝e had an influx of leaches in my garden which I have now taken to going out after dark searching to get rid of them. They aren鈥檛 causing big problems other than hunting the earthworms. Am I correct to try to eradicate them, or am I wasting time unnecessarily?
(33 minutes)
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Q 鈥� I鈥檇 love to make a fairy garden with and for my children 鈥� could you give me some advice?
(36 minutes 2 seconds)
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James 鈥� Leucobryum glaucum (Pincushion moss)
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Pippa 鈥� Viola tricolor
Candytufts
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Chris 鈥� Sweet violet
Primula vulgaris
Anemone nemorosa
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