GQT At Home: Episode Eleven
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Anne Swithinbank, James Wong and Christine Walkden answer questions sent in via email and social media.
This week, the panel discusses how to grow watermelon from seed, advises on splitting and repotting Aloe Vera, and reminisces on favourite gardening books.
Aside from the questions, Pippa Greenwood is on hand with her pests and diseases guide, and we journey from Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isle of Scilly to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh via the Sir Harold Hiller gardens to hear from Mike Nelhams, Kirsty Wilson and Barry Clarke respectively.
Producer - Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer - Jemima Rathbone
A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Q 鈥� We have grown a watermelon from a seed, which is now 15cm (5.9 inches) tall. What do we do next, and can we expect any fruit from it this year?
(52 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I have successfully grown red-hot poker plants from seed in pots on my balcony. They are very congested with 4 plants per 10鈥� (25cm) pot. Can I separate them, or will that kill them?
(3 minutes 45 minutes)
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Q 鈥� I would like to put an auricula theatre in my small garden. Have you any advice for siting and looking after it?
(5 minutes 25 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I have a 52-year-old propagated Tradescantia plant, which over the years has lost its variegation, but I鈥檝e noticed recently one stalk is producing variegated leaves. How can I propagate this stalk so I once again have a pot of variegated Tradescantia?
(8 minutes 40 seconds)
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Feature 鈥� Tresco Abbey Garden, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Sir Harold Hiller Garden update
(11 minutes 30 seconds)
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Mike 鈥� Protea cynaroides
Leucadendron argenteum
Mesembryanthemum
Aeonium
Agave
Metrosideros robusta
Puya
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Kirsty 鈥� Cicerbita alpine (Alpine blue-sow-thistle)
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Barry 鈥� Styrax japonicus 鈥楶ink chimes
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Q 鈥� I have a large Aloe vera which I needed to split and repot; I used a mix of cactus and potting compost, but the plants don鈥檛 look very happy. Could you give me some advice on helping them recover?
(19 minutes 56 seconds)
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Q 鈥� This year I moved a cactus from a north to a south-facing window, and in the last month, along with the emergence of buds, the main part of the plant has gradually turned downwards. What is the name of this cactus and what is its normal habitat?
(22 minutes 58 seconds)
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James 鈥� Mammillaria backebergiana
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Feature 鈥� Pests and Diseases guide with Pippa Greenwood
(26 minutes 57 seconds)
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Q 鈥� Please can you advise me on which fruit trees I can plant in pots with dwarf root stock on my terrace which will produce edible fruit.
(33 minutes)
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James 鈥� Boysenberry
Feijoa (Acca sellowiana)
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Anne 鈥� Standard grape vine
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Q 鈥� Does the panel have a favourite gardening book they turn to when it鈥檚 too dark to be outside?
(37 minutes 43 seconds)
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- Fri 12 Jun 2020 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
