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Questions and timecodes are provided. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

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Q – I am a toothbrush maker. To help with sustainability, could the panel suggest some trees to grow to make toothbrush handles from? It needs to be close-grained, strong and springy.

(2 minutes 5 seconds)

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James – Holly

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Bob – Poplar

Elder

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Christine – Dogwood

Willow

Ginkgo

Paulownia

Catalpa

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Q – We have two tea plants – how can I avoid the inevitable demise, or can this be avoided with care?

(5 minutes 38 seconds)

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Q – Can the panel identify this plant? Is it a fungus?

(8 minutes 34 seconds)

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Bob – Fairy club fungus

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Feature – Dr Chris Thorogood on Botanical hangover cures

(11 minutes 20 seconds)

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Opuntia

Milk thistle

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Q – During lockdown we tried to grow chilli plants from dried chili seeds. We now have a 26cm (10 inches) high plant supported by a chopstick. Is it right to support the plant or will it weaken it? How do we encourage it to grow strong?

(15 minutes 38 seconds)

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Q – In October, our daughter picked two acorns, which we planted. Six weeks later and we have two very different looking plants – one tall and skinny, and the other, shorter and fuller. Why has this happened considering both seeds came from the same plant at the same time?

(19 minutes 40 seconds)

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Topical Tips with Matt Biggs – What to do with Christmas Leftovers

(21 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – I have recently moved house and inherited a rather old greenhouse. I’d like to experiment with growing some fruit and veg over the winter period in this space – what can the panel recommend?

(24 minutes 43 seconds)

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James – ‘Fragola’ vine grape

Physalis (Inca berry)

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Bob – Microgreens

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Q – I love the colours of Crocosmia but find in my garden they grow as foliage, rather than flowers. What conditions do they need to encourage more flowers?

(28 minutes 43 seconds)

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Feature – Humaira at the London Olympic park

(31 minutes 40 seconds)

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Black poplar

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Q – If the panel could only buy three packets of seeds this year, what would they choose and why?

(37 minutes 10 seconds)

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James – Sinningia ‘White Sprite’

Begonia pavonina

Begonia ‘D²¹°ù³Ù³ó±¹²¹»å±ð°ù¾±²¹²Ô²¹â€™

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Christine – Calendula officinalis

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