GQT at Home: Water Forget-me-nots and Crumbly Compost
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston.
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. A virtual audience of listeners from across the country puts questions to James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Christine Walkden.
The team gives its top tips on protecting your plants through winter, creating a pond with a whiskey barrel, and how best to use your household waste water.
Throughout the COP26 summit, we'll be turning our gardening tools to the health of the planet. This week, Peter Gibbs takes a guided tour of the COP26 plot at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 with the RHS Director of Science and Collections, Professor Alistair Griffiths.
Also, Cherry Carmen joins the programme, from the coast, to give her tips on preparing your pond for the winter season.
Producer - Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken
A Somethin' Else production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Plant List
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Please can the panel suggest where I went wrong in growing my Okra?
(1 minutes 56 seconds)Ìý
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James –
Cress
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Q – What’s the best thing to do with potted plants when the nights turn cold if you don’t have a greenhouse?
(5 minutes 22 seconds)Ìý
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James –
Opuntia
Agave
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Q – I have grown some Artichokes from seed. How can I safely take them through the Winter season?
(8 minutes 21 seconds)Ìý
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Q – I’d like to replace the paved patio in our garden in an environmental way. Can the panel recommend plants that can take a lot of foot traffic?
(10 minutes 13 seconds)
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Christine –
Pratia Repens
Dryas octopetala
Thyme
Chamomile
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Feature – Peter Gibbs takes a guided tour of the COP26 plot at RHS Chelsea 2021 with the RHS Director of Science and Collections, Professor Alistair Griffiths
(14 minutes)
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Q – I’m keen to fill my office garden space with pollinator attracting plants and a small pond. I’ve bought an old half whiskey barrel – would this be suitable? And if so, what should I fill it with to best effect? Any advice would be much appreciated!
(19 minutes 28 seconds)
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James –
Nymphaea ‘Pygmaea Helvola’
Spiked water milfoil
Water forget-me-not
Cotton grass
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Q – Can the panel advice on how or whether they would use grey (household waste) water on their garden?
(26 minutes 40 seconds)
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Feature – Cherry Carmen shares her tips on preparing your pond for Winter
(28 minutes 54 seconds)
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Q – Can you identify my plant - is it an Amazonian Zebra?
(32 minutes 44 seconds)Ìý
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James –
‘Blue Rain’
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Q – I have five compost bins and three books on compost making, is that too many?
(37 minutes 36 seconds)Ìý
Broadcasts
- Fri 29 Oct 2021 15:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Sun 31 Oct 2021 14:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts