Forfar
Kathy and the team are in Forfar for this week's Gardeners' Question Time.
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme from Forfar. This week, she's joined by Kirsty Wilson, Matt Biggs, and Chris Beardshaw who will be answering questions from the audience.
The panellists discuss the key to cultivating successful seedlings, and share their tips for establishing a wildlife friendly garden. Things get a little lost in the weeds as they discuss what a garden should look like.
On a break from the questions, Kathy speaks to Professor Patricia Wiltshire whose work as a forensic ecologist helps crack the grizzliest of garden crimes.
Producer - Dominic Tyerman鈥�
Assistant Producer - Aniya Das
Executive Producer - Louisa Field
A Somethin' Else production for 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� When I plant my seedlings, they always go leggy and wilt. I plant them on a south facing windowsill, but they always seem to fail beyond the two-leaf faze?
(2 minutes 20 seconds)听
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Q 鈥� I haven鈥檛 had any success with growing alliums. Is it the type of earth or something else?
(6 minutes 00 seconds)听
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Chris 鈥�
Daffodil
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Allium, 鈥楪ladiator鈥�
Allium, 鈥楳ont Blanc鈥�
Allium, 鈥楥ristophii鈥�
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Q 鈥� We have a large, tall maple tree in our garden which casts heavy shade over a fair piece of our ground where we would like to grow herbaceous plants. Would a possible solution be to pollard the tree?
(9 minutes 00 seconds)
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Kirsty 鈥�
Epimedium
Hacaneclora
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Chris 鈥�
Acer 鈥楧rummondii鈥�, Norway maple
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Q 鈥� What advice would the panel give about establishing a new, wildlife friendly, decorative garden?
(11 minutes 58 seconds)
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Chris 鈥�
Leucanthemum
Anemone
Fennel
Cirsium, Thistle
Campanula, 鈥楲oddon Anna鈥�
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Feature 鈥� Kathy Clugston chats to Professor Patricia Wiltshire whose work as a forensic ecologist helps crack the grizzliest of garden crimes
(16 minutes 35 seconds)
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Alstroemeria
Dog鈥檚 mercury
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Q 鈥� About three years ago we cut down a 鈥榁ictoria Plum鈥� tree. As it is in a slightly neglected area of the garden, I didn鈥檛 notice it had sprouted a lot of new growth until last week. Is it worth letting some of this new growth carry on in the hope of getting some buckshee plums growth in the near future or would I be better to abandon it?
(22 minutes 42 seconds)
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Q 鈥� The west wall of my house is open to the prevailing winds. My roses on this wall are covered in mildew. I have tried everything to get rid of it. Do you have any advice as to how to solve this problem?
(26 minutes 44 seconds)
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Q 鈥� We are downsizing our vegetable garden to a raised bed. What should we fill the raised bed with? Soil, compost, leaf mould, and to what depth?
(31 minutes 40 seconds)
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Chris 鈥�
Strawberry
Marjoram
Oregano
Sorrel
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Q 鈥� I read recently that gardening adds years to your life and life to your years. I鈥檓 a fan of manicured privets and immaculate lawns. With all of the talk about 鈥渦n-gardening鈥� or rewilding, should I sit back on my laurels and just go to seed?
(35 minutes 47 seconds)
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