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Due to our large Irish population in Coventry, we have a tradition of planting potatoes on St Patrick's Day. Is this a good time to plant them, and do the panel have any specific planting days which they could recommend?

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Bob –

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Potato

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4 minutes, 44 seconds

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I’d like to grow dahlias for cutting but I have a lot of slugs. Should I put the tubas into pots and transplant them?

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Dahlia

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7 minutes, 40 seconds

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We have a mesh fruit cage, but we find there are little flies and white mites which kill off the leaves and stop the fruit growing. Our currant bushes outside are completely fine, what’s going on here?

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I’ve been asked to re-plant part of a south-facing churchyard, but the soil is very compacted, damp and covered with moss and liverwort. To dig or not to dig?

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Grass

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Snowdrop

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Daffodil

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Bob –Ìý

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Teasel

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Liverwort

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Moss

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Foxglove

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Verbascum Thapsus, great mullein

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Knapweed

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Primrose

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Cowslip

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Pippa –Ìý

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Fire fungus

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22 minutes, 55 seconds

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I’ve been given a pre-loved polytunnel. What are the main problems I can expect to encounter with this type of gardening and how can I minimise or avoid them?

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Bob –

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Tomato

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Cucumber

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Mullein

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27 minutes, 53 seconds

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In autumn 2021 I planted a violet willow, and I’ve noticed areas of dieback on quite a few branches. Should I cut these areas back?

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Willow

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31 minutes, 0 seconds

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We have a 28-year-old bay tree in our garden which is 24 feet tall. We want to make sure it doesn’t grow any taller or wider, what should we do?

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Anne –

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Bay tree

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33 minutes, 20 seconds

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My allotment backs onto a lane with a hawthorn hedge under which I’d like to grow native flowers. What should I grow?

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Honesty

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Red campion

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Lords-and-ladies

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Cowslips

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Purpurea, foxglove

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Herb Robert

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37 minutes, 15 seconds

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I’ve been trying to grow broad beans. The first year I had a fantastic crop. The second year, I got nothing. This year, less than half germinated.

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I was advised to soak them in paraffin. Should I try this next time?