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Peter Gibbs is in Charlton Adam to answer a flurry of GQT questions. Joining him are Anne Swithinbank, Christine Walkden and Bob Flowerdew.

How should I integrate grasses into herbaceous borders? Should I persevere with my blueberry plant? How can we make our allotment open day a great success?

This week, Peter Gibbs is in Charlton Adam to answer all these questions and more. Joining him are grow-your-own guru Bob Flowerdew, horticulturist Anne Swithinbank, and plantswoman Christine Walkden.

Alongside the horticultural Q and A, we hear from GQT regular Pippa Greenwood who visits Fairweather鈥檚 Nursery to tell us all we need to know about growing agapanthus.

Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Producer: Dom Tyerman
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Sep 2023 14:00

Plant list- GQT Charlton Adam 080923

(1 minutes, 19 seconds)

Q鈥 I鈥檝e inherited an avocado plant that is very temperamental. How can I make it happy?

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Avocado

Sweetcorn

(4 minutes, 12 seconds)

Q鈥 I鈥檓 from the Charlton Down allotment society. We are considering having an open day for local residents. How can we make the day a great success for families?

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Apple

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Cherry

Tomato

(8 minutes, 5 seconds)

Q鈥 What is the best time to prune hydrangea aspera villosa?

(10 minutes, 12 seconds)

Q鈥揌ow do you recommend integrating grasses into herbaceous borders?

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Stipa gigantea

Miscanthus

Festuca

Deschampsia

Imperata

(21 minutes, 23 seconds)

Can the panel suggest other heritage varieties of bean to grow?

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Borlotti bean

Red kidney bean

Sweet potato

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Pea 鈥楥rouby de Maussane鈥

Pumpkin 'Rouge Vif d' Etampes

Tomato

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Trumpet squash

(26 minutes, 50 seconds)

We鈥檝e been very disappointed with our blueberry plants. Should I persevere?

(31 minutes, 29 seconds)

We have a large clerodendrum tree. It鈥檚 started shedding some of its larger branches. What should we do?

(36 minutes, 37 seconds)

We鈥檝e planted a sensory garden. Unfortunately, the local dogs have urinated around the border and killed the plants there. What do you suggest as a deterrent?

Berberis

Holly

鈥...Anne Swithinbank, it鈥檚 goodbye and may the weather be with you!鈥

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