Postbag: Horniman Museum and Gardens
Will my blind daffodils flower again, or should I just discard them? How can I repel spiders from my garden without using chemicals? Peter Gibbs and the panel have the answers.
Will my blind daffodils ever flower again, or should I just discard them? Can I use old yule logs to line my plant beds or will the harvested fruit and veg become poisonous? How can I repel spiders from my garden without using chemicals?
Peter Gibbs is joined by his enthusiastic team of horticultural experts as they dig through the GQT inbox and answer your gardening conundrums. On the panel this week are landscape architect Bunny Guinness, self proclaimed botanical geek James Wong and pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood.
They visit the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, where head of horticulture Errol Reuben Fernandes gives the team a tour of their historical and extensive gardens.
Later, Peter and the panel discuss whether there are house plants that can produce enough oxygen to purify air or if this is just a myth.
Senior Producer: Dan Cocker鈥�
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod鈥�
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
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.
Q 鈥� Will my blind daffodils ever flower again, or should I just discard them? (3鈥�35鈥�)
Q 鈥� What vegetables and fruits could I grow on a very wet and marshy allotment? (7鈥�56鈥�)
James Wong 鈥�
Rheum听palmatum, Chinese rhubarb
Wasabi
Cranberries
Oenanthe javanica, 鈥楩濒补尘颈苍驳辞鈥�
Q 鈥� Can I use old yule logs to line my plant beds or will the harvested fruit and veg become poisonous? (10鈥�31鈥�)
Q 鈥� Does using fresh wood chips prevent weeds from growing whilst retaining moisture for the soil? (14鈥�06鈥�)
Q 鈥� Should we be pulling ivy off trees, or should we leave them alone? (18鈥�29鈥�)
Q 鈥� Can I plant a new peach tree in the same spot as the old one or will it be infected with the same disease? (20鈥�57鈥�)
Q 鈥� My family and I are terrified of spiders! How can I remove them in the most humane way possible? (25鈥�17鈥�)
Errol Fernades 鈥�
Salvia听rosmarinus听(Ro), rosemary
Thymus听vulgaris, common thyme
Q 鈥� Where do my daughter and I start when making a walled garden? (29鈥�05鈥�)
Q 鈥� Which house plants produce oxygen at night? (33'04'')
James Wong听鈥�
Orchids
Bromeliads
Pippa Greenwood听鈥�
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana,听flaming Katy
Q 鈥� Can I trim the roots of my 25-year-old oak tree so I can transfer it a larger pot? If so how and when? (36'04'')
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