Chess Valley
Is it better to propagate house plants in water or straight into soil? Is crop rotation necessary? What could I grow under my row of Bay trees? Kathy Clugston asks the panel.
Is it better to propagate house plants in water or straight into soil? Is crop rotation necessary? What could I grow under my row of standard Bay Trees?
Kathy Clugston is in Chess Valley, Hertfordshire for this week's programme, along with her panel of horticultural experts = proud plantsman Matt Biggs, grow your own guru Bob Flowerdew, and pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood.
Later, Juliet Sargeant transports us all the way to Zanzibar, East Africa, as she gives us a masterclass on the wide variety of spices the island has to offer and how you could potentially grow them in your own garden.
Senior Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Will my five-year-old tree fern start producing leaves again or should I get rid of it?
(1 minutes 28 seconds)
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Q – Is it better to propagate house plants in water or straight into soil? And do I need to seal the cuttings?
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Q – Is it true that it’s better to plant fresh tulip bulbs each year? Or can I use bulbs from last year? Ìý
(9 minutes 02 seconds)
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Q – My three-year-old Crab Apple Tree looks unwell, should I continue to feed it or should I cut it back?
(12 minutes 35 seconds)
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Feature - Juliet Sargeant spice masterclass in Zanzibar
(17 minutes 26 seconds)
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Q – Will the fig tree close to our house damage our property?
(23 minutes 56 seconds)
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Q – What could I grow under my row of standard Bay Trees?
(26 minutes 35 seconds)
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Bob Flowerdew –
Symphytum orientale, white comfrey
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Matt Biggs –
Lavender
Santolina chamaecyparissus, Cotton Lavender
Scilla
Phlomis
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Q – Is it possible to grow a new Strawberry Plant from runners?
(29 minutes 35 seconds)
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Q – Is crop rotation necessary? What are the benefits of it to my vegetable plot?
(33 minutes 13 seconds)
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Q – What are the panel’s thoughts on only using one gardening glove?
(36 minutes 57 seconds)
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