From The Archive: Container Gardening
Kathy Clugston has a rummage through the GQT archives for advice around gardening in containers.
Kathy Clugston lifts the lid on the GQT archive, in search for some advice on gardening in containers, pots and hanging baskets.
Gardening in pots and containers has become more of a hot topic in recent years and the GQT panellists have dished out their fair share of advice on it.
The programme's horticultural experts share their knowledge on the potted plants that can be grown on the roof of a narrow boat, the type of pot that can prevent frost damage to a plant, and whether liquid sheep manure is a sufficient feed for tomatoes and pot plants?
Later we hear a fiery debate between Bill Sowerbutts and Dr Tom Rochford on the differences between houseplants and potted plants.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod鈥�
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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Q 鈥� What鈥檚 the difference between houseplants and potted plants? (0鈥�50鈥�)
Q 鈥� What plants could I have in my window box that will bring some colour into my life? (3鈥�13鈥�)
Alan Gemmel
Petunias
Tagetes
Aubrieta
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Fred Lodes
Chlorophytum, spider plants
Bill Sowerbutts 鈥�
Begonia听Pendula
Fuchsia听"Tennessee Waltz"
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Q 鈥� What potted plants would the panel recommend I grow on the roof of my boat?听 It must be stable, seagull proof, and very weatherproof (07鈥�56鈥�)
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Pippa Greenwood 鈥�
dwarf sunflowers
balkon geraniums
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Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Pelargoniums
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Bob Flowerdew 鈥�
Sempervivum, Houseleek
Q 鈥� Could you recommend a container for a small pond, and what could I grow in it? (11鈥�47鈥�)
James 鈥撎�
Colocasia esculenta,听elephant ears
Canna "Taney"
Nymphaea听'Pygmaea Helvola'
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Q 鈥� Five years ago I bought a small听Callistemon听and each year I鈥檝e potted it on in John Innes, watered it, fed it and overwintered it.听 But it isn鈥檛 producing the 鈥榖ottlebrush鈥� spikes I鈥檓 looking for. What am I doing wrong? (14鈥�48鈥�)
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Q 鈥� I have a terracotta pot, which is not advertised as frostproof, what is the best way to guarantee protection from frost, if indeed that is possible? (19鈥�53鈥�)
Q 鈥� Is there any research on growing vegetables in vertical containers? (35鈥�38鈥�)
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Fred 鈥�
French beans
Bush tomatoes
Phaseolus听vulgaris听'Pickwick', bean (climbing French鈥�) 'Pickwick'
Tom 鈥�
Garlic
Petrosilenum crispum, parsley
lettuces
turnip
rooted radishes
Q 鈥� Does the panel think liquid sheep manure is a sufficient feed for tomatoes and pot plants? (27鈥�23鈥�)
Q 鈥� What鈥檚 worse for hanging baskets and plants in pots 鈥� overwatering or underwatering? (27鈥�23鈥�)
Q 鈥� What shrubs are suitable for going in pots in a south-facing courtyard garden? (33鈥�31鈥�)
Matt 鈥�
Alyogyne听huegelii, lilac hibiscus
Pelargonium,听Fragrans Group (Sc鈥�)
Coprosma
Pippa 鈥�
Japenese Acers
Arbutus听unedo, strawberry tree
Q 鈥� After all the years the panel have been getting their hands dirty amongst the creepy crawlies, is there anything that they would rather not see when turning over a flowerpot? (37鈥�50鈥�)
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