Postbag Edition: Henry Moore Studios and Gardens
What to do with lily stems once they have flowered. Tips for growing chanterelle mushrooms. When's the best time to prune fig trees? Peter Gibbs and the panel have the answers.
What do you do with lily stems once the flowers have fallen off? Any tips on growing chanterelle mushrooms? When's the best time to prune fig trees in the northeast?
Peter Gibbs and his panel of horticultural experts take a visit to Henry Moore's Studio and Gardens, while dipping into the GQT postbag to answer your gardening conundrums.
Joining forces with Peter are proud gardeners Matthew Biggs and Christine Walkden, and garden designer Bunny Guinness. The panellists are escorted around the seventy acres of outdoor studio space by Sebastiano Barassi, head of the Henry Moore Collections and Programme.
Later in the programme, the panel discusses foreign seeds and the potential issues that planting them would have on our environment.
Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q 鈥� I鈥檓 looking after my mum鈥檚 begonia, but the roots aren鈥檛 doing too well - Should I leave it alone and hope it survives? Or does it really need repotting? (04鈥�27鈥�)
Q 鈥� Can you advise me when will be the best time to prune a one-year-old russet apple tree? (06鈥�25鈥�)
Q 鈥� When's the best time to prune fig trees in the northeast? (13鈥�17鈥�)
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Ficus听carica 鈥楧esert King鈥�, desert king fig
Q 鈥� Do potatoes continue to grow underground, even when all the leaves are dead? (16鈥�35鈥�)
Q 鈥� What do you do with lily stems once the flowers fall off? (19鈥�44鈥�)
Q 鈥� Is it possible to grow chanterelle mushrooms in Moffat? If so 鈥� any tips on how to grow them? (21鈥�10鈥�)听
Q 鈥� How do I grow a curry leaf plant? (22鈥�58鈥�)
Christine 鈥�
Helichrysum, everlasting flower
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Murraya听koenigii, curry tree
Q 鈥� What grow lights should I buy for my outdoor greenhouse and any other advice about grow lights? (24鈥�35鈥�)
Q 鈥� My Virginia creeper has grown out of control and spread to the neighbours鈥� flats 鈥� when should I attempt to prune it? (30鈥�47鈥�)
Q 鈥� Why are my squash plants not producing any fruit? (33鈥�30鈥�)
Q 鈥� Could the panel suggest some plants for a pot made from expanded potash and polystyrene, that will provide all year-round interest? (37鈥�09鈥�)
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Myrtus听communis, Common Myrtle
Hydrangeas
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Elaeagnus
Carex, sedge
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Citrus听脳听junos, yuzu
Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum', japenese painted fern
Dryopteris听wallichiana, alpine wood fern
Dryopteris听wallichiana听Jurassic Gold听('Hollasic'鈥�), alpine wood fern [Jurassic Gold]
Tibouchina听urvilleana, glory bush
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