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Any top tips on growing good-sized brassicas? What plants would you suggest I grow to encourage my two children to get stuck into gardening? Peter and the panel have the answers.
Any top tips on growing good sized brassicas? Can I have some recommendations for a good compost mix for pots, which will sustain them all summer? What plants would you suggest I grow to encourage my two children to get stuck into gardening?
Peter Gibbs and his team of gardening experts are in Central Oxford for this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time.
Joining Peter to resolve the audience's horticultural conundrums are passionate plantswoman Christine Walkden, garden designer Chris Beardshaw, and Head of Oxford Botanical Gardens Dr Chris Thorogood.
Later in the programme, Dr Chris Thorogood clears up some of the common misconceptions we have about ants, and provides some insight on how beneficial they are to protecting the plants in our garden.
Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q 鈥� How do I convince my husband to spend less time speaking to nearby allotment holders and more time speaking to our plants? (1鈥�27)
Q 鈥� Any top tips on growing good sized brassicas? (4鈥�54)
Q 鈥� Which variety of Brunnera can I plant in my garden that will sway the opinion of my wife, who hates them? (6鈥�51)
Chris Beardshaw 鈥�
Brunnera jackfrost
Leucojums
Celandines
Camassia, quamash
Hyacinthoides non-scripta, bluebells
Narcissus lobularis, lent lily
Lunaria听annua, honesty
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Bergenia, elephant's ears
Lamiums
Ajuga, bugle
Galium听odoratum, sweet woodruff
Q 鈥� How do I start growing Dill? (12鈥�04)
Q 鈥� How do I stop mildew from growing on my Sweet Peas? (14鈥�59)
Feature 鈥� Dr Chris Thorogood on the benefits of ants in the garden (18鈥�04)
Q 鈥� What can I plant on an east facing wall to replace my dead Clematis? (23鈥�10)
Chris Throgood 鈥�
Passiflora听caerulea, blue passion flower
Mina听lobata, Spanish flag
Rhodochiton听atrosanguineus, purple bell vine
Cobaea听scandens, cup and saucer vine
Chris Beardshaw 鈥�
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop'), kowhai [Sun King]
Schizophragma听hydrangeoides, japanese hydrangea vine
Akebia听quinate, chocolate vine
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Dicentra听scandens, yellow bleeding heart vine
Q 鈥� What are the panel's recommendations for a good compost mix for pots which will sustain them all summer? (27鈥�36)
Q 鈥� Can I create a bog garden in a container? Would it need to have drainage holes? What else would I need to consider? (33鈥�15)听
Christine Walkden 鈥�
罢谤辞濒濒颈耻鈥檚
鲍惫耻濒补谤颈补鈥檚
Calatheas
Primula听sinensis, chinese primrose
Primula听bulleyana听(Pf), bulley's primrose
Chris Beardshaw 鈥�
Iris sibirica, Siberian flag
Caltha听palustris听var.听palustris, swamp marsh marigold
Equisetum arvense, Horsetail
Chris Thorogood 鈥�
iris ensata, japanese water iris
Iris听pseudacorus, yellow iris
Darlingtonia听californica, californian pitcher plant
Sarracenia听purpurea, common pitcher plant
Drosera听rotundifolia, round-leaved sundew
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Q 鈥� What plants would you suggest I grow to encourage my two children to get stuck into gardening? (37鈥�23)Christine Walkden 鈥�
Mimosa听pudica, sensitive plant
Chris Beardshaw 鈥�
Fragaria听vesca听(F), alpine strawberries
Sauromatum听venosum, voodoo lily
Chris Thorogood 鈥�
Ananas comosus (F), pineapple
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