West Yorkshire: Unorthodox Advice, Edible Essentials and Sodden Patches
What unorthodox advice have you received? What fruit and veg thrives in a sodden patch? What bag of seed would you take to a desert island? Kathy & the panel have all the answers
What unorthodox advice have you heard as a gardener? What fruit and veg can I grow in a sodden patch? If you could take one bag of seeds to a desert island, what would it be?
Kathy Clugston and the Gardeners鈥� Question Time team return to Bradford, West Yorkshire, to unearth the answers to your gardening dilemmas. Kathy is joined by garden designers Marcus Chilton-Jones, Matthew Pottage and Juliet Sargeant.
Later in the programme, we dig into the first edition of our brand-new Edible Essentials series. Ecological home grower and community gardener Poppy Okotcha shares her go-to spring checklist for growing delicious, sustainable crops.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
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.
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Q 鈥� I was recently recommended to bury an egg at the base of tomato plants. Have the panel tried this, or would you have any other unorthodox tricks to try in the garden? (01鈥�25鈥�)
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Q 鈥� How do I keep a pomegranate plant thriving? (04鈥�15鈥�)
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Q 鈥撯�奧hat can I do to restore and protect a curry leaf plant? (08鈥�21鈥�)
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Q 鈥� Could the panel suggest some nice perennials that will provide听 colour to my two rockery areas next winter? (12鈥�22鈥�)
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Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Calluna听vulgaris, heather
Carex, sedge
Festuca glauca
Festuca听ovina, sheep鈥檚 fescue
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Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Cyclamen听coum, eastern cyclamen
Cyclamen听hederifolium, ivy-leaved cyclamen
Eranthis听hyemalis, winter aconite
Iris听histrioides听'Lady Beatrix Stanley', iris 'Lady Beatrix Stanley'
Iris听'Katharine Hodgkin' (Reticulata), iris 'Katharine Hodgkin'
Erica听脳听darleyensis听'Darley Dale', heather 'Darley Dale'
Dwarf conifers
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Q 鈥� What can I grow in a soden patch twenty by five foot, which is also north facing? (17鈥�58鈥�)
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Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Ribes听uva-crispa, gooseberry
Ribes听rubrum, common redcurrent
Ribes听nigrum听(B), blackcurrant
Rheum听脳听hybridum, rhubarb
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Marcus Chilton Jones 鈥�
Phaseolus听vulgaris, bean (climbing French)听
Cynara听cardunculus, cardoon
Cynara听cardunculus听Scolymus Group, globe artichoke
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Feature 鈥� Ecological home grower and community gardener Poppy Okotcha shares her go-to spring checklist for growing delicious, sustainable crops (21鈥�55)听
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Q 鈥� What do we do with our plant bed that鈥檚 along our south facing stone wall? (26鈥�21鈥�)
Marcus Chilton Jones 鈥�
Thymus听vulgaris, common thyme
Lavandula, lavender
Salvia听rosmarinus听(Ro), rosemary
Allium听cepa, onion
Allium schoenoprasum, chives
Ocimum basilicum, basil
Cucurbita pepo, courgettes
Actinidia deliciosa, kiwi
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Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Prunus armeniaca, apricot 鈥�
Prunus persica, peach 鈥�
Ficus carica, fig 鈥�
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Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Chrysanthemum, chrysanths
Dahlias
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Q 鈥� Can the panel recommend an organic way to deal with the scab on my 'Egremont Russet' apple trees? (29鈥�19鈥�)
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Q 鈥� My friend recently got a puppy;鈥奾ow can he redesign his garden to be more puppy friendly?
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Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Euonymus听japonicus听'Microphyllus', Japanese spindle 'Microphyllus'
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Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Ornamental grasses
Cornus, dogwood
Miscanthus, Elephant Grass
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Q 鈥� If you could only take one bag of seeds with you to a desert island, what would it be and why? (37鈥�07鈥�)
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Marcus Chilton Jones 鈥�
Solanum听lycopersicum听'Gardener's Delight', tomato (cherry) 'Gardener's Delight'
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Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit
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