Twyford: Blueberry Dieback, Anosmia and Itchy Fingers
Why are my blueberry plants experiencing dieback? How do I treat a white fly infestation? Have you ever been tempted to steal a plant? Peter Gibbs and the panel have the answers.
Why are my blueberry plants experiencing blueberry dieback? How can we prevent or treat an infestation of whitefly in an eco-friendly manner? Which plant have you been most tempted to steal and why?
Peter Gibbs and a panel of plant and gardening gurus offer advice to an audience of keen gardeners in Twyford, Reading. Joining Peter are house plant expert Anne Swithinbank, garden designer Bunny Guinness, and proud plantsman Matthew Biggs.
Later in the programme, we hear from GQT's Kathy Clugston who visits a garden designed for individuals with no sense of smell.
Producer: Matt Smith
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q 鈥� Are we right to assume that we can use flooded fields to grow Willow? (01鈥�41鈥�)
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Salix听gracilistyla听'Mount Aso' (m), willow 鈥楳ount Aso鈥�
Salix听acutifolia听'Blue Streak' (m), willow 鈥楤lue Streak鈥�
Q 鈥� My daughter and I enjoy planting half a tomato and then watching the plants grow. What other super simple fruit and veg can we use in a similar way?
(06鈥�02鈥�)
Anne Swithinbank 鈥�
Mustard
Cress
Carrots
Turnips
Parsnip
Basil
Thai basil
Sweet basil
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Apple
Orange
Avocado
Blenheim apple
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Pineapple
Q 鈥� Should we prune Clematis Armandii? If so, when should we do so? (9鈥�52鈥�)
Q 鈥� How can we prevent or treat an infestation of whitefly in an eco-friendly manner? (13鈥�31鈥�)
Feature 鈥� Kathy Clugston visits a garden designed for individuals with no sense of smell. She鈥檚 joined by Flora Scouarnec, Victoria Pease-Cox and Duncan Boak (17鈥�42鈥�)
Victoria Pease 鈥� Cox
Stachys听byzantine, lambs ear
Eryngium, sea holly
Flora Scouarnec 鈥�
Pennisetum听villosum, feathertop
Lagurus听ovatus, hares tail grass
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Chimonanthus听praecox, wintersweet
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Viburnum听脳听bodnantense听'Charles Lamont',听 arrowood 鈥楥harles Lamont鈥�
Anne Swithinbank 鈥�
Viburnum听carlesii听'Aurora', arrowood 鈥楢urora鈥�
Q 鈥� What plants should I include in my pollinator friendly garden that is 40cm x 30 meters? (25鈥�51鈥�)
Anne Swithinbank 鈥�
Pulmonaria, lungwort
Origanums
Marjorams
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Galanthus, snowdrops
Echinacea, coneflower
Anemone听nemorosa, wood anemone
Sedum听(Herbstfreude Group) 'Herbstfreude', hybrid stonecrop 鈥楬ebstfreude鈥�
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Buddleja听'Lochinch', butterfly bush 鈥楲ochinch鈥�
Digitalis, foxglove
Camassia, quamash
Q 鈥� Why are my blueberry plants experiencing blueberry dieback? (28鈥�07鈥�)
Q 鈥� What鈥檚 been eating my cabbages? (32鈥�38鈥�)
Q 鈥� Which plant have you been most tempted to steal and why? (36鈥�30鈥�)
Anne Swithinbank 鈥�
Solanum laxum, potato vine
Berberis, barberry
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Buxus, box
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Edgeworthia听papyrifera, paperbush
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