Braintree: Indoor Gardening, Rich Compost and Propagating
What makes a good compost? How do you propagate raspberry 'Tulameen'? What could I grow in very dry soil? Kathy Clugston and the GQT team have all the answers.
What would be your top tips for creating compost? What's the best way to propagate Lamine raspberries? What could I grow in very dry soil?
Kathy Clugston and a panel of plant and gardening experts return to Ridgewell, Essex and offer advice to an audience of keen gardeners. Joining Kathy are grow-your-own guru Bob Flowerdew, garden designer Bunny Guinness, and gardener Matthew Pottage.
Later in the programme, avid urban gardener Martha Swales offers advice on how to grow edibles indoors. Continuing our 'Edible Essential Series'.
Producer: Matthew Smith
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Plant List
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q - What can I plant in my hanging baskets that would give a bright full display and will also attract bees? (01'31")
Bunny Guinness -
Verbena officinalis 'Bampton', vervain 'Bampton'
Matthew Pottage -
Delosperma
Lameranthus
Q- My climbing rose refuse to flower consistently, should I dig it up and cut my losses or feed the ground? (04'59")
Q- Will my two large Cycas revoluta plants recover from frost damage? (09'41")
Q - What would be your top tips for creating compost? (13'36")
Q- What's the best way to propagate raspberry 'Tulameen'? (22'48")
Q - When should I cut back my Honeysuckles? And how hard should I cut them back?
(24'48")
Bunny Guinness -
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana', hall's Japanese honeysuckle
Q- What could I grow in very dry soil? (26'45")
Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Ascanthus, bear's breeches
Ruscus aculeatus, butcher鈥檚 broom
Hydrangea petiolaris, climbing hydrangeas
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis', spindle 'Kewensis'
Bob Flowerdew 鈥�
Ficus carica (F), fig
Vitis vinifera, grape vine
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Lavandula, lavender
Q - We鈥檝e removed a Conifer hedge and replaced it with a fence. What can I plant against it? (31'26")
Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Pileostegia viburnoides, climbing hydrangea
Bob Flowerdew 鈥�
Ribes rubrum, common redcurrant
Ribes rubrum 'White Grape', white currents
Ribes uva-crispa, gooseberry
Lathyrus odoratus, sweet pea
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Ficus carica Little Miss Figgy ('Lmf01') (F), fig [Little Miss Figgy]
Clematis armandi, armand clematis
Q - As a legendarily useless gardener, I've always believed that gardening is a dark art into which I have not been initiated. What's the best way in? (36'14")
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Plant List
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q - What can I plant in my hanging baskets that would give a bright full display and will also attract bees? (01'31")
Bunny Guinness -
Verbena officinalis 'Bampton', vervain 'Bampton'
Matthew Pottage -
Delosperma
Lameranthus
Q- My climbing rose refuse to flower consistently, should I dig it up and cut my losses or feed the ground? (04'59")
Q- Will my two large Cycas revoluta plants recover from frost damage? (09'41")
Q - What would be your top tips for creating compost? (13'36")
Feature - Avid urban gardener Martha Swales offers advice on how to grow edibles indoors (17'50")
Q- What's the best way to propagate raspberry 'Tulameen'? (22'48")
Q - When should I cut back my Honeysuckles? And how hard should I cut them back?
(24'48")
Bunny Guinness -
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana', hall's Japanese honeysuckle
Q- What could I grow in very dry soil? (26'45")
Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Ascanthus, bear's breeches
Ruscus听aculeatus, butcher鈥檚 broom
Hydrangea听petiolaris, climbing hydrangeas
Euonymus听fortunei听'Kewensis', spindle 'Kewensis'
Bob Flowerdew 鈥�
Ficus听carica听(F), fig
Vitis听vinifera, grape vine
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Lavandula, lavender
Q - We鈥檝e removed a Conifer hedge and replaced it with a fence. What can I plant against it? (31'26")
Matthew Pottage 鈥�
Pileostegia听viburnoides, climbing hydrangea
Bob Flowerdew 鈥�
Ribes听rubrum, common redcurrant
Ribes rubrum 'White Grape', white currents
Ribes听uva-crispa, gooseberry
Lathyrus听odoratus, sweet pea
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Ficus听carica听Little Miss Figgy听('Lmf01') (F), fig [Little Miss Figgy]
Clematis听armandi, armand clematis
Q - As a legendarily useless gardener, I've always believed that gardening is a dark art into which I have not been initiated. What's the best way in? (36'14")
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