Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A with Christine Walkden, Bunny Guinness and Chris Beardshaw. How to grow and process natural plant dyes at home: Anne Swithinbank reports.
Peter Gibbs chairs a gardening Q&A with Christine Walkden, Bunny Guinness and Chris Beardshaw.
How to grow and process natural plant dyes at home: Anne Swithinbank reports.
Chris Beardshaw debunks a longstanding myth about nitrogen-fixing pea shoots. How to encourage fruiting on your grape vines.
Questions answered in the programme:
Can the panel suggest plants for a Pendle Witches Commemoration garden.
Suggestions included: Hemlock, Aquilegias, and Dandelions.
Can I plant my herbs in silt? How can I improve its nutritional qualities?
My Bottlebrush flowered last summer, was over-wintered indoors but did not flower this summer. Why not?
Which Fuchsia can I plant intermittently in a Hawthorne hedge to brighten it up?
My mother's grapevine survives the winters under glass. Will it ever fruit?
Which edibles can I grow in a shady, winter terraced-house back yard?
Produced by Howard Shannon
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Fri 30 Sep 201115:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 2 Oct 201114:00BBC Radio 4
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