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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 主播大秀 Radio 4.

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