GQT At 主播大秀: Episode Twenty-one
Kathy Clugston chairs this week's horticultural panel show.
Kathy Clugston chairs this week's horticultural panel show, with Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and James Wong answering questions from green-fingered listeners.
This week the panel suggests small aquatic plants for an indoor water fountain, advises on rooting plants and shares favourite autumn activities in the garden for new listeners keen to keep up their new found love of gardening after summer.
Away from the questions, Kathy visits an alleyway in Belfast with a community who have discovered gardening and have transformed their space during lockdown. And Alex Young explains how humidity can affect houseplants.
Producer - Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer - Jemima Rathbone
A Somethin' Else production for 主播大秀 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are listed below. Where applicable, plant names are given.
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Q 鈥� What is the difference between a shovel and a spade?
(1 minute 12 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I want to grow some curry leaves and have bought some seeds, but when should I germinate them? Should I start in a pot, and will it ever be hardy enough to plant outside?
(3 minutes 35 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I am trying to root Hydrangeas but am having trouble 鈥� am I doing something wrong?
(6 minutes 43 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I鈥檓 planning on getting a large pot to fill with water for a small solar fountain. Which small, aquatic plants are reliable enough and won鈥檛 need too much attention and ideal for this purpose?
(10 minutes 21 seconds)
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James 鈥� Nymphaea 鈥楬别濒惫辞濒补鈥�
Water-crowfoot
Hornwort
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Matthew 鈥� Butomus umbellatus
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Bunny 鈥� Marsh marigold
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Feature 鈥� Belfast Alleyway
(14 minutes 55 seconds)
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Q 鈥� Having relocated from a city to a village, I have discovered the benefits of gardening for my mental health. With autumn and winter just around the corner when my mental health tends to take a dip, are there things I can be doing in the garden that will continue to bring me the joy and purpose I鈥檝e discovered?
(18 minutes 23 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥� Chimonanthus
Winter jasmine
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Q 鈥� What can I do to rescue my Aloe vera, which I鈥檝e had for about 25 years. I think it needs repotting, but I don鈥檛 know how to do it!
(22 minutes 34 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥� Agave americana
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Feature 鈥� Humidity with Alex Young
(25 minutes 40 seconds)
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Philodendron
Fern
Calathea
Echeveria
Aloe
Sempervivum
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Q 鈥� Is it possible to grow Boston ivy in hanging baskets? Or are there similar ivies that provide similar interest that are more suitable?
(29 minutes 32 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥� Parthenocissus tricuspidata
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James 鈥� Parthenocissus striata
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Q 鈥� Please can you help identify this plant? It was given to us by Great-Granny Jo, who nicknamed it the Giraffe Plant, as it has a long, spotted neck with a big head on the top 鈥� what is it?
(34 minutes 2 seconds)
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Bunny 鈥� Pineapple lily, Eucomis bicolor
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Q 鈥� Our 4-year-old daughter loves to name flowers; in our garden we have a Susie, an Amelia and a Geoff. Do the panel ever feel inclined to name their plants?
(37 minutes 21 seconds)
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- Fri 21 Aug 2020 15:00主播大秀 Radio 4 FM
- Sun 23 Aug 2020 14:00主播大秀 Radio 4 FM
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