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GQT At ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ: 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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4

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42 minutes

Plant List

Questions and timecodes are listed below. Where applicable, plant names are given.

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Q – What is the difference between a shovel and a spade?

(1 minute 12 seconds)

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Q – 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 – I am trying to root Hydrangeas but am having trouble – am I doing something wrong?

(6 minutes 43 seconds)

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Q – I’m planning on getting a large pot to fill with water for a small solar fountain. Which small, aquatic plants are reliable enough and won’t need too much attention and ideal for this purpose?

(10 minutes 21 seconds)

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James – Nymphaea ‘H±ð±ô±¹´Ç±ô²¹â€™

Water-crowfoot

Hornwort

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Matthew – Butomus umbellatus

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Bunny – Marsh marigold

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Feature – Belfast Alleyway

(14 minutes 55 seconds)

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Q – 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’ve discovered?

(18 minutes 23 seconds)

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Matthew – Chimonanthus

Winter jasmine

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Q – What can I do to rescue my Aloe vera, which I’ve had for about 25 years. I think it needs repotting, but I don’t know how to do it!

(22 minutes 34 seconds)

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Matthew – Agave americana

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Feature – Humidity with Alex Young

(25 minutes 40 seconds)

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Philodendron

Fern

Calathea

Echeveria

Aloe

Sempervivum

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Q – 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 – Parthenocissus tricuspidata

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James – Parthenocissus striata

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Q – 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 – what is it?

(34 minutes 2 seconds)

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Bunny – Pineapple lily, Eucomis bicolor

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Q – 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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