Coventry
The GQT panel answer questions on slugs, polytunnels and bay trees, among others, from Coventry.
How do I avoid slugs getting on my dahlias? How can I prevent problems in the polytunnel? Can I stop my bay tree getting bigger?
This week the GQT team answer all these questions and more from Coventry. Ready to rid you of all your weed-induced woes are plant pathologist Pippa Greenwood, grow-you-own guru Bob Flowerdew, and proud plants woman,Anne Swithinbank.
Alongside the questions, GQT producer Daniel Cocker discusses the connection between Coventry Cathedral, a handful of acorns and a...Beatle.
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Producer: Dan Cocker
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 成人快手 Radio 4
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Plant List
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Q 鈥�
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1 minute, 18 seconds
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Due to our large Irish population in Coventry, we have a tradition of planting potatoes on St Patrick's Day. Is this a good time to plant them, and do the panel have any specific planting days which they could recommend?
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Bob 鈥�
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Potato
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Q 鈥�
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4 minutes, 44 seconds
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I鈥檇 like to grow dahlias for cutting but I have a lot of slugs. Should I put the tubas into pots and transplant them?
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叠辞产鈥�
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Dahlia
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Q 鈥�
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7 minutes, 40 seconds
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We have a mesh fruit cage, but we find there are little flies and white mites which kill off the leaves and stop the fruit growing. Our currant bushes outside are completely fine, what鈥檚 going on here?
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Q 鈥�
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11 minutes, 13 seconds
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I鈥檝e been asked to re-plant part of a south-facing churchyard, but the soil is very compacted, damp and covered with moss and liverwort. To dig or not to dig?
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Anne鈥撎�
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Grass
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Snowdrop
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Daffodil
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Bob 鈥撎�
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Teasel
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Liverwort
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Moss
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Foxglove
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Verbascum Thapsus, great mullein
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Knapweed
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Primrose
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Cowslip
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Pippa 鈥撎�
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Fire fungus
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Q 鈥�
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22 minutes, 55 seconds
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I鈥檝e been given a pre-loved polytunnel. What are the main problems I can expect to encounter with this type of gardening and how can I minimise or avoid them?
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Bob 鈥�
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Tomato
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笔颈辫辫补鈥�
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Cucumber
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Mullein
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Q 鈥�
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27 minutes, 53 seconds
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In autumn 2021 I planted a violet willow, and I鈥檝e noticed areas of dieback on quite a few branches. Should I cut these areas back?
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笔颈辫辫补鈥�
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Willow
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Q 鈥�
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31 minutes, 0 seconds
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We have a 28-year-old bay tree in our garden which is 24 feet tall. We want to make sure it doesn鈥檛 grow any taller or wider, what should we do?
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Anne 鈥�
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Bay tree
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Q 鈥�
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33 minutes, 20 seconds
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My allotment backs onto a lane with a hawthorn hedge under which I鈥檇 like to grow native flowers. What should I grow?
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础苍苍别鈥�
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Honesty
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Red campion
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叠辞产鈥�
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Lords-and-ladies
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Cowslips
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笔颈辫辫补鈥�
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Purpurea, foxglove
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Herb Robert
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Q 鈥�
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37 minutes, 15 seconds
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I鈥檝e been trying to grow broad beans. The first year I had a fantastic crop. The second year, I got nothing. This year, less than half germinated.
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I was advised to soak them in paraffin. Should I try this next time?
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- Fri 21 Apr 2023 15:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Sun 23 Apr 2023 14:00成人快手 Radio 4
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