Compost, fungi, and giant vegetables

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week, RHS Garden Wisley’s Sheila Das talks to ‘no dig’ champion Charles Dowding all about his new book on composting, and how you can go about starting the perfect sized heap to suit your own garden. We explore the wonders of mycorrhizae and learn about the beneficial relationship between fungi and the roots in our soil. And we take a trip to the Malvern Autumn Show to marvel at the display of record-breaking giant vegetables and to talk to some of the hardworking growers. Host: Guy Barter Contributors: Charles Dowding, Sheila Das, Jassy Drakulic, Jenny Laville, Sebastian Suski, Peter Glazebrook, Graham Barrett Other Links: RHS Grow Your Own Veg Throughout the Year RHS Horti Curious Charles Dowding Results from Malvern Autumn Show Become a member of the RHS

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth!
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 at five pounds.
0:32.6	As gardeners, we've always understood that soil is important stuff and a vital part of almost all our horticultural activity throughout the seasons.
0:41.3	But in recent years, as our scientific understanding has grown and our appreciation for its complexity has developed,
0:47.3	the magic of soil has become a really exciting topic of conversation.
0:51.3	We may feel we've got to grips with some of the basics
0:54.4	and testing the pH to deciding whether we've got a sandy or clay soil, but there's so much
0:59.2	going on beneath the surface of this fascinating and complex world of interconnected organisms
1:04.6	that there's still lots to learn about the importance of our soils. So today we're diving
1:09.6	a bit further into the crumbly good stuff.
1:11.6	We'll be finding out how we can improve our own soils and thinking about our relationship
1:15.6	with the earth we're planting into.
1:17.6	Whistley's Sheila Das will be deep in conversation with No Dig Champion and Vegetable
1:21.6	Gardener Charles Dowding, mulling over the art of composting and creating the right heap
1:26.6	to suit your gardening needs.
1:29.0	We'll hear from our resident fungus fanatic, Jassy Draculich, all about the wonderful world of mycorrhizal fungi
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