Episode 49: Tackling problem areas of dry shade and growing chillies successfully

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2015

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We have expert seasonal advice on what you could be doing in your garden on a bright, crisp winter’s day including: • Caring for blackberries • Choosing the right size pot for re-potting plants We also have handy tips on growing chillies and sweet peppers, as well as tips for selecting plants to grow in problem areas of dry shade. Plus, we have the latest news on RHS events across the four RHS Gardens

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
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0:41.8	Hello and welcome back to the RHS gardening podcast.
0:50.0	Every fortnight, we bring you a mixture of features and discussions, exploring every aspect of gardening, growing your own fruit and vegetables,
0:54.5	plant care, pest control, garden design and container ideas.
0:59.7	Plus expert's seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:06.6	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors, based here at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey.
1:07.7	Coming up in this edition, plants for the problem areas in your garden. This week we
1:12.4	discuss dry shade. Producing the perfect peppers, an expert guide to chili cultivation, and as
1:19.3	always, the latest news on RHS garden events across the UK. But first, let's hear what jobs
1:25.7	gardeners can be tackling in the next few weeks if they can face the weather.
1:29.3	I'm Lee Hunt. I'm the principal horticultural advisor here at RHS Garden Wisley.
1:34.3	A job that can be done right through the winter is to tend to blackberries.
1:38.3	Now I mean two sorts of blackberries here.
1:40.3	On the one hand, we've got the sort they're in the fruit garden and the other sort of
1:44.3	the brambles which are right through your borders. Starting with the borders, well you probably
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