Episode 92: Glories of the Harvest Festival, giant pumpkins and get snapping!

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The team visit the annual RHS London Harvest Show at the Lindley Hall to meet award-winning nursery growers and hear expert advice on fruit and vegetables as well as exploring the ever-popular Giant Pumpkin Competition. We also hear about some exciting changes to this year’s RHS Photographic Competition and as always, we have the latest news on events across our four gardens.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.0	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.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:44.3	Hello and welcome to an auterminal October edition of the Royal Horticultural Society's gardening podcast.
0:49.3	If you've listened before, you know that this is a podcast made by people who know and love gardening,
0:52.5	for people who love gardening, and who would like to know more.
0:55.4	Every edition contains topical discussions and practical advice on everything green, from roses to rhubarb, slug defences to container
1:00.9	planting ideas, so there's something to interest all garden lovers in every show. In today's
1:06.4	podcast we're talking about giant pumpkins, prize-winning photography, bountiful fruit and veg, and autumn garden events.
1:13.8	I'm Tony Dickerson, one of the RHS's team of horticulture advisors, based here at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey.
1:22.8	This month, Harvest Festival has been held all around the country.
1:26.6	Traditional celebrations
1:27.7	of the rewards of the year's labour, and as a keen allotment here myself, what I enjoy
1:32.5	about these events is the chance to meet enthusiasts and expert growers, to wonder
1:37.0	it's the size and perfection of the prize's crops, the result of many hours of dedication
1:41.7	and devotion, but also to meet the keen growers exhibiting
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