Exeter, Devon

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

What’s causing the leaves of my Fatsia Japonica to turn yellow and die? How can I make my five year old goji berry shrub look pretty? How do I encourage my fig tree to grow sweet tasting and nice sized figs?

Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural heroes are in Exeter for this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time.

Joining her to prune the audience's horticultural dilemmas are passionate plantswoman Christine Walkden, garden designer Chris Beardshaw, and "grow your own" guru Bob Flowerdew.

Later in the programme, we go back to basics with Dr Chris Thorogood as he educates us on plant roots and how we can best protect them.

Producer: Bethany Hocken

Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod

Executive Producer: Carly Maile

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to quickly tell you about some others.
0:05.0	My name's Andy Martin and I'm the editor of a team of podcast producers at the BBC in Northern Ireland.
0:11.0	It's a job I really love because we get to tell the stories that really matter to people here,
0:16.1	but which also resonate and apply to listeners around the world.
0:19.5	And because the team is such a diverse range of skills and strengths.
0:23.0	We have trained journalists, people who love digging through archives,
0:26.6	we've got drama and even comedy experts.
0:29.0	We really can do those stories justice.
0:31.6	So if you like this podcast, head to BBC Sounds where you'll find
0:35.0	plenty more fascinating stories from all around the UK. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts.
0:45.0	Hello, I'm Kathy Clugston and this is Gardner's question time from BBC Radio 4.
0:50.0	So grab those secateurs, or sit back and relax however you like to listen and enjoy the next 45 minutes of great tips, advice and dubious horticultural humour.
1:01.0	Hello and a warm welcome to Gardner's question time where beautiful... humor. and coastlines that boast an incredible range of wildlife.
1:14.0	Around Exeter, residents benefit from stunning water meadows and deep shady lanes lined with elms, oaks and hollies.
1:22.0	A fine trio of specimens, not unlike our GQT panel, they are also strong, attractive,
1:28.1	enduring and occasionally spiky. Please welcome the Evergreen Chris Beardshaw, the classic Christine Walkton, and'm Deschaffield from Exeter so without further ado let's have our first question.
1:53.0	Hello, I'm Jess Chatfield from Exeter.
1:55.0	I have a five-year-old Gojyberry shrub that's in a raised bed.
2:00.0	It's tied to a six foot garden fence.
2:02.0	It's growing rampantly. Last year I had berries on it for the first time.
2:07.0	How can I make it look pretty?
2:09.0	We do often have goji berries on the program.
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