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Gardeners' Question Time

Groundwork: Soil, Compost, Mulch and more!

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Kathy Clugston digs through the Gardeners' Question Time archive to root out some information on Soil, Compost, Mulch and more.

Our various GQT panellists over the last 77 years have been no stranger to soil and compost related questions, from queries on how to create a workable soil in the garden to questions on the difference between compost and soil conditioner. For the first autumnal archive programme of 2024 we’ve raked through the extensive GQT archive and pulled out some of the best advice on these topics.

We also hear from garden designer and lecturer Humaira Ikram, who explains the importance of understanding the PH level of your soil.

Producer: Bethany Hocken

Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod

Executive Producer: Carly Maile

A Somethin’ Else production for BBC Radio 4

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

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0:19.1

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0:24.6

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0:28.6

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0:34.4

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0:38.6

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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 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 welcome to our autumn archive edition of Gardner's question time.

1:06.0

Whatever the season, there's one thing that forms the foundation of all our gardening schemes,

1:11.0

ground work, from understanding our soils pH levels to improving its

1:15.8

structure and fertility, ground work is our framework. So let's dive into the world of soil,

1:22.0

compost, mulch and more.

1:24.7

For this compendium of earthy Q&As, the team and I have dug into the GQT archive

1:30.1

to root out information on maximizing our growing potential,

1:33.6

whatever the size of plot or pot you've got.

1:37.2

Now before diving into designing our green space,

1:40.8

it's important to understand what we're working with. In 2020, the garden designer

1:45.6

and lecturer, Humera Ekram, told us about the importance of soil pH in considering

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