Hedgehogs, Houseplants and Homegrown veg

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

This week we find out how to help our beloved prickly friends, as RHS Senior Wildlife Specialist Helen Bostock explains the threats to hedgehogs, and what we can do as gardeners to support them. Next we head indoors to find out how tailoring your potting mix can give your houseplants a new lease of life, with the lovely folks at Soil Ninja. Finally, if you’re looking for an autumn project, why not build some raised beds? We glean some expert advice on how to go about this, with RHS horticulturist Peter Adams. Host: Jenny Laville Contributors: Helen Bostock, Amy Loosley, Levent Latif-Maeer, Peter Adams Other Links: National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy Hedgehog-friendly gardening Hedgehog street Wild about gardens - Get creative for hedgehogs Wild about gardens - Make friends with molluscs Soil Ninja Grow Your Own Veg Through The Year 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.
0:06.4	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance to delight your senses.
0:13.2	Inspire your gardening adventures and entertain your own little stars.
0:17.4	Race you, let's go.
0:19.5	Catch Springs finest scenes while you can at an RHS garden near you, let's go. Catch springs, finest scenes while you can,
0:22.1	at an RHS garden near you.
0:24.0	Book tickets online for discounts,
0:26.0	plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:32.4	They're often referred to as a gardener's best friend.
0:36.0	And if you're lucky, you may even hear this curious sound.
0:40.5	As they snuffle through the fallen leaves and root out creepy crawlies to feast upon,
0:46.1	they're fascinating little creatures who, despite their diminutive size, can run at quite a speed,
0:51.7	they'll often travel up to two miles in search of a midnight snack.
0:55.5	And did you know that they were originally called urchins,
0:58.2	until we adopted a slightly cute name because of their choice of habitat
1:01.4	and distinctive pig-like snouts.
1:04.8	Sadly, numbers of the intriguing and friendly hedgehog remain an alarming decline.
1:10.2	The State of Britain's hedgehog's
1:11.6	2022 report revealed that their numbers have fallen by between 30 to 75% in rural areas since 2000.
1:20.0	Later in the program, we'll hear from RHS Senior Wildlife Specialist Helen Bostock about the recently
1:25.5	launched first-ever national hedgehog conservation strategy
1:28.9	and how we can play a role in helping to protect them. Also in today's podcast, I'll be chatting to
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