New ways of growing and a fond farewell

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

This week we visit the World Food Garden at RHS Wisley to see how new eco-friendly ways of growing are taking shape. Guy Barter gives his expert guide to brassica growing for bumper crops of Brussels sprouts, kale and kalettes next winter. Plus a fond farewell to Sue Biggs CBE, who's been Director General of the RHS for the last 12 years – hear her reminisce about some personal highlights and a close encounter of the royal kind... Useful links Discover the World Food Garden at RHS Garden Wisley See our RHS Grow Your Own for advice on growing all kinds of fruit and veg Join the RHS for fabulous days out, free gardening advice and more

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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.
0:31.6	Kipling once said,
0:33.2	gardens are not made by singing,
0:35.0	oh, how beautiful,
0:36.1	and sitting about in the shade.
0:38.3	And I agree, it's a constant process of planning, tweaking, learning from mistakes and thinking long-term.
0:46.3	Today we'll be taking a visit to the World Food Garden at RHS Wisley to hear about how they change the way they grow to improve efficiency and be in
0:55.4	better balance with nature.
0:58.5	I'll also be taking you through my favourite plant genus, Brassikas, to give you some pointers on
1:04.5	what to do now to ensure a bountiful winter harvest.
1:08.7	And we'll be wishing a fond farewell to Sue Biggs, the outgoing Director-General of the RHS.
1:17.6	Welcome to Gardening with the RHS, with me Guy Barta.
1:26.6	With unlimited information at our fingertips, it can be challenging to know what to do when
1:32.2	it comes to solid growing practices we can rely on.
1:36.3	But sometimes it seems the most cutting edge and efficient form of gardening might actually
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