Postbag: Cambridge University Botanic Garden

(3 minutes, 25 seconds)

Q— Should I put citrus peel in the compost?

Bunny—

Rhubarb

(6 minutes, 1 seconds)

Q—I have a ficus elastica 'tineke'. It won’t stop growing. It’s almost to the ceiling. What should I do?

Ashley—

Rubber plant

James—

Bonsai

Q— Cambridge University Botanic Gardens- Main Walk

Sally—

Ranunculaceae

Potato

Thyme

Nettle

Euphorbia

(11 minutes, 33 seconds)

Q— I’ve got mistletoe on my apple trees. How do I prune it? And will it grow back?

(14 minutes 54 seconds)

Q—How do you clean a greenhouse thoroughly whilst sparing the beneficial insects and organisms?

Bunny—

Tomato

(17 minutes 30)

Q— I’ve planted ‘jitka’ F1 and ‘flyaway’ f1carrots, however they’ve all got badly forked roots so I had to get rid of them. How do I combat this?

F—Cambridge University Botanic Gardens- Winter Garden

Bunny—

Sarcococca

Peter—

Mahonia

(22 minutes, 8 seconds)

Q— My mahonia has been flowering already. I know it created nutrients for insects. What can I grow to provide nectar for insects over the winter?

Ashley—

Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’

Bunny—

Snowdrops

Sarcococca

Sally—

Hellebore

Snowdrops

Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'

James—

Daphne

(25 minutes, 10 seconds)

F

Q—How do I make my cacti healthier?

(30 minutes, 45 seconds)

Q—I cut off the top of a pineapple and tried to grow it. It’s in a north facing conservatory. How do I know when to pick the pineapple, and will the flowers that have sprouted grow a pineapple from them?

(34 minutes, 20 seconds)

Q— I want a 1930’s houseplant to match my décor. What could I plant?

Bunny—

Ashley—

Fiddle-leaf fig

African violet

James—

Monstera

Sedum morganianum

Aspidistra

Sally—

Mother in Law’s tongue

Boston fern