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Radio 4,16 Dec 2011,45 mins

Sutton Coldfield

Gardeners' Question Time

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Eric Robson chairs a Q&A with Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson. How to: prune a Forest Pansy as well as how best detect truffles. In addition, the panel's favourite fruit and vegetable varieties. Questions were addressed in the programme: I've oak saplings impregnated with summer truffle. Will I see a crop? Suggestions for Christmas plant decorations for a church (not Holly) Suggestions included: Cornus Alba, Cotoneaster Watereri and of course spray-painting leek heads. Can I prune my Forest Pansy to encourage upward growth? What is the panel's view on irrigation during drought etc.? Should I cut off all the foliage on my Hellibores before it flowers or just the damaged ones? Produced by Howard Shannon A Somethin' Else production by BBC Radio 4.

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