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GQT from the Archive: 75th Celebration

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. This week, Kathy, Ashley Edwards, Pippa Greenwood and James Wong unite to celebrate 75 years of Gardeners' Question Time.

Through the mists of time and a smoky room in Ashton-under-Lyne, the team hear a snippet from GQT's first broadcast, reflecting on changing attitudes, and looking toward exciting horticultural developments.

From the archive, Eric Robson talks to veterans at the walled allotments in Ayrshire.

Producer: Daniel Cocker
Assistant Producer: Bethany Hocken

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Apr 2022 14:00
BBC Radio 4

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Plant List

Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

 

Q – Why has GQT stood the test of time?

(3 minutes 28 seconds) 

 

Q – Should you lop the top off brussels sprouts?

(5 minutes 4 seconds) 

 

Q – How important is it to get face-to-face advice from a gardener, rather than searching the internet?

(7 minutes 53 seconds)

 

Q – Is soot a fertiliser?

(8 minutes 40 seconds)

 

Q – What is the answer to elm disease?

(13 minutes 55 seconds)

 

Q – When can I expect my satsuma pips to bear fruit?

(22 minutes 8 seconds)

 

Q – What is so great about house plants?

(23 minutes 39 seconds)

 

James –

Water lily

 

Q – Can the team suggest how to make a christmas cacti flower earlier in the year?

(25 minutes 12 seconds)

 

Q – What is so great about terrariums?

(27 minutes 50 seconds)

 

Feature – Eric Robson talks to veterans at the walled allotment in Ayrshire, operated by the charity, Gardening Leave

(29 Minutes 10 seconds)

 

Q – Can I expect my pineapple plant to bear a second fruit?

(38 minutes 14 seconds)

 

Q – What wardrobe tips do the panel have to make one look like a gardener?

(39 minutes 25 seconds)

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Apr 2022 15:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 10 Apr 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 4

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