Vale of Glamorgan

Q1 – A question about Mangel Wurzels. Have the panel ever grown them? If not, have they ever eaten or cooked them? (01’35”)

•                    Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris, mangel-wurzel, beetroot

Q2 – I’ve had an Alocasia zebrina for about six years… It’s really started to dwindle. What should I do? Do I need to cut its head off and store it in a dark room, or is there anything else I can do? (5’13”)

Q3 – Can the panel recommend a plant or selection of plants that I could germinate in Derbyshire to gift to my friend, who has a small courtyard garden that gets only a little sun in the middle of the day? (10’00”)

Chris Beardshaw

•                    Aspidistra spp., cast‑iron plant

•                    Asarum spp., wild ginger

•                    Valeriana pyrenaica, capon's tail grass

Bethan Collerton

•                    Verbascum olympicum, Olympian mullein

•                    Moluccella laevis, bells of Ireland

•                    Lavatera spp., lavatera, Tree mallow

Q4 – I’ve got a cactus that keeps growing and growing, it’s about six foot tall now, what can I do? (14’22”)

Anne Swithinbank

•                    Cereus repandus/Cereus peruvianus, Cadushi

Q5 – I’m taking on my dad’s greenhouse which has been neglected for about a year… How do I start? What do the panel recommend? (18’43”)

Q6 – I have a much‑loved pot‑bound rhododendron. Do the panel have tips on recuing it? Will I damage it by splitting it? And have I missed the moment with the buds so developed? ( 29‘17”)

Chris Beardshaw

•                    Rhododendron spp.

Anne Swithinbank

•                    No new species

Q7 – Is it possible to grow lemon and lime trees in a climate like the Vale of Glamorgan? (34’15”)

Anne Swithinbank

•                    Citrus limon, lemon

•                    Citrus × latifolia, Tahiti lime/ Persian Lime