The Gardening Hour

Fiona Mills is joined by Doug Stewart and Paul Maxey for gardening advice.

Radio Humberside,56 episodes

Episodes

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Moving plants, tree care & aloe vera care tips
How and when to move plants, aloe vera care, and the best time for weed killer.
13 Nov 2025,23 mins
Hot compost heaps and when to prune
Pruning yucca's acers & fuchsias & natural ways to get nitrogen into your compost heaps.
07 Nov 2025,26 mins
Tender plants & apple tree pruning tips
Tips on pruning apple trees, overwintering plants, bulbs, and saving summer favourites.
31 Oct 2025,24 mins
Garden tips: weeds, trees, compost & winter plants
Seasonal garden care: weeds, pruning, compost, winter plants & olive tree health tips.
24 Oct 2025,29 mins
Garden tips: weeds, pests & plant care made easy
The flower edition, roses, marigolds, rudbeckia, gladioli and dahlias.
17 Oct 2025,23 mins
Perennial care: lavender, fuchsias & geranium
Grow perennials: lavender, cranesbill, fuchsias & clematis care tips year-round.
10 Oct 2025,23 mins
Autumn garden tips: pots, pruning & plant care
Tips for autumn gardening, from climbers in pots to pruning trees & feeding houseplants.
03 Oct 2025,25 mins
The tree edition
When to bring in your lemon trees & how to get the best out of your cordylines & rowans.
25 Sep 2025,24 mins
When to sow wildflower seeds & caring for orchids
When to sow, what to grow, and how to care—wildflowers, euphorbia, orchids! Image: Getty
18 Sep 2025,27 mins
Lawn care - scarifying and 'self-heal' weed issues
Is it time to scarify the lawn yet after such a dry summer & dealing with self-heal weed.
12 Sep 2025,26 mins
Harvesting and storing apples and pears
What to do with all those apples on your trees and growing pumpkins and squashes.
05 Sep 2025,27 mins
Compost heaps, conifers & lawn care in hot weather
Advice on starting a compost heap, caring for conifers in hot weather and lawn care.
29 Aug 2025,27 mins
Cucumbers, raspberries, currents & edible plants
Advice on growing cucumbers, raspberries and what edible plants are good for your garden.
22 Aug 2025,26 mins
How to care for roses, plum trees & vine weevils
Advice on getting the best out of your roses, plum moth & dealing with vine weevils.
15 Aug 2025,29 mins
Apple rot, repotting roses & tomato plant care
What to do when you have apple rot & when tomato plant leaves turn yellow.
08 Aug 2025,29 mins
Blackcurrants, horsetail weed & codling moth tips
Getting the best out of blackcurrant bushes, dealing with horsetail weeds & codling moth.
01 Aug 2025,25 mins
Runner beans, cucumber plants and plum tree care
Sewing runner bean seeds and dealing with powdery mildew on your cucumbers.
25 Jul 2025,29 mins
When to prune, garden pests and hosepipe bans.
Advice on when to prune, how to deal with garden pests & gardening during a hosepipe ban.
18 Jul 2025,27 mins
What to do when you have Colorado potato beetles
Reporting Colorado potato beetles, dealing with box tree moth & white fly control.
11 Jul 2025,29 mins
Tips on watering your garden in the summer
Getting the best from your rhododendrons and tips on watering your garden in the summer.
04 Jul 2025,29 mins
Growing gooseberry bushes and tomato plants
Sawfly on gooseberry bushes & what to do when your tomato plant leaves start curling.
26 Jun 2025,26 mins
Summer lawn care & rhubarb plants
How to look after your lawn in the hot summer & getting the best out of rhubarb plants.
20 Jun 2025,27 mins
Raspberry rust & growing tomatoes in greenhouses
What to do if you have raspberry rust and growing tomatoes in your greenhouse.
12 Jun 2025,29 mins
Repotting rhubarb and how to care for your roses
What to do when you need to repot your rhubarb and how to care for your roses.
06 Jun 2025,28 mins
Wisterias, plant passports & dealing with fruit tree pests
Why your wisteria isn't flowering and how to deal with fruit tree pests.
28 May 2025,27 mins
What to do when there's no rain and pest control
How to garden in dryer conditions and get rid of greenfly.
22 May 2025,29 mins