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The Beechgrove Garden ep.22 2016

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In the Beechgrove Garden Jim is in the veggie plot still managing to crop late veg and it's also hedge cutting time of year and Jim sets about the conifer hedge and the pleached lime. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/11/the-beechgrove-garden-episode-22-2016/ Continuing the budget theme, Carole then visits Mari Reid in Ardersier, whose whole garden is full of money-saving ideas while still managing to be penny-pinching pretty. The Beechgrove Garden ep.22 2016

Gardening Australia ep.20 2016

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Tino shows how to control rainfall on sloped ground; Costa explores a collector's garden; Josh shares his personal horticultural journey and John visits a small, native, inner-city garden. What a Tool! Sophie shows us her favourite gardening tool Wrangling the Rain Tino explores a few simple techniques to control rainfall on sloping ground Native Style John visits a small inner-city home with a charming native garden and chats with the designer about the process A Collector's Garden Costa meets a passionate plant grower on the NSW central coast and explores his garden that's overflowing with spectacular species FAQs - Wisteria | Importing Seeds Jane explains why not to grow wisteria from seed and Jerry gives advice on the subject of importing seed from overseas My Garden Path - Josh Byrne Josh shares the story and inspirations of his horticultural journey from childhood to environmental scientist and Gardening Australia presenter Gardening Australia ep.20 2016

The Beechgrove Garden ep.21 2016

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Jim is thinking ahead and planting overwintering veg that will be ready to crop in the spring. 2016 is the 50th anniversary of Keep Scotland Beautiful. To mark that, Carole takes a look around Colourful Carnoustie, a relative newcomer to the Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign. George visits social enterprise group Seedbox in Ballogie near Aboyne. The group have asked Beechgrove to help them tame two huge and very old Yew trees. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/11/the-beechgrove-garden-episode-21-2016/ The Beechgrove Garden ep.21 2016 Holes were drilled into birch logs which were filled with dowels impregnated with fungi mycelium. Shiitake and oyster mushrooms were used. Bark was then spread on the ground for wine cap mushrooms to grow in this habitat. There was nothing much to see yet but Chris was optimistic for the future. Jim raised the point of maintenance. The Fungal Valley is in the shade from nearby trees. However it does need to be kept moist

Gardening Australia ep.19 2016

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Tino visits a colourful garden, Sophie gets stuck into pruning, Costa visits an award winning garden, Angus profiles native groundcovers and we meet a botanical photographic artist. Get the Lowdown Angus profiles a number of hardy native plants that are perfect groundcovers Rejuvenating Potting Mix Josh shows how to put life back into potting mix A Colourful Character Tino visits a large garden northwest of Hobart that's designed to be bursting with colour and interest throughout the year Just Prune It! Sophie gets stuck into vigorous pruning of a number of shrubs in her garden A Winning Garden Costa explores a suburban garden overflowing with greenery that won a local council award for best native garden A Problem Plant Jerry explains why he won't grow blackberry nightshade My Garden Path - Renata Buziak Artist Renata Buziak shows us how she creates works of art from decaying plants Gardening Australia ep.19 2016

The Magic of Mushrooms - BBC

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Professor Richard Fortey delves into the fascinating and normally-hidden kingdom of fungi. From their spectacular birth, through their secretive underground life to their final explosive death, Richard reveals a remarkable world that few of us understand or even realise exists - yet all life on Earth depends on it. In a specially-built mushroom lab, with the help of mycologist Dr Patrick Hickey and some state-of-the-art technology, Richard brings to life the secret world of mushrooms as never seen before and reveals the spectacular abilities of fungi to break down waste and sustain new plant life, keeping our planet alive. Beyond the lab, Richard travels across Britain and beyond to show us the biggest, fastest and most deadly organisms on the planet - all of them fungi. He reveals their almost magical powers that have world-changing potential - opening up new frontiers in science, medicine and technology. The Magic of Mushrooms - BBC

Gardening Australia ep.18 2016

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Sophie visits an organic apple farm; John explains what to look for in a plant pot; Costa meets Sydney University's community garden students; and Jerry explores a Queensland heathland. Cuttings 101 Jane shows how to propagate cuttings Growing Knowledge Costa visits Sydney University's community garden and meets students who use the garden as their laboratory Sulfur Cosmos Jerry profiles a variety of cosmos The Perfect Pot John shows us what to look for when selecting the perfect pots for our plants Working with Nature Sophie visits a couple who are harnessing the services of nature to grow bounteous, delicious organic apples FAQs - Feeding Natives | Pruning Wisteria | Staking Trees Angus, Jane and Tino answer questions frequently asked by viewers Wallum Heathland Jerry explores an botanical wonderland within Noosa National Park on the Sunshine Coast that is close to his heart The Garden Gang Find out what to do in your garden this weekend from the Garden Gang Ga

The Beechgrove Garden ep.20 2016

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Jim, Carole and George begin a series of bulb plantings by naturalising some unusual bulbs in the new lawn. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/03/11/the-beechgrove-garden-episode-20-2016/   Don't be tempted to use a spring fertilizer. These contain high levels of nitrogen, which encourages soft, sappy leaf growth that's vulnerable to disease and could be damaged by frost. The fertilizer will have to be watered in if the sunny weather continues.  Otherwise the grass will be burnt by the fertilizer. You can either spread the fertilizer by hand with ½ being spread horizontally and ½ being spread vertically across the lawn.  This ensures good coverage.  Or you could use a mechanized feeder which many garden centers will loan out to you if you buy the fertilizer from them The Beechgrove Garden ep.20 2016