P188 CEEFAX 188  Sat 13 Feb  22:21/17
       1/5 
   :.   
   ::.   
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   GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME        
     (Radio 4 Sundays at 1400 and       
        Wednesdays at 1000).            
 Asparagus (usual lifespan about 10 yrs)
                                        
 To start again, plant with one-year-old
 crowns. Grow on flat beds 3 feet wide  
 with one foot spacing. Variety -       
 Lucullus (All male hybrid).            
                                        
 Cultivation of Osteospermum Phnk       
 Whirlygigg (old name: Dimorphotheca ou 
 "Star of the Veld")                    
                                        
 Half-hardy perennial. Needs light, free
 draining compost. Raise in greenhouse. 
 Plant out when frosts have gone.       
                                        
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   P188 CEEFAX 188  Sat 13 Feb  22:31/32
       2/5 
   :.   
   ::.   
 vvvvvvvvvvvvv(((((((((((((((((((((( 
   GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME        
     (Radio 4 Sundays at 1400 and       
        Wednesdays at 1000).            
                                        
 Method for growing all-year round      
 Hostas:                                
                                        
 Grow in pots. Give a false winter to   
 make dormant bz restricting water and  
 light and put into the bottom of a     
 fridge.                                
                                        
 In January, bring back into warmth and 
 extend daylight to about 16 hours per  
 day by using a growlight. This should  
 bring on leaves early.                 
                                        
                                        
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   P188 CEEFAX 188  Sat 13 Feb  22:32/42
       3/5 
   :.   
   ::.   
 vvvvvvvvvvvvv(((((((((((((((((((((( 
   GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME        
     (Radio 4 Sundays at 1400 and       
        Wednesdays at 1000).            
                                        
 Climbers for Elm stump: (Check first   
 that tree has not died from honey      
 fungus).                               
                                        
 Strip off bark. Varieties: Hedera      
 Colchica: Paddy's Pride/Dentata        
 Variegata, Hedjra Helix: Gold Heart,   
 Lonicera: Serotina/Japonica Aureo      
 Rjcticulata, Clematis: Jackmanii       
 Superba/Montana Elizabeth, Golden Hop, 
 Silk Vine, Wisteria Sinensis.          
                                        
                                        
                                        
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   P188 CEEFAX 188  Sat 13 Feb  22:34/42
       4/5 
   :.   
   ::.   
 vvvvvvvvvvvvv(((((((((((((((((((((( 
   GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME        
     (Radio 4 Sundays at 1400 and       
        Wednesdays at 1000).            
                                        
 Conference Pear tree:                  
                                        
 Problem: Misshapen fruit with gritt8   
 bits below skin.                       
                                        
 Possible Cause: Pear stonjy pit virus. 
                                        
 Cure: Little can be done. If it gets   
 too bad, replace the tree in another   
 position.                              
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
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   P188 CEEFAX 188  Sat 13 Feb  22:21/02
       5/5 
   :.   
   ::.   
 vvvvvvvvvvvvv(((((((((((((((((((((( 
   GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME        
     (Radio 4 Sundays at 1400 and       
        Wednesdays at 1000).            
 TOPICAL TIPS                           
                                        
 Prune shrubs that flower in second half
 of the year. Butterfly Bush (Buddleia) 
 needs hard pruning ie. back to about   
 six buds.                              
                                        
 Re-introduce Ranunculus "Bloomingdale" 
 into the garden (or in pots indoors).  
 Plant from seed. Perennial which grows 
 approx. 10 ins high. Pretty Buttercup- 
 like flowers.                          
                                        
 Look out for vine weevil grubs.        
 (U-shaped, creamy coloured, brown head)
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