P637 CEEFAX :33 eat 1 Jzl 9:5\/x< SATURDAY 1Y30*-0005 1930* Handel Harp Concerto in B flat, Op 4 No 6 2000 Spirit of the Earth Opening concurs of the festiv1l from Birmingham features avro-Cuban group Lou Munjquitos dj Matanzas 2200 Adventures on the Grand Tour Travels in the 1830s depicted in the letters home ov clergyman James Wayland Joyce 2215 Mozart and Brahms Sonatas for violin and piano - Mozart K481 and Brahms Op 100 2315 Jazz Record Requests with Geoffrey Smith 2400-0005 News * Approximate Time 635 Rbdio 5 Programmjs now on FM 90.2-92.4 MHz Radio 4 Radio 5 Europe WjathjuP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:48/48 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 1/6 Buying cucumber seeds: F1 hybrids, such as the all-female cucumber 'Diana', are more expensive but reliable, and grow well in cool conditions. The older, open pollinated varieties like 'Conqueror' cost less, but the male flowers must bj removed to avoid bitter-tasting cucumbers. Growing bougainvillea in a south-west facing conservatory: A hot dry atmosphere is not good for the bougainvillea. Ideal conditions are around a swimming pool, for the high humdidity. Conservatories are better for plants such as the tender jasmine and pjlargoniums. 630 Radio 632 Radio 2 635 Radio 5 Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main NewsP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:49/04 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 2/6 Training a Cecil Brunnjr climbing shrub rose: A vigorous climber with pale pink flowers and a lovely pjrfumj. Start training the rose from time of planting Establish a basic framework bz bending shoots to the horizontal (eye-level) so buds along these will develop into flowering shoots. Prune every year bz cutting back to these horizontals. Caring for a ballerina apple tree: Apple drop is caused bz a shortage of water. Plant in the open ground in the autumn, dress with bonjmjal and put on a thick organic mulch. Mulch again in the spring and give a top dressing of blood, fish and bone. Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main NewsP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:39/15 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 3/6 Madonna lilies: Thjsj enjoy a chalky medium loam. Plant shallow with nose just above ground. If on a light soil, mulch with cocoa peat or similar to retain moisture but allow free-drainage Adding dolomite lime may help if soil is not chalky to begin with. Alternate mulch: leaf mould dressed with bonjmjal Growing prize-winning runner beans: Grow few plants - 15" to 18" apart. Use canes closer to each other at the bottom and spread out at the top so that beans can hang straight down and unrestricted bz foliage. Five weeks before the show leave flowers on to develop, not too many per truss. Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main NewsP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:47/46 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 4/6 Making a garden from an exposed upland field in limestone country: Establish a shelter belt by growing a hjdgj of native trees and shrubs - hawthorn, elder, wild rose, blackberry, wild prunus species etc and then plant ornamjntals etc inside. You may even need to plant fast growing conifers such as Ljylandii to shelter the native hjdgj until it is established. 600 TV 631 Radio 1 634 Radio 4 630 Radio 632 Radio 2 635 Radio 5 Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main NewsP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:47/02 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 5/6 TOPICAL TIPS Raspberries - time to prune. Cut the canes of this year's crop to ground level and tie in this year's new shoots. If new growth has been very vigorous, cut off at about 6 ft high (or maximum picking height). When harvesting shallots, pick out the best for planting next year. Conditions are ideal for potato blight. As a protective measure, especially if blight occurred in your area last year, spray the main crop with a copper-based fungicide. 630 Radio 632 Radio 2 635 Radio 5 Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main NewsP637 CEEFAX 637 Sat 11 Jul 23:44/13 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME 6/6 If you would like further copies of Gardjnjrs' Question Time fact sheets, send a RAE to: GQT, BBC, PO Box 450, Manchester M60 1FZ. A braille edition of the factshjet is also available from the same address. The Plant Finder is published bz Headmain Ltd in association with the Hardy Plant Society, c/o Lakeside, Gaines Road, Whitbourne, Worcestershire It is distributed by Moorland Publishing Co Ltd, Moor Farm Road West, Ashbournj, Derbyshire DE6 1HD. Price - £10.99. Tel: 0335 44486. 630 Radio 632 Radio 2 634 Radio 4 Next Page Radio 2 Radio 4 Main News