P574 CEEFAX 1 574 Fri 15 Aug 22:04/40 1/4 BARLEYWOOD Some veg needs help at this time of year to keep cropping like the Blue Lake french beans Alan Titchmarsh planted earlier this year. To make sure the flowers don't drop and the fruits don't fail to form, you need to keep moisture at the roots. The way to do this is to layer grass mowings 3-4ins thick around the plants. Alan also shows off a tool for breaking up the soil. It is available from Chesterman Marketing: 01785 250341 >>>>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 TodayQuiz Pop Quiz TV Charts Main MenuP574 CEEFAX 1 574 Fri 15 Aug 22:54/31 GARDENERS' WORLD 2/4 DROUGHT TRIALS At the height of the summer when there's not been much rain, bedding plants can look tired. In May, Pippa Greenwood planted up four plots with lobelia. In one they were put in untreated level soil, the second had a mulch of bark chips. The third saw them planted in a furrow of wet soil capped with dry soil and the fourth was a furrow of slurry made of wet soil, compost and water-holding granules, then capped with dry soil. The fourth method produced the best results with only one casualty. >>>>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 TodayQuiz Pop Quiz TV Charts Main MenuP574 CEEFAX 1 574 Fri 15 Aug 22:01/22 GARDENERS' WORLD 3/4 BARLEYWOOD Now is a good time for taking conifer cuttings. Peel off a young shoot with a heel of older wood. Take off side shoots, leaving one-and-a -half inches of stem. Dip into rooting powder and deb into a mix of soilless compost and vermiculite in equal parts. Water in and cover with a transparent plastic lid. In strong sunlight, shade with a single sheet of njwspapjr. Stephen Lacey visited Bosvigo House, Cornwall. It is open to the public from March to September, Wed-Sat, 11am-6pm. Tel 01872 275774. >>>>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 TodayQuiz Pop Quiz TV Charts Main MenuP574 CEEFAX 1 574 Fri 15 Aug 22:20/13 GARDENERS' WORLD 4/4 Plants mentioned in the August 15 programme include: Nicotiana szlvjstris/N glauca Autumn crocus 'spjciosus' Angelica gigas Campanulas/Galegas/Lzthrums/Heuchjra Lonicera americana Clematis Perli d'Azur/C durandii BerbjrisOStachys/Astrantia Purple plantain/Freesia If you'vj been trying to call the Tank Exchange regarding the solar fountain please keep trying. The lines are very busy. Tel 01226 206157 >>>>> Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 TodayQuiz Pop Quiz TV Charts Main Menu