P644 CEEFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:12/26 1/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME Cultivating parsley successfully: Sue finds parsley germinates easily if kept warm enough - try pouring boiling water over seeds when sown. Or sow seeds in a pot on a warm windowsill (about 70 degrees) out of direct sunlight - parsley should conj up like mustard and cress. $hen, instead of pricking out or separating seedlings, plant the &5 whole lot out into the garden. Summer-flowering climber for south- facing wall, alkaline soil: Abelia grandiflora; passiflora cajrulea 'rosea'; escallonia; &5 ceanothus; appleblossom. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Car parks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat RjgnsP644 CJJFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:14/24 2/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME Low-growing shrubs for autumnal colour inspired by Wjstonbirt Arboretum: Stefan thinks Westonbirt (near Tetbury) is best visited during the third week of October. The shrubs recommended by the team were amjlanchiir lamarckii; rosa rugosa; viburnum carlesii; aces palmatum 'Osbkbzuki'. Success with winter-flowering pansies: Too high a temperature impedes germination - do not put in a heated propagator or greenhouse. Fred uses a cold frame, covers them with newspaper and keeps moist. Car pbrks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat RjgnsP644 CEEFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:14/27 3/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME Two inch apples falling off tree in pot: During summer, pot trees dry out extremely quickly, which stresses the plant, causing it to shed its fruit immediately. The pots need to bj watered about twice a day. If this is a problem, Sue recommends incorporating a water-retaining gel into the compost when reporting. &k &5 Daphne suggests using a very small &k root stock, probably M27, plus a substantial compost - John Inner &5 No 3 in at least a 2' square tub. Car pbrks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat RjgnsP644 CEEFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/21 4/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME Separating and replanting lilium regale after 15 years: Lilium regale will tolerate a neutral or slightly alkblinj soil. Dig up very carefully in either early October or late March, split them up into clumps of 3-4 bulbs, then replant into an area which has not held the bulbs before. &5 Do not allow the bulbs to dry out - &5 replant immediately. Work plenty of &5 organic matter (ideally leaf mould) into soil and mulch every spring. Fred would not bother moving them. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Radio Links 640 TV Links 680 Car parks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat RjgnsP644 CEEFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:15/22 5/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME Topical Tips: It is time to keep the lid on your cold frame. If thjrj is a spell of warm weather, prop the lid open slightly. &5 It is time to clean up the pond. Tbkj out all dying water plant leaves before they kill the fish. For early sweet peas, sow seeds now in the cold frame and plant &5 out next March/April. &5 &5 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Rbdio Links 640 TV Links 680 Car parks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat RjgnsP644 CEEFAX 644 Thu 14 Oct 21:01/37 6/6 GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME If you would like further copies of Gardjnjrs' Question Time fact sheets, send a RAE to: GQT, BBC, PO Box 29, Manchester, M12 6AD. A braille edition of the fact sheet is available from the same address. Gardjnjrs' Question Time will bj taking part in the Radio on Show festival in Norwich. &5 &5 A programmj will be recorded at the &5 Maddjrmarkjt Theatre on Thursday 14 October. Complimentary tickets are available from: Festival Box Office The Guildhall, Gaol Hill, Norwich. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz Radio Index 640 Radio 5 635 Car parks Radio 4 Radio 5 Nat Rjgns