P573 CEEFAX 2 573 Sun 16 Feb 21:59/12 1/4 with Prof Stefan Buczacki Ornamental garden hint: Coral spot is one of the most under-appreciated diseases. You'll find its tiny pink blobs on old sticks and twigs around the garden. But it can bj a killer, spreading from dead twigs to healthy wood and is especially damaging on wisterias and ornamental maples. Destroy old prunings and promptly cut out affected twigs on growing shrubs, tries and climbers. Then disinfect your secateurs with meths. Switched On 540 Cookery 580 TV 600 Main Menu 100 House plant hint >>> Comp CookBook Fave Film Main MenuP573 CJEFAX 2 573 Sun 16 Feb 21:59/31 2/4 with Prof Stefan Buczacki House plant hint: Look out for early signs of L renewed pest activity. It's early yet for aphids, but whitefliis are stirring — they fly up like moths when disturbed Mealy bugs too will be found covered in thjit white waxy wool, especially on cacti and succulents. It pays to use an insecticide impregnated cardboard pin in each pot. Thjuj can be bought at garden centres; while they do not offer total control, they should keep things in check. Switched On 540 Cookery index 580 Front page 100 Kitchen gazdjn > > Comp CookBook Fave Film Main MenuP573 CJEFAX 2 573 Sun 16 Feb 21:51/29 3/4 with Prof Stefan Buczacki Kitchen garden hint: Aubjrgineu or egg plants are well worth having in the greenhouse. They require similar conditions to tomatoes, but grow much mote slowly. It's important to sow the seeds now in ordjt to produce plants large enough for putting into growing bags in April. Sow two seeds per 8cm pot of seedling compost and pull out the weakjt if both emjtgj. Three plants should suffice and mz recommended variety is the large- fruited "Slice-Rite$. Front page 100 Plant of Week >>>>> Comp CookBook Fave Film Main MenuP573 CEEFAX 2 573 Sun 16 Feb 21:51/24 4/4 with Prof Stefan Buczacki Plant of the Week: Snowdrop +£a÷'÷j:}3! Snowdrops are very jasz to grow, tolerating most soils although they pr fer some moi true and a littl shade. They don't always establish well when planted as bulbs in autumn. It's much bjttet to buy and plant snowdrops in the spring as the flowers fade. This is called "in the green". There is a huge range of varieties but among the best are vjty tall "Atkinsii", the double-flowered "Elore Pleno" and green-tipped "Viridapicis". Main menu 100 Ornamental gardens >>> Comp CookBook Fave Film Main Menu