Midlothian: Polytunnels, Gardening Regrets and Plants With Purpose

Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

Q – What type of wall would be more suitable for a ‘lean-to greenhouse’? A white wall or a mirrored wall? (01’36”)

Q – My redcurrant bush refuses to give me any fruit? What am I doing wrong? (03’21”)

Q – How do I help my Crassula Ovata to recover? (06’40”)

Q – Should we be feeding the 80 varieties of Apple trees in our orchard? If so – what? (09’57”)

Feature – James Wong learns about Edinburgh Botanical Gardens' "Plants with Purpose" campaign which uses horticulture to mitigate the effects of climate change on urban locations. (14’35”)

Q – Are there any apple tree varieties that would grow better in a waterlogged area? (20’29”)

Neil Porteous –

Pyrus communis (F), common pear

Q – What wildlife friendly and child safe plants can I add to enhance height in the plant beds? (22’35”)

Neil Porteous –

Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife

Melanoselinum decipiens, black parsley

Kirsty Wilson –

Verbena bonariensis, purple top

Symphyotrichum

Actaea japonica, Japanese bugbane

James Wong –

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum', bronze fennel

Q – Is a polytunnel good for keeping weeds out? (26’42”)

James Wong –

Diplotaxis tenuifolia, wild rocket

Claytonia, purslane

Tetragonia tetragonoides, new zealand spinach

Taraxacum, dandelions

Kirsty Wilson –

Cucumis sativus, cucumber

Q – What’s happened to my tomatoes? Have they been damaged by aphids or something else? (31’41”)

Q – What are the panel's gardening regrets? (37’47”)