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The Gardening Hour Episodes

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    How heatwaves are affecting our gardens

    The impact of the long, hot summer on plants in our gardens.

  2. Hot compost heaps and when to prune

    Pruning yucca's acers & fuchsias & natural ways to get nitrogen into your compost heaps.

  3. Harvesting and storing apples and pears

    What to do with all those apples on your trees and growing pumpkins and squashes.

  4. Harvesting and storing apples and pears

    What to do with all those apples on your trees and growing pumpkins and squashes.

  5. Harvesting and storing apples and pears

    What to do with all those apples on your trees and growing pumpkins and squashes.

  6. Growing gooseberry bushes and tomato plants

    Sawfly on gooseberry bushes & what to do when your tomato plant leaves start curling.

  7. Growing cowslips and when to split them

    Advice on growing cowslips, herbs and why some potted plants have fewer buds this year.

  8. Getting the garden ready for autumn and winter

    From pansies to poinsettias, autumn planting tips, pruning advice and winter prep.

  9. Gardening through unpredictable weather

    How to keep your garden thriving through heatwaves and chilly, rainy spells.

  10. Gardening in the dry weather

    From falling apples to failing crops, discover how drought is affecting gardens.

  11. Gardening in clay soil & growing avocado from seed

    How to garden in clay soil and how to grow an avocado plant from the stone.

  12. Garden tips: weeds, trees, compost & winter plants

    Seasonal garden care: weeds, pruning, compost, winter plants & olive tree health tips.

  13. Garden tips: weeds, pests & plant care made easy

    The flower edition, roses, marigolds, rudbeckia, gladioli and dahlias. BBC image.

  14. From plot to plate: summer harvest tips

    Summer harvest highlights – from plums to pumpkins.

  15. From patchy lawns to spring bulbs

    How to help lawns recover and keep your garden thriving this autumn.

  16. Food for plants and pollinators

    Spring gardening tips and advice on food for plants and pollinators.

  17. Flooded allotments & tips on growing rhubarb

    How to deal with flooded allotments and all you need to know about rhubarb.

  18. Dealing with common pests & allotment advice

    Getting the best out of your veg patch over the summer months. Getty Images

  19. Cucumbers, raspberries, currents & edible plants

    Advice on growing cucumbers, raspberries and what edible plants are good for your garden.

  20. Compost heaps, conifers & lawn care in hot weather

    Advice on starting a compost heap, caring for conifers in hot weather and lawn care.

  21. Common garden pests, diseases and fixes

    How to keep insects off your vegetable plot and what to do if you have vine weevils.

  22. Can I plant out my bedding plants yet?

    What to do if your plants get frost damage & should you be planting bedding plants yet?

  23. Blackcurrants, horsetail weed & codling moth tips

    Getting the best out of blackcurrant bushes, dealing with horsetail weeds & codling moth.

  24. Before you light that bonfire...

    Your autumn gardening questions answered, from bonfires to cherry trees.

  25. Autumn garden tips: pots, pruning & plant care

    Tips for autumn gardening, from climbers in pots to pruning trees & feeding houseplants.

  26. Apples, hydrangeas and autumn gardening

    Getting the garden ready for autumn after a dry summer.

  27. Apple rot, repotting roses & tomato plant care

    What to do when you have apple rot & when tomato plant leaves turn yellow. BBC image.

  28. Advice on planting your veg garden

    Planting up your veg patch, dealing with north facing lawns and growing pineapple plants.

  29. Advice on dealing with bugs, fungus and box moth

    Dealing with pests; everything from bugs to fungus, to box moth and woolly aphids.

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