Midwest Radio Gardening Show

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Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 11/05/2013 May 11, 2013

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On this week's programme Paraic Horkan gives tips on planting cabbage out of doors, how to treat slugs damaging lawns and discusses a range of varieties of climbing roses. Paraic also advises on the treatment and prevention of eelworm in potatoes, gives tips on optimising returns from lettuce and best practice on feeding a variety of weather damaged evergreen hedging.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 04/05/2013 May 04, 2013

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Paraic Horkan joins James King on the programme this week with summer approching, answering listeners questions.

Midwest Radio Gardening Show 04/05/13 May 04, 2013

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Each week Padraic Horkan from Horkans Garden Centre joins Dedrie Kelly to look at every aspect of the world of gardening. From answering listeners' queries to explaining the ins and outs of every plant known to man,Padraic has all bases covered when it comes to gardening.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 27/04/2013 Apr 27, 2013

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With spring finally in the air this weeks programme focused on growing vegetables and plants of all varieties. Paraic advised about rhubarb and the Timberley Earley variety together with planting shamrock in pots and from seeds. Hints and tips included sowing carrotts and how to prevent forking and how to tackle dandelions in lawns and pathways. Sunflowers, Gold Crest trees and greenhouse planting were also topics covered on this weeks programme.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 20/04/2013 Apr 20, 2013

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Apple trees, Daffodils, potatoes and begonias were all featured on the programme this week. Paraic gave advice on growth and care of Wisteria, Fushia, dwarf pampas grass and lupins. He also provided some tips for greening of lawns and discussed a variety of spring and summer outdoor plants with plenty of colourful options for listeners.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 13/04/2013 Apr 13, 2013

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With the planting season well underway this week's topics included the planting of window boxes and baskets, propagating Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) and varieties of tomatoe that are easy to grow. Paraic also answered queries on how to prevent pests damaging yourng vegetables, tackling thistles in lawns, transplanting blueberry plants from pots and the care of Aloe Vera plants.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 06/04/2013 Apr 06, 2013

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This week Paraic advised on flowering plants that are good to attract bees and suggested good varietes of flowers and plants for conservatories. He also gave tips on patching bare areas in lawns following moss removal and the best approach to feeding daffodils. Other topics included the pollination of triploids such as Bramley Apple Trees, the sowing of spinach and suggestions for those wishing to give a tree as a present.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 30/03/2013 Mar 30, 2013

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The programme focused on the current slow growing conditions created by the cold weather spell. Paraic discussed how to grow sweet potatoes, aubretia and gave advice on sowing sweet peas, lupins and flowers for shady areas. He also described how the old "hot bed" system worked and gave extensive information on the growing of rhubarb including best soil conidtions and best practice to optmise rhubarb harvest.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 23/03/2013 Mar 23, 2013

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Topics covered this week included the preparation of raised beds, pruning older apple trees, protecting young plants from very cold weather and the ongoing treatment of moss on lawns. Paraic also gave advice on growing in plastic tunnels, good hedges to plant for security and the care of peach trees in greenhouses.

Midwest Radio - Weekly Gardening Advice Show 16/03/2013 Mar 16, 2013

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On this week's programme Paraic discussed how to plant baby bedding plants, the right time to prune holly, the planting of horseradish and how to tackle the problem of briars and rushes. He also gave suggestions for good floury potatoes and colourful dahlia varieties while the planting of Goji berries and the problem of algae in ponds were also topics covered this week.

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