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This Week In The Garden with Peter Seabrook

Gardening great Peter Seabrook will be sharing all his experience and advice with you on a weekly basis. Brought to you by Sun Gardening.

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40 Years of Red Alert May 01, 2019

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Simon Crawford, a Seed trade expert with a lifetime of experience. Peter and Simon reminisce about their long history which includes the introduction of a tomato plant some 40 years ago and discuss the future for breeding of plants.

Peter also gives an update on the news for gardeners, a what’s on guide and makes suggestions for the jobs we should be looking at doing this week.

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Growing For Showing Apr 24, 2019

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Following the long bank holiday weekend, Peter is joined Sally Anne Foreman O&A Taylor’s Bulbs, a 4th generation family company who celebrated their centenary recently. Peter asks for tips on home growing Daffodils, how to select bulbs and hears about artificial winters and glass-house-grown rapid-flowering daffodils.

Peter gives some planting tips and gives a last minute reminder!

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Hot water, hedges and how to feed your fruit trees Apr 17, 2019

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Ray Martin, secretary of The Rose Society UK, to discuss one of the nation’s favourite flowers. And manure!

Plus Peter has news on events all around the country and advice on how hot water treatment can help fight seed disease.

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Mining for fertiliser and Victorian violas Apr 10, 2019

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Peter Seabrook speaks to Rob Chapman from Victorian Violas, who has dedicated his life to the breeding of that flower.

Plus Peter has news of garden centre sales being on the up, mining in Whitby and advice on sowing sweetcorn

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Cannabis and California Apr 03, 2019

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Peter Seabrook fulfils a lifetime ambition by visiting the Californian Spring Trials, where he speaks to Anna Ball, president and chief executive of Ball Horticulture, one of the largest seed breeders and producers on the planet.

While on the road, Peter has learned about the impact of marijuana growth in Canada and how that impacts garden centres. And back home, there’s advice on potato traps for slugs and scarlet lily beetles.

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Trade winds – the noise reducing fences Mar 28, 2019

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Nicola Simpson from Forest Garden, the UK’s largest distributor of timber fencing products, joins us to discuss their decibel reducing panels on fences and the impact they can have on your garden.

Plus Peter Seabrook has news on horticultural therapy for injured service personnel, raspberry-picking robots and advice on protecting greens from whitefly.

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The gardening year begins! Mar 20, 2019

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With a 600% increase in new pest arrivals over the last 20 years, Peter Seabrook is always concerned about the biosecurity of plants. With that in mind, Hossein Arshadi, director of the world-famous Hillier’s nursery, joins us on the podcast.

In the garden, Peter has advice on onions and delphiniums. Plus Garden ReLeaf Day marks the start of the new gardening year, with charitable events and plenty of purchase opportunities at garden centres.

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Victorian greenhouses and beefy salad leaves Mar 13, 2019

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Rob Smith, product development manager at Suttons Seeds discusses new plant introductions and the work the company does with beekeepers.

Peter Seabrook also discusses how Brexit paperwork could negatively affect the industry. And there’s news on trailing types of pansy, plus advice on soil conditioner and high pot ash fertiliser.

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Passing gardening to future generations Mar 06, 2019

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Neil Grant, managing director of Ferndale Garden Centres, to discuss his initiative - National Children’s Gardening Week.

Away from the studio, Peter’s been sowing perennials, sprouting greens, pruning roses and guarding against the blackthorn winter.

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Outredgeous lettuce and orchards en masse Feb 27, 2019

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Andy Bunker from Alton Garden Centre, his own personal garden centre guru, for a chat on what’s happening in the industry right now

Peter is also worried about apricots and burnt cyclamen but excited about geraniums and trendy lavender hidcotes.

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