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00:14Hello and welcome to Beechgrove Garden. Coming up, gardening for wildlife and a kitchen.
00:22On the programme, I start a plot to feed for all summer.
00:27Brian's sowing wildflowers in the garden for wildlife.
00:32Sweet peas get going on an allotment in Perth.
00:35And a container's worth of gardening that will keep you happy all season.
00:47But first, a lawn is a great thing. It can trap rainwater, it's a brilliant environment for
00:53wildlife, a soft plate area for kids, and it's also good for hanging out your washing car.
00:58Brian, we're just outside Aberdeen, so this lawn has had a really harsh winter and frost,
01:04snow and rain, so we're going to have to give it a bit of TLC, a bit of attention,
01:07so it can help recover it. I know. They take some amount of use,
01:11don't they, our lawns? I mean, they're the most used part of the garden.
01:13The first thing you want to do at this time of year is come and give it a wee assessment.
01:18We're in here with the springtime rates already because we've noticed there's a wee bit of mossy.
01:22Yes. And that's the one thing I think fares most people, doesn't it? They don't like moss.
01:27They don't, and although we're going to take the moss out of the lawn, we are going to use it
01:31elsewhere in the garden. We could keep it and use it in our hanging baskets in May,
01:35or we're going to put it in the compost heap. Brilliant. But we need to notice,
01:40if we've got moss in our lawns, then that's generally because there's a problem. The moss is
01:43actually the symptoms. And the two main symptoms are your lawn area's compacted,
01:48or it's damp. So we can throw as much money as we want with moss killers. We can come in
01:53here and
01:54tire ourselves out with the rakes here. Of course, we've also got a machine. We can save ourselves a
01:58wee bit of energy. You could hire a machine in here. See, it's just got the wee tines. That would
02:03save us
02:03a wee bit of time. But we need to get to the root of the problem. Getting in here, I
02:08think compaction,
02:09freeing up the ground just that wee bit. Again, we could get a machine, but save ourselves a wee bit
02:13of cash.
02:14We're just going to use a fork, Brian. It's only a wee bit lawn we've got. And all we want
02:17to do is go
02:18round all over the lawn, but especially compacted areas. We're just going to loosen it up. That's going
02:23to allow more air in for roots and also better drainage with the water. I know. You can actually
02:27hear it. I mean, that's a thump you're putting in the lawn. So it just shows how compacted this lawn
02:31round about the Conservatory actually is. But there's also plenty of weeds in here, Brian. And right now is
02:37the perfect time to be getting the weeds out, because they're just starting to grow. If you wait till they're
02:42flowering, the seeds can scatter, then you'll have more weeds to take out. So we've got plenty tools
02:47here. But I've just got the fork here, Brian. And I'm just going to go in and loosen this soil
02:53a bit
02:54and take out these weeds. But then by taking this out, Brian, as we see, if we just leave that,
03:01then
03:01that's going to be perfect environment for moss to grow or weeds again. So I want to fill this in.
03:09So I'm
03:12just to make sure it's level. Then I'm just going to take a wee pinching of grass seed and put
03:17that
03:17over the top. Now, I don't really just like to leave it like that. What I like to do is
03:22a mixture of
03:23soil and some seed, and then just give it a really good start to life by mixing that in. There
03:30we go.
03:31And then I'm just going to take my mixture, spread that over the top, and I'll take the boot,
03:38give it a good pat down. And then the key, where this is, we don't want to let that dry
03:43out. So
03:45we'll then just give it a good water. We don't want it soaking wet, but we want it moist. And
03:50right
03:51now is the perfect time to be sowing grass seed, because there's plenty of moisture, but also there's
03:56heat, so it's going to germinate quite fast. Going to kick on it. But I think with the amount of
04:00moss
04:01that we're going to take out of here, I've got a feeling we're going to be overseeding the whole
04:04grass here. Yes. And then we've got the height of cut during the growing season, Carl. I've got
04:08walking around the streets where I live just now, and you see the amount of lawns that are scalped
04:13already, you know, they're cut short, the grass is actually looking yellow. There's actually a
04:17perfect height of cut for cutting your grass, isn't there? Yeah, so we've got the lawnmower here,
04:21Brian, you know, the blades, this is probably more of a summer setting down on the second lowest setting,
04:25but at this time of year, I'd be getting up to the second highest setting. And you know what,
04:29if you cut it and maybe it's still a wee bit too long, you can maybe drop it down one,
04:33because you could always cut again, you can't add it back. It's a gradual process. So spring and
04:38autumn, your height of cut should be around about one and a quarter inch old money, about three
04:42centimetres. Bring it down to summer to about two and a half centimetres or one inch. And again,
04:47during maybe dry spells of that, you might want to raise it up as well. We'll just try to put
04:51as
04:51less stress on the lawn as possible. Okay, one final job I reckon is good for the weekend,
04:56the edge in iron, the half moon. So this is brilliant just for tidying up your edges if you have
05:01a
05:02lovely crisp edge. And that just stops the grass creeping into your borders. But I tell you what,
05:07see, once we're finished here, Brian, it is going to look a wee bit messy, but come back in six
05:11weeks'
05:11time, this is going to start looking lush. But we better get on with it.
05:23A lawn is great, but if you've only got a balcony or a doorstep, there's plenty growing you could
05:27still be doing. So this year, I'm going to see how much produce, variety and colour I could get from
05:32just two pots. One is going to give us plenty produce, the other one's hopefully going to look
05:37great all season long. So the one that's going to give us the produce, we're going to start with
05:42some winter mixed salad leaves. The variety is the good life. I decided to grow this one just because
05:47I like the variety name. I've got the seed here and I'm just going to scatter it quite thickly,
05:53but spread out over the top of the pot, making sure I cover all the areas. There we go. And
06:01then
06:02I'll just get some compost lightly between my hands, then just scatter it till we've covered
06:10all the seed. Then we'll give it a bit of a water in. And then if you've not got a
06:17polytunnel or a
06:18greenhouse, don't worry. A great way to use as a wee propagator, just to give it a little bit extra
06:24heat to give it a good start in life, is take some cling film. Oh, got to work with the
06:30wind here.
06:32And then just cover the top of the pot and then that's just going to help these germinate maybe a
06:39couple of days earlier. Every few days though, I would come out, flip the cling film over just to
06:45prevent condensation. And then once you see germination, I would take the cling film off.
06:50And then we'll hopefully get harvest when six weeks time and then we'll get another bit of produce
06:55in this pot. Now, over at the one that's going to give us colour, if we thought about it, we
07:00could
07:00have had some polyanthus in here. So that would have been one use for the pot already. But we're going
07:04to plant some ranunculas in here. But before we fill any pot, we've got a good bit of drainage in
07:10the
07:10bottom. We're just using some grit. You could use some broken up pots, just as crocks. There we go.
07:18Then again, we'll just fill with our Beechgrove made compost. Now, I'm not going to fill this right
07:26to the top just yet, because ranunculas like well-drained soil. They don't like drying out,
07:33but they don't like having their feet sitting in water. So we've got about the pot half filled.
07:38I've then raised the pot with feet to allow the water to drain well out the bottom.
07:43And then just for my mixture, the leftover grit, we'll just add that in. I'm going to use my hands
07:50and mix it in, so we get a good bit of drainage.
08:02There we go. Now, we've bought these plants in, but you can start them as corns in October,
08:10but I've tried that before and I've found it quite hard. But these ones, because they're flowering right
08:15now, these will flower up till about May and then we'll get another usage of this pot. We'll get
08:21that one in. Now, they're going to spread to about 45 centimetres tall, so they're going to be great
08:27for cut flower. So you'll get, brighten up your doorstep, but also brighten up the house. I think
08:32we'll add the yellow one to soften the plant in a wee bit. Personally, I wouldn't be cut off these
08:39flowers
08:40now and get them into a vase, just so that all the energy is going to produce a really good
08:45plant.
08:46But they don't like to be in a sort of exposed area, so make sure they're in a sheltered spot.
08:52And in Scotland, they're not quite hard there, so keep an eye on the temperature. And if it is going
08:56to get a wee bit cold at night, like freezing, come out with your bit fleece, cover the pot.
09:02Hopefully those will survive the night. Then you come out in the morning, you take them off
09:06and you get to enjoy these beautiful blooms.
09:19This is the patio area of the Beechgrove Garden. And do you know what? A sheltered little spot,
09:24it's just a cracking little place to sit out and relax in. We even had a fire pit on here
09:29a couple
09:29of winters ago. It's just perfect if you're looking to get outside and do a bit of socialising with some
09:34friends. But like all parts of your garden, every now and again they're in need of a wee bit of
09:39refresh, and I think it's time to get into here. One thing that tickles me about this area is it's
09:44a
09:45series of terraces. And that's a little trick that we use if we've ever got to deal with a steep
09:50bank
09:50or a slope. Now when you're coming in to do a refresh, what you want to do is assess the
09:55area.
09:56We don't necessarily want to get rid of every single plant that's here. And when you're down at the bottom
10:01and you're looking up you get a whole different perspective of a terraced border. And right now,
10:06all I can see is this big ugly fence. So although I can see we've got some herbaceous coming up,
10:12I think a nice shrub in here. Over the winter months they'll just plug in that gap.
10:17We've got a buddleia. Don't want to get rid of a buddleia. I look forward to sitting out here
10:21later on in the year and this is absolutely covered in butterflies. And they can put on a lot of
10:26growth in
10:27one year, get up to my height and beyond. As you can see back in early winter, the gardens team
10:32have come in and they've reduced these stems by about half. And that's just reduced that wind rock.
10:38But this is the time of year where you want to get down to your old joins. Let's go for
10:43this one.
10:43You go one, two, count up a couple of buds and then just remove them. And you're going to do
10:49that
10:49with the whole plant. And what that'll do is just make that lovely strong squat sturdy plant.
10:56We've got a lovely bit of water here. I think every garden should have a wee bit of water. It
11:00just
11:00adds something different. I can see we've already got an iris in there. Maybe a nice wee water lily will
11:06make a nice little talking point when you're sitting around in the evening with a glass of wine with all
11:10your friends. And acers, the Japanese maples, they always look great next to water. I love the reflection
11:17of the foliage on the smooth surface. But as you can see, it's getting a wee bit overgrown here. We've
11:22got an
11:23ivy which has taken over. But we've got a cracking little prostrate growing juniper. Now I like these,
11:30but I think you've got to think about the maintenance of them. So if we come round here,
11:35we can see how it's grown into the acer. And we want to stop that. We want to show the
11:40acer off fully.
11:42If I use this one here as an example, if I was just to get my secateurs and just do
11:47a strim,
11:48I'm just going to get a flat bank. And again, down at that level where this is at eye level,
11:53eventually I'm just going to see a whole load of dead material in here. So what you want to do
11:58is peel this one back and this time follow it all the way in and then take it out there.
12:06And what that'll allow all these other layers to do is just to naturally fall over and take its place.
12:13So I'm going to do that all the way around this plant and there's even fallen onto the path as
12:17well.
12:17I'll tidy that up. I think that's spirea. It's not really doing very well. I'm sure I can come up
12:22with
12:22something better. And the last plant that we've got here is Cotoneaster. This one's Salicypholia
12:28Reapens. And I do like Cotoneaster. There's lovely little white flowers and you'll get berries on them
12:32at the end of the year. This is all one year's growth. So I'm going to just go around, give
12:37it a
12:38wee haircut like we all need every now and again. I do like the way it just follows the natural
12:42curve
12:43of the stonework. It just softens it all a wee bit. But if we don't keep on top of it,
12:48I've got a cracking little stairs here. It'll come on top of that and it'll maybe make things a wee
12:53bit
12:53dangerous. So let's just keep on top of that plant as well. So there you go. We don't have to
12:57get rid
12:58of everything. We're doing a wee assessment. But join me in a couple of weeks time and we'll see
13:02what other plants we can be popping in the gaps. Time now to meet a gardener who we first met
13:07last year.
13:10Jenna McDonald made a career change and she's now a head gardener on an estate near Perth.
13:16But she also has an allotment and that's where we're going to find her now.
13:27Welcome back to my allotment. There's been lots of changes since we were last here with the
13:32introduction of new structures and these are to grow lots of sweet peas. The reason being this year's
13:38really special because we're getting married and being a keen gardener I want to grow as many of my
13:42own flowers as possible. I absolutely love sweet peas. So we've got these two by two stakes and we've
13:49popped them into the ground about a foot. Prior to doing that we actually gave the bed a good
13:55feeding with some well-rotted manure and some sand because sweet peas don't like soggy soil so we've
14:01put lots of sand in and then we've put the well-rotted manure. So the mesh we've got these cup
14:07hooks
14:08so that the mesh can easily be hooked on to each cup hook nice and secure.
14:15And one of the varieties of sweet peas or sweet pea group that I've purchased is the Spencer group
14:22and the reason being they will give a lovely long stem. They produce lots of vibrant colours so your
14:28rich magentas, your purples and your creams and your whites and they have a lovely scent as well.
14:33We do want to gently remove these so I gave them a good soaking in a bucket last night
14:39so that the roots come away nice and easily. Now that's a bit condensed I don't want to plant that
14:45in that shape so I'm going to gently open that out so it's more of a line and I might
14:53even just
14:54separate that completely just gently pulling these roots away so that I've got a collection of two to
15:00three sweet peas and without disturbing the root system too much I'm going to dig that down. I've
15:08dug a bit far so I'm going to put some of that back there and I'm going to firm those
15:12in
15:14on a gentle little squeeze. Now what I will do maybe next week I'll see how they're looking and I'll
15:23pinch
15:23out the growing top and what that'll do is that'll help create a much bushier plant, a much healthier
15:30plant and I'll just nip that out with my thumb and my first finger and that'll put on lots of
15:36side shoots.
15:37Now because I've got these shop bought ones I did want to grow some from seed just to double up
15:44on
15:44success rates just in case we get another frost because you never know it is Scotland and I've created
15:49these seed snails and what I've done here is I've used my soil bags from the manure that I put
15:56down
15:57and I cut about 14 inches and I dampened some soil down and I flattened that onto the roll
16:03and I've rolled up using some elastic bands sort of like a swiss roll and I've popped the sweet pea
16:10seeds
16:11in so in a few weeks time hopefully the top of this will look like the top of that
16:18but what this will allow me to do once I take the bands off I'll be able to unroll that
16:24hopefully
16:25the seeds will have a nice long healthy root system and I'll be able to put them in a nice
16:30long line
16:31without disturbing the roots so much so it's the first time I've done this I'm quite excited to see
16:36how it works but it's good to reuse the plastic I've got them sitting in a nice tall pot on
16:41a hot
16:41sunny windowsill well a warm sunny windowsill at this time of year and we'll see if these can germinate soon
16:48well I best get the rest of these sweet peas in the ground if I do want any wedding flowers
16:52so without further ado I'll get that done
17:07last time we were here in this area of my allotment I was whining about the weeds to overcome those
17:13weeds we've planted a lot more perennials which will space out and give a lot more ground cover and one
17:18of the things that has been a success has been this saxifrage however you will notice has not
17:23been a success on this side of the path and that is because of this giant thug which is a
17:29comfrey
17:29that becomes such a big plant what happened was the leaves fell over and it shaded out the saxifrage
17:36and it killed it off we could move the comfrey but instead we're going to keep harvesting that to make
17:42the comfrey tea which will turn into a fertilizer to feed all our veggies and our sweet peas and in
17:48the meantime we'll plant a little bit more saxifrage so that these two sides are more balanced so we've
17:55got the white on this side as I say a little bit white on that side but what I found
17:59a couple of days
18:01ago were these little pink ones and they were in a local shop absolutely dying a death of thirst so
18:09I've
18:09given them a good soak and they've sprung back to life today and I think they're just really really
18:14pretty and an excellent ground cover which helps to press the weeds so to balance up some of the
18:20white I'm actually just going to cut into the saxifrage looks a bit ruthless it is a little
18:28now there's not a huge amount of root system on that but I'm going to get my tool in and
18:33I'm going
18:33to try and lift right under that plant get that in the side there so I've got a nice big
18:39clump
18:39like that so hopefully I'm not interfering with the roots at all and I've already dug a little space
18:47here and in between these heisens I'm going to put more of the white in there and then over the
18:56summer
18:56the saxifrage will hopefully spread out and cover that soil and to balance up some of the colors
19:04I'm going to use several of the pink ones and dot them around so it's really pretty so I'm going
19:10to
19:10take that out the pot it's got quite a good root system in there and I'm going to set the
19:16pink in
19:17here and what my theory is is that we'll have a lovely mix of the white and pink flowers and
19:25that'll
19:25just be really pretty we'll firm it and we'll give it a little water and hopefully it'll mingle
19:32into that and I'll let it spread so when we're coming in to have our coffee in our seating area
19:39we're met by these lovely pink and white sides of the saxifrage
19:54Jenna's lucky to have her own allotment and I've got mine and leaving but you don't need an
19:58allotment to make your grown productive we're going to take this smallest space this year just like a
20:04normal garden and grow it for a family of four and really get the whole family involved you know the
20:09kids and the grandkids and one of the best ways to get kids involved and this is how I got
20:14into
20:14horticulture as a wee lad is growing sunflower seeds because they really are mesmerizing to look at and
20:20also they're fast growing so I've got three varieties here little dorrit solar flashy and velvet queen
20:27and the key with these is is they're a meter and under we've chose that quite tactfully because
20:32this is quite a windy site so I don't want them to break and we've got nine centimeter pots
20:38we've filled it with 50 50 percent compost 50 percent perlite so we got a good bit of drainage
20:43and the important thing is when sowing sunflower seeds make a wee hole about a centimeter and a
20:49half deep and then put the seed on its side by putting the seed on its side any water that
20:55comes
20:55it's just going to drip off it so it's not going to rot and then we'll just start the flow
21:00of water at
21:00the side give it a wee water then if you've not got a polytunnel don't worry a sunny windowsill's great
21:08if you can't get them in the polytunnel brilliant or we've just got this affordable cloche here
21:13and they'll sit in there and they'll germinate quite the thing
21:18now as I say this is all about growing for a family of four and see how much we could
21:22produce
21:23from these four small beds maybe you let somebody take charge of each bed and that's their bed that
21:29they look after we've got one bed that's slightly deeper than the rest because that's where we're
21:34going to be growing the root crops carrots and parsnips this bed is a bit of a miscellaneous one
21:39this one's where we're going to be growing squash pumpkins and then this one here is where we're going
21:45to be putting our legumes our beans and our peas now it's a wee bit early to be direct sowing
21:51so we've
21:52laid out some black polythene this is just compost bags turned inside out weighed down with some
21:56bricks and that's going to warm up the soil it's only going to warm it up by a degree or
22:00two but
22:01when we go to sow seed in there directly it's going to start them off the best possible way
22:08now for our beans i'm trying to make this as affordable as possible they like a nice sort of good
22:15soil so what we're going to do is something called trench composting so i've dug out this big hole
22:2045 centimeters deep the reason it's 45 centimeters deep is so it's deep enough so it doesn't attract
22:26animals to be digging it up and we've got in here some of our moss that we were scarifying we've
22:33got
22:33plenty greens we've got some fruit some skin in there but some tea bags here we're just going to pour
22:38that
22:39in then we've also got our brown so you want 50 greens 50 browns we've just got these dried stems
22:46that
22:46we're going to throw in and we've also got some cardboard that's just going to stop it going slimy
22:51then we're just going to backfill with the soil
22:58and again as i say the hole was 45 centimeters deep that's so it doesn't attract animals but also
23:05i want to make sure that there's plenty soil for the roots to grow in before it hits
23:10the area decomposing now we can't get planting in here in this bed for another two months we want
23:17it to decompose it's also too cold but if you're like me a bit impatient and you want to get
23:22on with
23:22some jobs well get the canes out build your teepee for the rudder beans to grow up so as soon
23:29as
23:29plants are ready to plant out there's one less job you could be getting on with
23:44here we are in the garden for wildlife which we specifically dedicate to supporting the birds
23:50the bees the butterflies small mammals which in return go on to help us garden more sustainably
23:57now there's three key ingredients if you want to support or encourage the wildlife into your garden
24:02that's food water and shelter so with the food you get that from the pollen and the nectar from all
24:09the
24:09plants that are in flower like this wonderful heather here your hedges and shrubs like potentilla
24:15they help provide shelter for birds to nest in the mammals can even be hiding underneath and another
24:21example of a shelter a couple of years ago carol built this eco pile so at this time of year
24:27your
24:27garden might be full of branches from storm damage or your prunings so she's created this little home
24:33here she's lined it with stones leaves barks branches perfect hibernating spot for hedgehogs and as all
24:41that decays you've got a wee home for the woodlice the beetles and the ants and then finally you've got
24:46your
24:47water so that makes sure everything gets a drink during those warm summer months it also encourages
24:52a different kind of wildlife to your garden newts frogs toads and other aquatic insects
24:59today's task we're going to sew a wee wildflower meadow now since the 1930s we've lost 97
25:06percent of our wildflower meadows so even in this little bear patch in the corner of our garden here
25:12sewing this up is going to make a dramatic effect now we're going to do it in two different ways
25:17the first we're going to sew a packet of seeds so we've prepared the ground i've made sure it's weed
25:22free and i've gone over it with my rake just to make sure there's no stones so it's nice and
25:27even
25:28now it's a wee bit windy today
25:32but we've measured out the required seed that we need and then you very carefully
25:39oh i'm not going to do too much as you can see with that wind they're blowing all over the
25:42place
25:42but we want to make sure we get a nice even spread so just to make sure the seed's going
25:47to cover the
25:47whole area i'll do it once and then i'll go back over it a second time after all the seeds
25:53in place
25:54i'm just going to grab our rake and then you very lightly rake the seed in just so it has
25:59contact with
26:02the soil now as you can see we've also got a fabric here and this is a wildflower mat if
26:09you look
26:09closely you can see all the wildflower seeds have been pressed into this map now it's quite expensive
26:15costs about 20 pounds and it only covers about five meters squared so there's no doubt a packet of
26:20seeds going to cover a bit more area you'll get more bang for your buck but there's actually a few
26:24variables that can go wrong with this seed as you can see in a day like today it's windy i'm
26:28maybe mean
26:28for it to go there and it's blown another part of the garden or i've sown it too thick the
26:32birds
26:33might come in and pick away all the seeds and have a feed before they've got a chance to germinate
26:36so i might not get that sort of even consistent look that i will get with this wildflower mat so
26:42it'll be nice to do a traditional beechgrove comparison so all you do prepare your soil again
26:48lay the mat on the ground and then after that following the instructions we've just got to
26:54cover this mat with about five centimeters of soil so very carefully do that once that's done
27:03i'm going to give everything a wee drink and then fingers crossed we're going to have lots of wild
27:08flowers for us and all the birds the bees everything else to enjoy over the summer months
27:29well callum that's pretty much all we've got time for today but we're in the competition area this
27:34year's competition is all about senses how did you manage to get smell that's the best i know
27:40i must admit brian when i found out i got smell i was over the moon this is the one
27:44i wanted and i don't
27:46want to reveal too much at this stage for my fellow competitors but i what i will tell you is
27:51i'm going
27:52to try and get every aspect of horticulture with smell the good and the bad into this wee plot
27:58and something else i'll say for me to win it two years in a row it's going to have to
28:02be sensational
28:04callum well for you to defend your title i hope your designs better than your jokes but good luck to
28:08you thank you well next week george and roos here and george is going to be back in the fruit
28:14cage with
28:14some new planting and roos going back up to our vertical garden and that's a great way of growing if
28:19you've not got a lot of space and remember look out for us on social media where you can get
28:24loads
28:24of weekly tips and you can watch as many episodes as you like of the beechgrove garden on the ipod
28:29but
28:29from the two of us bye for now
28:33so
28:59so
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