Episode 12 The Beechgrove Garden

Pity we have to work on such a day!

Gorgeous, isn't it?

-Isn't it a stonker?

-Yeah.

Hello, and welcome to Beechgrove,

on an absolutely glorious summer day.

You know, a couple of weeks ago, when we were at

Gardening Scotland, we kind of got a cross section of views

-about what the spring's been like.

-Yeah.

-Very slow - very, very slow.

You couldn't say now - everything is...

-No, everything's come on a treat.

-Yeah.

I mean, including the scatter mixes, which

-we'll look at again in a few weeks' time.

-I've no doubt! Aye,

there will be comments made, yes, yes - but we're quite happy

-with this, I think, eh?

-Well, right.

-Yeah.

-When you think that this

-was sown just a month ago...

-Mm-hm.

-..and now it's complete

ground cover, but we need to think about what we've got to do next.

Yeah, it's a common question, isn't it?

People go into a new house, you wait till the spring,

you sow the grass - when can I cut it?

Or, when I NEED to cut it.

Not too soon. We've got a roller mower here,

so I would take this roller mower over it,

not meaning to cut very much at all.

-High height of cut.

-In other words, the rolling actually has an effect.

Well, the rolling, it sort of bruises the stems, crushes them,

pushes them down into the soil, and then you get this tillering

from the base, where you get all these young shoots

coming away from the base, and that really thickens the whole sward up.

-You wouldn't want to use a wheeled machine, because it...

-No.

-..on a new turf, might mark it rather badly.

-Mm.

So, this may take off a little,

-but not too much. The important thing is to get it rolled.

-Yep, yep.

In the rest of the programme...

I've got an idea about how to recycle these pots -

yes, it's gardening on a budget again.

The geography scholars amongst you will recognise this edifice

behind me - it is, of course, Wade's Bridge,

which means that I'm in the town of Aberfeldy.

Subject - training young people, and how to grow a gardener.

Well, we often so quite a few trials or observations in the garden,

and here's another one for you - it's all about seeds and seed tapes,

and I'm just going to grow some fairly quick maturing vegetables -

things like radish, beetroot, carrot and spring onions.

And so, what I've got is one of the trenches, that is sown direct -

then we go into the seed tape here, which is a new one on the market.

It says that it's weed-suppressing technology,

so what you've got to remember is the black side goes down the way,

and, OK, so, the seeds, they will germinate,

the roots will go down, but if there's any weed seedlings

coming up, they shouldn't come through that little mat -

and you can see the seeds in there,

and, of course, the great thing about seed tapes

is that you shouldn't have to thin them,

whereas when you sow them direct,

we often have to do a little bit of thinning.

And then this one is a biodegradable one,

and again, you can see the little radish in there.

I've also got a grow mat, which has got five different varieties.

It does repeat the ones that I'm trying here.

That cost £10,

which I think is not too bad, quite good value for money.

As for the tapes, they are the same price.

Both these packets are £3 -

however, with the biodegradable one, you get six metres -

with the weed-suppressing technology,

you only get four metres.

And then you look at the seed packet here - just over £2,

and we've got 1,000 seeds.

So, I think it'll be interesting to see it,

but obviously, if you are happy sowing direct,

that will be the cheapest method.

And the other thing to think about is, because we did mention at the

beginning of the programme, it has been so hot and sunny,

we've watered the ground - but another alternative

is to take out your drill, water the drill,

and then put down the seed tape.

It's time, again, for some money-saving tips.

I'm back in Kennethmont, rural Aberdeenshire,

where we're trying to garden on a budget.

Throughout the series,

I'm showing you how you can get more out of your garden for less.

It's the month of May,

and I've been helping Meike and her family,

who've recently moved to the countryside.

Meike wants her new garden to be a place where her children can forage

and where wildlife can freely roam.

How did you get on, shifting the elephant's ears?

-It went quite well, yes.

-And where did you put it?

Just a few in the garden, and a few in the woodland,

-and I'm really surprised how strong they are.

-Mm-hm.

-Well watered in, and they should be OK.

-Yeah, yeah.

Which is good. So, that means that you've prepared this bed for us...

-Yes.

-..because I did give you a bit of homework, didn't I?

So, what have you added to it, anything?

-My home-made compost...

-Uh-huh.

-..for free!

And just some fertiliser.

You're Dutch - you must love cut flowers.

-I love cut flowers, yes.

-Yeah? Well, the whole idea, then,

is that I've introduced... Well, I say flowers -

I've started off here with an ornamental grass.

-What do you think of that?

-It looks beautiful.

It really sort of moves in the wind, it's called quaking grass,

or greater quaking grass,

a little echium,

we've got a linaria - I like the name, "Sweeties", or toadflax,

and finishing off with a rather sort of maroony-coloured cornflower.

-Beautiful colour.

-Yeah.

-Rather unusual, cos we tend to get those as blue.

-Yeah.

You're pretty organised, as well,

cos, I mean, you do a lot of seed sowing here,

-with the vegetables - using the stick.

-My special tool!

-Well, again, it's for free, isn't it?

-Yeah!

-In many ways.

Or you can just use the rake, I think,

-just to guide you with the line.

-Yeah.

And because we've got five varieties,

-I reckon we can get two rows of each variety.

-OK.

-So, if you start with the grass...

-No problem.

..and I'll start with the cornflower, I think.

-Yeah.

-Let's get sowing, shall we?

It's lovely soil, Meike.

It is really good soil. I'm blessed with good soil.

Meike, I don't know if you ever do this,

-but I just use the head of the rake...

-OK.

-..and it just kind of firms the drill.

-Yeah.

Some of the seeds are absolutely...

-Some are minute, aren't they?

-..tiny!

So, now we've finished sowing, so it's time for the labelling.

Yeah, and I've got an idea to make some labels,

just using a pot, just recycle it.

So, cut off the top and the bottom,

and just make them into label shapes, basically - look.

-That's a great idea!

-That's what you end up with.

And then, you know, a white marker pen, or a silver marker pen,

-and that's what you end up with.

-Oh!

-That looks cool.

-Yeah.

-Clever idea.

-So, you can write away.

Thank you.

Well, I think that bed looks really good.

And now we're going to move on to edible flowers,

cos I know you were keen on your foraging in the woodland.

So, things like nasturtiums, which are really peppery,

-we've got borage flowers for gin and tonics!

-Ooh!

But I'm going to show you a different technique

of how you can sow these, because that's a really sort of formal bed,

we've done them in lines.

This is taking a bit of sand so we can, like, mark out a little area...

So, let's say, Meike, that's going to be for the nasturtiums,

and then I would draw a few lines, at an angle...

and that's where you would sow them.

Next area...

Let's say, go like this...

and I draw the lines at a different angle...

-Now, can you see what I'm getting at now?

-Yeah!

Cos what happens is, OK, when they germinate,

you can see that that's the nasturtiums,

and you know what's the weed seeds,

but the overall pattern at the end of the day

looks as if you've scattered the mix across the bed.

-Yeah - you can get really creative with shapes.

-You can.

-Yeah!

And, I mean, I know that you like to be creative,

so, I mean, what kind of design do you want to go for?

-Maybe like a sun in the middle, like a circle, and then, like, rays.

-OK.

-Right, let's start. You can put the sand down...

-Yeah.

..and then we'll start sowing.

I would do this at an angle rather than having it straight, you know?

-Yeah.

-We want to make it look as if it's informal, so...

Well, Meike, I've saved you quite a bit of money, there, I think,

from sowing from seed - but we're moving onto the next stage,

and these...

-Very tiny! Tiny little plug plants, and they're actually perennials.

-OK.

So, I sent away for them,

and it's what they call a sort of value for money collection.

12 different varieties, and working out at 28 pence a plant.

-OK, that's a good deal.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Do you recognise any of them?

-Yeah, yeah - I see the foxglove and some lavender there...

-Mm.

-..and this is the Granny's Bonnets.

-Yes, aquilegia -

so, you know, there's a nice collection.

Because they arrived like this about ten days ago,

they came to the garden,

so the gardeners have actually potted them on,

but what I want to do is, we'll line them out here,

-treating it as like a nursery bed...

-OK.

-..because they're so tiny,

and then I think, next year,

you could then plant them out into the garden.

-So they can develop, yes. OK.

-So, that's what we'll do.

-We'll just line them out - use your stick again.

-Yes!

So, that's that planting done -

and I'm really impressed with your labels.

That's really cool!

-Yeah, I can see you cutting up pots, now.

-Mm!

So, this is a project you've been wanting to do for a while,

-and we've got Callum to help us with this.

-Yeah!

So, what's the idea?

-I would love a bench.

-Uh-huh.

We've got the plank from a neighbour,

he's a tree surgeon, in Clatt,

and, yeah, it needs to be finished!

-Well you've got the two tree stumps.

-Yeah.

-I mean, that's the great idea.

I mean, if one person just had one,

you could make a table, you could make a seat, or whatever -

I mean, how are you going to go about this?

Er, well, it's obviously a bit high at the minute,

so we'll need to take the stumps down, sort of level,

and then I'll cut grooves into them.

-Because if that fits in...

-So that, yeah -

for the underside of this to sit in,

so we can sit that in, and bolt it down into the stumps.

Brilliant, so that shouldn't take too long,

-should it, Callum?

-Hopefully not, no!

Meike, I always love being in your woodland.

-It's such a nice situation.

-Listen to the birds.

-Yeah, so nice.

I mean, you like your wildlife.

So, another tray of plants for you. More plug plants -

-100 plug plants, this time.

-Wow!

Working out at 79 pence a plant - because they are much bigger...

-OK.

-..than those tiny little perennials.

-That's not bad.

-And 13 different varieties.

-Will they attract more wildlife?

Yeah, they should do, because all of these are wild flowers -

say, for example, the red campion, here, which I think's so pretty.

That's great for moths. We've got the cow parsley, this one here,

which has little white flowers,

-and it's good for hoverflies and honey bees.

-Oh, OK - really good.

So, Callum's done a little bit of work for us,

and he's cleared the turf.

I personally think it's better to clear the area and plant the plugs,

rather than putting it direct into the grass.

-You can, but it's a lot of competition for them.

-OK.

And would you, like, mix it, or would you keep it to one variety?

-I would go for one variety, personally.

-OK.

I think if you plant about five of a minimum to a square metre -

and we've actually got eight of each variety,

-so I would put eight in there.

-OK.

-And then it can start to naturally...spread.

-Spread.

-So, we'll start...

-Really good.

Yeah, shall we go for the red campion in there?

-Yes, it's a nice spot.

-Yeah, it is. Great idea.

-Look at this - I'm over the moon. The bench.

-It's lovely.

-Yeah.

And we've got little step-ups for the kids.

-And a wee table.

-And a table!

We've had quite a busy day - I mean, lots of planting,

-seed sowing...

-Lots, yes.

And you know, sadly, I'm not back until September.

-No, it's a long time.

-It is.

-Mm.

But then, hopefully, you will have had some cut flowers,

some edible flowers,

-and I look forward to coming back and hearing about it.

-Yeah.

-I'm over the moon. Thank you.

-Oh, great, thanks.

Today's money-saving tips are...

Here in the fruit cage I've got a couple of items

I want to bring to your attention,

and the first one is a letter that we received

from Derek in New Zealand.

Yes, the Beechgrove network is like mycorrhiza -

it's spread all over the place!

And despite the fact that their climate is totally opposite

from ours, very hot and dry -

we are not so hot, and pretty wet at times -

they grow soft fruit,

and the raspberries that Derek grows, he bends the tops over,

and finds it a very fruitful way of growing them.

I'm going to use a blackberry here to illustrate what's happening,

and this is why.

You'll notice this shoot here has been bent over in an arc.

That effectively takes the strength away from the apical bud,

which wants to head for the heavens,

and, as a result, you get a whole range of fruiting spurs

right round the arch - and the same happens with raspberry.

Look at this one, here's another shoot, here.

Look at them - all fruiting spurs, because it's in an arched

formation. Incidentally, before we leave that,

when the new growth comes up for next year,

don't let it go through there or you'll never get it back again.

You'll finish having to cut it off.

So, that's why arched growth like that is a really good thing.

It's a bit time-consuming

and a bit expensive, therefore, to do it commercially,

but you've got plenty of time to do it in the garden.

Now, then, and as I look at this poor gooseberry bush,

stable door and horses come to mind.

This has been absolutely decimated by gooseberry sawfly caterpillars.

They can absolutely defoliate a bush in 24 hours,

and that's just precisely what's happened here.

And on top of that, every shoot is affected by greenfly.

You see all these crumpled-up leaves?

Greenfly.

Now, there is a cure for this,

and you might say, "Why have you not used it?"

Well, if we'd used it, we wouldn't have this to show you.

Uh! Right?

The cure is nematode, which can be sprayed on, watered in,

and you've got to have it there at the time to put it on.

That means a diary.

When did the damage happen?

Go back a month, and then, in next year's diary, beginning of May,

"gooseberry sawfly", if your bushes have been affected, as well.

So, eggs are laid, caterpillars hatch,

and they, as I say, will decimate -

and if you spray with the nematode, it becomes vascular,

it's in the sap, and the caterpillars are killed off.

And the bonus is, it will also kill the greenfly -

so, get yourself a diary, and use it properly.

So, from a bad news story outside

to one which is holding much more promise -

look at these cherries, isn't that fabulous?

They've got to just start ripening up.

Now, they will go from this mid-green

through to a dark, almost black.

Now, some of them have done this -

we've got these red cherries at the moment,

small fruits, a little bit shrivelled,

and these have got no stones developing inside,

and they will fall off, so don't even think about eating them.

These will just disappear and go off the planet.

The vine is starting to grow pretty well.

It's sent out its shoots, and if we look here,

there is what we're looking for - see that, there?

That's the grape bunch, there -

and what we want to try and do

is get one or two of these grape bunches

every foot, foot and a half, along the whole rod.

What I'm going to do at this point,

because I want the energy to go into that,

is I'm going to count one, two buds above the vine,

and I'm just going to take that out, there.

Look at the promise on the fig. Is this not just fabulous?

But, again, as Jim was saying, with the blackberries,

make sure that you get these shoots on the right side of the wire.

If they're round the back of the wire,

you end up having to cut them off, and that's it.

And talking of cutting off,

we've been growing one or two fruit here as standards,

and we're doing it by what's called the river system,

where we grow them in pots - bottomless pots -

and we turn these pots every so often, to break the roots.

And look at the growth on those! Because they're inside,

they're growing much faster than anything outside,

and they're starting to get to the point

where we need to do some summer pruning.

So, we're going to prune these sideshoots that we've got here,

we're going to take these back to - what? four, five leaves,

something like that,

and what this does is that it allows the light to get into the fruit

that's there, and it brings the fruit buds closer to the main stem -

and that way, we have the promise of fruit for next year

as well as ripening good fruit this year.

To this day, I keep getting asked,

how did I get into gardening in the first place?

It was in the genes.

Father was a gardener, two brothers who were forester and farmer,

another sister who was a market gardener - so, I lived it.

The whole scene as I grew up through my childhood

was all about the countryside.

So, I left school and I went to college -

50% practical and 50% theory.

I went on working and studying, getting the basics.

I get afraid that, today, many of the courses are too academic -

there's not enough practical involved,

so, we're churning out degrees in garden design

and landscape architecture and all the rest of it,

but there's not a lot of practical horticulture in these courses.

What I'm worried about is who's going to do the work,

who's going to look after the plants,

who's going to nurture the plants?

Who's doing the actual graft, and has the skills?

And that's what I'm about to try and find out.

How do you grow a gardener?

Over the next few months,

I'm going to be looking at what hands-on training

is offered to people at different stages of their life -

from secondary school students to young apprentices

through to adults looking for a career change.

Where do they get the necessary training

and practical skills to become knowledgeable, practical gardeners?

Since 1978, when the Beechgrove started,

we've visited many, many schools who are gardening -

but almost all of them are infant schools.

There's one exception. We came to Breadalbane Academy in 2006,

and helped the children design a garden -

and it's one of very few secondary schools

that get involved in this hands-on horticulture training.

Based in Aberfeldy, the school's pupils spend two years working

to achieve a nationally recognised qualification in rural skills.

Peter Butter is their teacher.

-Hello, there, Peter.

-Hello.

-Nice to see you again.

-Nice to see you.

-Tell me a bit about the course.

We cover five elements - growing crops from seed,

bringing them on in the polytunnel, transplanting them out,

and eventually putting them out into the garden

when they feel the frost has gone.

And they also do a wee bit of soft landscaping, a bit of fencing,

and we had about seven or eight pupils when I started this -

eight years later, on average we get about 30 pupils a year

-choosing to do the rural skills and garden.

-Uh-huh.

So, the 64,000 question, Peter,

is, how many go on to take on horticultural jobs?

Any record of that?

Er, I can't put that on my CV at all -

-I haven't any pure gardeners...

-No.

-..but I have had people go in to do green keeping...

-Yes.

-..and horticulture comes into that.

-Very much so.

-And quite a few around here go to do gamekeeping...

-Aye.

..and the gamekeeping involves a lot of fencing

and mending dykes and so on.

So, there's some transferrable skills -

but one day I might actually get a gardener!

-Well, I'm going to talk to some of the troops.

-Right, OK.

-OK, cheers.

Cheers.

-So, here we are - what's the job on today?

-We're planting broccoli.

-When will you crop that?

-Hopefully maybe next year, spring.

-Aye, aye, aye.

-Roughly.

I suppose the big question, of course,

is, would you go on to be a gardener,

or take up gardening as a career?

-I'd rather have it as a hobby, more than a career, but...

-Aye.

-Aye.

-I think I'd quite like to do farming, livestock farming.

-Are you a sheep man?

-Sheep man.

In this part of the world it's bound to be, I think, isn't it?!

Sheep, yeah, definitely.

-What about yourself?

-Um, I wouldn't take it as a career...

-Mm.

..but I think it's a good skill to have

to sort of work in your own garden, if I ever do have one.

Well, that's an honest answer, and I respect you for that.

Let's just see the technique again, chaps.

-So, big hole...

-Yeah, yeah.

-..to put the broccoli in.

-Just put that in there, John.

-And then...

-I'll give you the watering can after.

-Yeah.

Then we're just going to take the dibble,

-and we're just going to push...

-And that gives it a...

Aye, bring it up to the vertical.

Aye, and then pour water down that hole there.

Well, I think in our weather, at this time,

-you probably don't need to do that, but...

-No, you don't.

But it is an option - that's good stuff.

We're just going to be using that, and we'll make, like, a...

So it covers the broccoli,

so rabbits and pigeons can't get into it,

because pigeons quite like it.

That's it - they can undo all your good work, can't they?

Aye, we don't want that at all.

Thanks for that, boys - that's brill.

Now, then...

-This time I'm meeting Ewan, is that right?

-Yep.

-And Harris.

-Yeah.

-And what's the job?

-We're splitting polyanthus.

OK.

-They do quite well here, don't they?

-Yeah.

They love the cool, damp weather, and they like shady places -

because, you know, Scotland doesn't get a lot of sun.

That's true! That's true.

-Yep.

-There you go - a fork in between.

-I'm telling you, if you use two...

-Yeah. ..back-to-back,

it makes it easier. Push them right down, hard.

Have a shot.

OK, take them out, boys - just a second -

cos I brought another piece of kit with me - a pair of scissors.

For a different reason -

but I think there's a but of rhizome there, you see?

It's...needing cut.

But what I was going to do, and I was going to say to you,

these leaves, because they've been battered about in the wind

and the weather, sometimes get quite tattered -

sometimes they get greenfly on them.

So, grasping it there... take the tops off.

Right? Like that.

Now you can see if there are decent crowns.

That one's probably just needing trimmed...

and then we're ready to pop it in its pot as a single new plant -

-and out of that original, what have we made? Three, four?

-Yep.

-That's propagation for you.

-Mm-hm.

Nut apart from that, do you think you're going to be a gardener

or horticulturalist when you leave school?

-Er...it's always there, if I want to do it.

-Yeah.

But...

So, what motivates you to come out here, now, then,

-and be part of the team?

-I enjoy it.

-Yeah - as simple as that.

-Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. It's another option.

Another arrow to the quiver, sort of thing.

Is that the word? Is that how you say it?

And what about yourself?

-It's good to have the skills if you do get a house yourself.

-Aye.

-Yeah, yeah.

-You need the skills to, like, do your garden up.

Well, precisely - if you're householders, or whatever,

you're going to have a bit of a garden,

-and you now know what to do, don't you?

-Yep.

And you're enjoying yourself - that's the important thing.

-Hello, there, young man. Sean, isn't it?

-Yep.

So, what's this you're up to?

-I'm planting snapdragons right now.

-OK!

-Pricking them out.

-Aye.

Now, I'm not going to be picky, but I'm telling you,

what you should be doing is lifting it by the leaf, not by the stem.

Oh, yeah.

-When you were about to lift it by the stem, it's quite tender.

-Right.

Lots of little hairs that could break, or damage it. On you go.

So, pricking out snapdragons.

Would this be your first love? What do you like doing best?

Er, green keeping and just grass cutting.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

And do you do this at home, and so on?

Well, after school, I've got my own wee business, like,

so I just go about cutting folks' gardens, like, after school.

-Really?!

-Yeah, I've got...

-How many?

-Four gardens a week.

And what sort of kit have you got? Do you use their kit, or your own?

My own kit. I've got some lawnmowers, strimmers...

And do you plan going to college, or - what's the story?

Well, I've been Elmwood and had a look at it for the open season,

and it's really good, I really enjoyed it.

-Yeah - you approve of that?

-Yeah.

JIM CHUCKLES

And they asked me what I do for a living -

do I do a paper round or something, and I said I do gardening,

and that's when they started to, like, listen,

so they said I would definitely get in.

-Yeah - you're home and dry, my man.

-Yeah.

-I like the sound it.

-Yeah.

-You enjoy cutting grass?

-Yeah.

So do I. I've often said, if somebody would pay me

50 grand a year to cut grass, I'd be as happy as a sandboy.

-But the thing is, it's the outdoors.

-Yeah, it's the outdoors.

-You don't like the...?

-I don't like being stuck in a classroom or that.

-No, no, no.

-It's just outside, doing what you like doing, really.

I will confidently predict this young man will go far.

I can tell. That's excellent - and good news.

Keep up the good work.

Well, Peter, it's a pity our visit has to finish in the rain, isn't it?

But that's Scottish weather for you.

We've had a good blink of sunshine. Yep, yep.

Yes, we have - we got on pretty well.

So, just finally, how much time do they spend actually in the garden?

They spend two and a half hours a week out here,

and about another 50 minutes in the classroom doing their write-ups.

Well, I tell you what, it's really a nice thing for me to see,

because these guys are starting the way I started -

with getting their hands dirty, and getting the hoe out,

and doing all the rest of it.

So, you're one of the pioneering schools as far as I'm concerned,

and all I can say is, to anybody watching -

governors, heidies, whatever -

this opens a window to people,

to what can be a very satisfying career,

-and that's gardening and horticulture.

-Yep.

Till next time. Thanks.

Oh, ye of little faith.

Remember when we pruned this purple elderflower

earlier in the season,

and you thought, "Oh, my goodness, what's it going to do?!"

Well, that's what it's done - it's got some shoots on it,

which are about a foot and a half to two foot long.

Wonderful purple foliage, and it comes right down -

and look at that sea of alliums - don't the two go well together?

See? It's worth pruning.

This little observation has turned out quite interesting -

what I've done is,

I've taken a number of root vegetables - salad vegetables -

and I sowed some in pots, and on the day I'm planted them out,

I sowed direct seed into the ground, to see if there was any difference -

see if it was worthwhile growing them in pots,

and see if it gets a little bit of a succession.

The same is very easy to see here in the carrots -

you see the little pots, they're growing away,

they're slightly taller. There's the direct sown.

But the radish are really quite interesting,

because here we have - this is rainbow mix.

Out of the pot, there it is.

They are meant to be different colours.

And here we have rainbow mix sown direct on the same day

as we planted them out.

So, there's a significant difference

Is it worthwhile? Well - if you're that way inclined.

HE CHUCKLES

How about this for a colourful corner?

We've got the azalea there, and I wish you could smell it as well,

cos the perfume it's giving off is absolutely gorgeous.

The viburnum here - lovely tiered viburnum, the variety is mariesii,

and although these look like flowers, they are, in fact, bracts.

And at the back, there -

I know it's not in flower, it's a philadelphus,

but lovely golden foliage, which really sets off Maggie's mosaic.

GEORGE SNIFFS

Isn't that laburnum fabulous?

-Isn't it?

-It's gorgeous - so colourful.

It's been tremendous. The sad thing is, of course,

it doesn't stay in flower all that very long, you know?

-Yeah, yeah.

-But you can enjoy whilst it's...

-Absolutely.

-..bloomin'.

And enjoy your radish.

Yes, indeed - in small portions.

Definitely!

Well, you know, if you'd like any more information

about this week's programme or those plant names, it's in the fact sheet,

and the easiest way to access that is online.

What are you doing next week?

Next week I'm going to be back on the decking.

What about you, George?

-Er...square foot garden.

-Uh-huh.

-Yeah.

-I'm going back to college.

-Oh!

-Yes. Till then...

-Goodbye.

-Bye!

-Goodbye.