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The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice and news.

The weekly gardening programme for keen gardeners, with the latest advice, news and visits to gardens large and small around the province. Presented by David Maxwell.

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Gardeners' Corner: Bee friendly gardens, Hillsborough honey and temperamental tomatoes

21/08/2021

Bee friendly gardens, Hillsborough honey and temperamental tomatoes

BBC Radio Ulster - Gardeners' Corner, Bee friendly gardens, Hillsborough honey and temperamental tomatoes

David Maxwell and guests answer questions and bring you seasonal gardening inspiration.

David Maxwell presents the weekly gardening programme including; how to look after bees in your garden, ripening tomatoes and listeners’ questions.

The bees need our help and this weekend Gardeners’ Corner with David Maxwell will explore how we can all make our outside space a haven for them.  David gets up close and personal with the Irish black honeybee on the Ards peninsula where Valentine Hodges has around 100 hives.  He’s also off to Hillsborough which is holding a Honey fair this weekend. Also on the programme,  David chats to organic grower Klaus Laitenberger about ripening those green tomatoes and he’ll be joined by Cherry Townsend and Neil Porteous to answer listeners questions including suggestions for small trees and the remedy for an unhappy hollyhock.  You can get in touch with the programme anytime by email  - gardenerscorner@bbc.co.uk 

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