Postbag Edition: Ninewells Community Garden
2/27/202642 min
Kathy Clugston and GQT team have packed their wellies for a trip to the Ninewells Community Garden in Dundee.
Kathy is joined by Matthew Pottage, Neil Porteous and Kirsty Wilson to explore the grounds whilst delving into the GQT Postbag together.
Among todays questions, the panellists break down which leaves are better to compost than others, tackle a listener’s battle against tomatoes with tough skins, and debate the long‑term impact of weed‑suppressing membranes on soil health.
They also explore the ins and outs of olive tree care, suggest the perfect daisie...
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Matthew Pottage· Panelist0:47
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Kathy Clugston· Host0:50
Hello, and welcome to Gardener's Question Time with me, Kathy Clugston. We've a postbag edition today. We're at Ninewells Community Garden in the grounds of Ninewells Hospital, a large teaching hospital in Dundee. The garden is known as the NCG, and it's not just a pretty outdoor space for patients and staff to enjoy. It's got a much more important mission, to promote physical activity and good health. It's also open to the local community to host gardening activities for all ages and abilities, right up our street. Well, there's been a garden here for more than 15 years. It's maintained by a dedicated team of volunteers,