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The Big Backyard: February 13-14

Posted by: 3AW Radio | 15 February, 2010 - 3:32 PM

View all the relevant weblinks and information from the 3AW Big Backyard program from Saturday February 13 and Sunday February 14. 3AW Is Gardening!

Interviews

Margaret Smith
This weekend from 10 am each day
Australia's Open Garden Scheme
68 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell

Matt Reed, Antique Perennial Nursery, 2925 Heidelberg-Kinglake Road,
Kinglake, Tel. 03-97379568
Cloudehill Display garden in Olinda has many of his plants, e.g. hellebores, perennial primulas and plants to grow under shade of trees, e.g. Epimediums, Asarums

Elaine Shallue
Sustainable Gardening Australia – Gardening Courses at Werribee Zoo
www.sgaonline.org.au

David Glenn, Lambleys Nursery
Agastache 'Sweet Lily'
Limonium - pink variety
Arium vulgaris (foul smell)
www.lambley.com.au

Plant of the Week
Celebrate Chinese New Year with a display of Jade & other ‘lovelies’ from Paradisia wholesale nursery

Just ask Jane

Listeners wanting plants – can anyone help
Hibiscus 'Lemon Ray', yellow with a pink fleck
Azalea 'Alanna’s Joy'
A chilli called Bhutjolokia – the worlds hottest chilli pepper
A photinia that has gone mad – it is a good hedging plant but does need to be pruned hard. If you cut it back it will produce nice new spring growth.

Pruning a fuchsia – tip prune to keep it bushy now and harder prune in early spring.

Radicchio – easy to grow in pots and in the ground. There are lots of different varieties and sometimes you see it sold as Radicchio or Chicory or Endive

Blog comments

trying to find 'grow bags' as discussed in "the australian' saturday august 7th by Holly Kerr Forsyth. She has used them in Sydney to grow potatoes in. As we are limited with garden space these look like a great idea. Have checked the net, all local nurseries, Linton's etc but no luck. Any ideas? Great show to listen too, thanks Maureen Anderson

maureen anderson Friday 13 August, 2010 - 10:01 AM
Morning Jane,
the other day one of your callers suggested brown vinegar to get rid of oxalis - can you tell me if vinegar would kill any other plants around the weed? thanks Jane, appreciate your help
Suzanne (Sunbury)

Suzanne Leahy Monday 5 July, 2010 - 10:12 AM
Hi Jane
Can you please describe your rocker (again) that you rave about.
I know it's from Bakka design and have looked on their website.
Is that the one pictured on their site?
Many thanks
Ken

ken Sunday 4 July, 2010 - 11:00 AM
Hi Jane, i am a novice gardner and have just gotten into a vegie garden and was wondering when you know when your carrots are ready to be picked. as mine are approx eightg to twelve inches from the stalk to the top of the stalk and was hopping you could tell me whem or how i can tell wether they are ready for picking.
thanks for your help, and keep up the great programe

Debbie Saturday 8 May, 2010 - 7:07 PM
Hi Jane,
last week I heard a caller looking for seeds for a white squash. I would be most grateful to hear where we can get some. Perhaps a listener has kept some. I used to buy some at a Christmas fundraiser in Mont Albert in November,so it could be an early variety. It was always difficult to find in shops. The friend who introduced me to this squash is italien, it tastes wonderful. Thanks for your trouble, we might get lucky.
Thank you for all you do for us novices, we rely on you all the time, Maria

Maria Saturday 8 May, 2010 - 6:52 AM
Hi Jane, we have 3 very large Maple trees in our garden they are about 10 meters in height. They are currently loosing their leaves for Autumn. We want to prune them back. Could you let us know if we have to wait until all the leaves have fallen before we cut them back. Also, how much can we cut them back in height?
Thank you. Angie

Angie kent Thursday 22 April, 2010 - 9:20 PM