Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

Q – How do seeds pop up after you water and feed them?

(2 minutes 4 seconds)

Q – Is there a quick (24 hours) way to make liquid plant feed from scraps?

(5 minutes 27 seconds)

Q – I’ve seen online people making plant food with banana skins soaked in water for 48 hours with used teabags – is there any truth in this concoction?

(8 minutes 4 seconds)

Feature – Making compost at home with Bob Flowerdew

(13 minutes 9 seconds)

Q – I grow orchids in the house and a few months ago had an infestation of hard scale on my Prosthechea cochleate, so I cut off the infected part, discarded the compost and bathed the plant in a weak solution of bleach for an hour. I then re-potted in new compost, but after a few weeks, noticed another critter – how is this happening? Help!

(17 minutes 22 seconds)

Q – I’ve noticed something growing from our skirting board in the hall. What is it, and how is it managing to grow?

(19 minutes 56 seconds)

Chris – Equisetum

Black bryony

Q – All my houseplants have a white fluffy coating on their soil which reappears after taking the plants out of their pots, giving them new soil and putting in new pots and soil. Where is this coming from? Am I inadvertently cross-contaminating?

(23 minutes 43 seconds)

James – Mind-your-own-business

Chlorophytum

Fittonia (Nerve plant)

Gardening glossary with Matt Biggs

(27 minutes 35 seconds)

Q – In my garden shed I recently discovered a spherical structure (circumference 6 inches / 15cm) on the roof of my shed – what is it?

(30 minutes 45 seconds)

Q – I’ve had an influx of leaches in my garden which I have now taken to going out after dark searching to get rid of them. They aren’t causing big problems other than hunting the earthworms. Am I correct to try to eradicate them, or am I wasting time unnecessarily?

(33 minutes)

Q – I’d love to make a fairy garden with and for my children – could you give me some advice?

(36 minutes 2 seconds)

James – Leucobryum glaucum (Pincushion moss)

Pippa – Viola tricolor

Candytufts

Chris – Sweet violet

Primula vulgaris

Anemone nemorosa