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Crockett's Victory Garden; Victory Garden 101


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Series
Crockett's Victory Garden
Program
Victory Garden 101
Program Number

101

Series Description

Practical advice on vegetable and flower gardening and the latest in horticultural developments; hosted by Jim Crockett until his death in 1979. Then the program was re-titled THE VICTORY GARDEN.

Hosted by James Crockett, the series began airing locally April 16, 1975. The First season were 30 shows numbered 101 to 130 and broadcast April to November 12, 1975. There followed a Winter Season of 17 shows that numbered 131 to 148. It was broadcast from November 19, 1975 to March 24, 1976.

The first National Season premiered on PBS April 7, 1976. It consisted of 34 shows numbered 101 to 134 and was broadcast from April to November 26, 1976. It was followed by a Winter Season of 17 repackaged shows, numbered 135 to 151 and broadcast from December 1, 1976 to March 30, 1977.

The second National season was broadcast from April 6 to November 23, 1977. It was 34 shows numbered 201 to 234. This was followed by the first Winter Season taped for national distribution. These 27 shows numbered 235 to 261 and were broadcast from November 30, 1977 to May 31, 1978.

Series release date: 4/7/1976

Program Description

First broadcast of the national version. Spring Lawn Care, Plant Potatoes Jim Crockett gives viewers a tour of the Victory Garden that is located next to the WGBH studios at 125 Western Ave. in Boston, Massachusetts. He discusses early spring lawn care, planting potatoes, and answers viewers questions

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Instructional
Topics
Gardening
Citation
Chicago: “Crockett's Victory Garden; Victory Garden 101,” GBH Archives, accessed April 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F8EC2331BFA44C0B521417EBFBAF76C.
MLA: “Crockett's Victory Garden; Victory Garden 101.” GBH Archives. Web. April 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F8EC2331BFA44C0B521417EBFBAF76C>.
APA: Crockett's Victory Garden; Victory Garden 101. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2F8EC2331BFA44C0B521417EBFBAF76C
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