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Crockett's Victory Garden

02/01/1978

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Series

Crockett's Victory Garden

Program Number

246

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

Duration

00:28:49

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Instructional

Topics

Gardening

Citation

Chicago: “Crockett's Victory Garden,” 02/01/1978, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F94BAD8D2A741ABA80F79A7A5EBF07E.

MLA: “Crockett's Victory Garden.” 02/01/1978. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F94BAD8D2A741ABA80F79A7A5EBF07E>.

APA: Crockett's Victory Garden. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F94BAD8D2A741ABA80F79A7A5EBF07E