Episode of Series “Gardening Australia”.
Witness Peter Cundall transform a patch of exhausted lawn into a productive vegetable garden yielding a cornucopia of fresh organic vegetables. Over an 18 month period the viewer follows the cycle of sowing, fertilising and harvesting through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Peter demonstrates how to rotate the beds with legumes, brassicas, root crops and companion plants to maintain healthy crops and fertile soil, and how to keep pests and diseases at bay. Vegetables shown being grown include Peas, Beans, Lettuce, Endive, Tomatoes, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Garlic, Sweet Corn, Pumpkin, Cucumber, Zucchini, Swedes, Carrots, Onions, Capsicums, Potatoes, Oca and Artichokes.
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ACMI Identifier
306729
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gardening
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)