Don’s Do’s and Don’ts: Gardening tips from Don Johnson - nd [1985]

Title
Don’s Do’s and Don’ts: Gardening tips from Don Johnson - nd [1985]
Description
Don’s Do’s and Don’ts: Gardening tips from Don Johnson during an unidentified Sunday morning programme in 1985. Presented by Don Johnson. Tracks 1,2 transmitted on 08-09-1985. Lawn in bad condition, poor colour. Grass spears frayed, blunt blade on rotary mower DIY sharpening. Method: Sharpening file - the farmer’s friend. Very necessary tool that needs occasional renewing. Tracks 3,4 transmitted on 15-09-1985. Attention necessary to overwintering green veg [brassicas]. Control of caterpillars and grey aphids [greenfly family]. Spraying, feeding, hoeing. Hyacinths for Christmas. Partial failures frequent - chief causes. Procedure for achieving best rooting/shoot formation. Easiest varieties. Tracks 5,6 transmitted on 22-09-1985. Hanging basket for winter decoration. Use February Gold daffodils - winter-flowering violas - muscari. Planting. Bringing the plantings into bud. Last trim of the season for hedges. [Box 11]
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Duration
00:18:11
Production company
Radio Victory
Extent
1 tape

Credits

Presenter
Don Johnson

How to cite this record

The ILR South radio archive: "Don’s Do’s and Don’ts: Gardening tips from Don Johnson - nd [1985]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ilrsouth/search/index.php/segment/2275 (Accessed 28 Jan 2026)