A weekly date with Percy Thrower who starts the outside sowing for 1958 with broad beans and the planting of shallots; autumn-sown onions are transplanted, and, in the greenhouse, salvia seed is sown and peas and broad beans sown in pots for early planting.
H. P. Champneys, Editor of The Garden gives formulae for the home mixing of general garden base fertilisers. He also shows recent experiments to increase the size of plants with gibberellic acid, and discusses its advantages and disadvantages for the gardener.
Presented by Paul Morby from the BBC's Midland television studio
(A BBC telerecording)