Synopsis
Follows a boy and a girl through a garden-raising project from the selection of seeds to the harvesting of the crops. Includes radishes, carrots, tomatoes and potatoes. Emphasizes aspects of soils, growth, role of the sun, insect pests and the various parts of plants used for food--leaves, stems, buds and roots.
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- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
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★★★★★ · The Parents Hate Billy and Betsy · Spuzz · 2003-09-16
In probably one of my most favorite dry Encyclopedia Brittanica film, We follow Billy and Betsy as they grow a garden. The kids, who are voiced over BADLY, suspiciously sounding like actors twice their age, devise a plan to plant a vegetable garden. Their parents are all for this idea.. "I like Pumpkin Pie" says Dad. Hmmmm. They make a plan with a "Mr. Allen" (no idea who this man is) for their garden and Mr. Allen "promised to lend money for seed." Uh, why arent the parents buying the kids the seed? Mr Allen also " has told Bill to keep a record of expenses". It's soon evident that a) the…
★★ · Plants for dummies · Biflspud · 2004-03-28
Honestly, this isn't all that funny. The kids are indeed voiced over (sounds like by the same young woman), and then it just sort of spirals off into dullness. The voice-over isn't at all present during the bulk of the film, which is mostly about mildly challenging gardening - none of the pests pose much more than a light nuisance, as opposed to entire crop failures (watch young Billy spray lead arsenate on leaves with no protective gear!). Not all that fun.