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Gardening show in potty error
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3453833.stmThe presenters of BBC Radio Scotland's Beechgrove Potting Shed have been explaining themselves after giving out advice on the cultivation of cannabis.
A caller on the show on Sunday afternoon had asked for tips on growing a hybrid version of the drug, called Northern Lights.
The programme team spent more than three minutes offering advice.
The show's presenter, Frieda Morrison, thought he was referring to a variety of cabbage, also named Northern Lights.
The programme's presenters told the questioner, who said he was from Perth, which type of compost he should use and explained how to feed and water the plant.
A BBC spokesman says the matter has been put down to an unfortunate misunderstanding.
Cannabis was downgraded from a Class B to a Class C drug last week, but police are stressing it remains illegal.