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Welsh Branch Championships of the NVS 1999
There is no doubt that over the past few years
Staging Vegetables on the Show Bench – Peas
Peas are a good example of a vegetable that’s easily
Failures and Successes
This week I would like to look back over the year highlighting some of my failures as well as the odd success and in so
He certainly knows his Onions!
Onions need a long season to grow to their optimum size as well as getting a sufficient period to ripen up properly so that you
Selecting Onion Bulbs for Seed Production
There is no doubt that if you are to improve on the quality and consistent shape of your onions for exhibition, then the selection of
Competing with Blanch Leeks
All of the blanch leeks that win at the highest level are grown from bulbils or pips and rarely from seed. If therefore you haven’t
Quality of Judging
There doesn’t appear to be many topics that can stir so much emotions at show time than perceived poor judging with many normally sensible people
Quality of Judging
There doesn’t appear to be many topics that can stir so much emotions at show time than perceived poor judging with many normally sensible people
Pointing System in Classes of Mixed Entries
A few weeks ago I wrote about the percentage judging system where a top quality dish of the lower pointed vegetable has an equal chance
Pointing System in Classes of Mixed Entries
A few weeks ago I wrote about the percentage judging system where a top quality dish of the lower pointed vegetable has an equal chance
Blanched Leeks from Bulbils, Pips or Grass
Blanched Leeks for vegetable displays are very rarely grown from seed. If you are to have any chance at all of growing such super specimens
The Garden News Top Tray
The competition is for a display of three types of vegetables from the following list of eight, the quantity of each vegetable required for the