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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
Carrot and Parsnip Beds
If you have had parsnips this years that were very difficult to clean up as a result of these brown marks and you have been
Amount required in Dishes at Shows
One of the reasons for the Welsh Championships success is the number of vegetables that are required in each dish making it possible even for
Shallots and Cucumbers
The shallots had been started into growth at the end of September, directly into the soil. The early growth gave much better shallots and, as
Transferring Vegetables to the Show
Having spent all that time in nurturing your produce, surely it makes sense to pack them and carry them to the show in strong boxes
End of the Showing Season
The Summer showing season has now come to end for me, culminating in the National Vegetable Society Championships at Harrogate last weekend, my local District
Transferring Vegetables to the Show
Having spent all that time in nurturing your produce, surely it makes sense to pack them and carry them to the show in strong boxes
Bursting Foliage on the Leeks
Bursting of the flags is a devastating blow at any time, but when it happens within a week or two of a show date, renders
Tomatoes and Large Exhibition Onions
My results with tomatoes over the past few years have been variable to say the least as I have striven to change and modify various
The path towards winning the highest awards at the shows is never a smooth one
It’s at this time that the amount of work you put into the preparations earlier on in the year will either reward you with excellent
Onions – White Rot, Botrytis and Thrip
Even though my exhibition onion bed has been ravaged by white rot disease , I was quite pleasantly surprised that I was able to harvest