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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
Small Onions + Revised Judges Guide
Last week I mentioned the growing of small onions for the very popular class of under 250 grams or the old under 8 ounces as
Getting ready for the Parsnips
I have been pondering long and hard regarding the mixes that I intend to use and in the end, after going back over some of
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Cucumbers
There are not many things that are more rewarding or more satisfying than growing your own vegetables. Supermarket vegetables may look good and appear fresh,
Size, Quality and Uniformity for Show Vegetables
For any up and coming young (or even young at heart) show person, my initial advice at first would be to forget about size and
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Potatoes
If you have a large vegetable garden then I would suggest that you grow the three classification of potatoes, First early, Second early and Main
Covering Your Onions and Tomato Seedlings
The soil is rarely in good condition at this time of year and a check to their growth pattern being planted in cold soil could
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Parsnips and Brassicas
The Parsnip, just like it’s close family member the carrot, is a biennial. In other words it produces it’s long white or creamy coloured roots
A Tribute to one of the Masters of growing Runner Beans
A couple of weeks ago one of the great Masters of growing Runner Beans passed away; Brython Stenner from Cefn Cribwr South Wales was most
A Very Demanding Month in the Garden
Not only is the vegetable area time consuming and demanding, the lawns want cutting, the borders want weeding and hoeing as well as preparing for
Potatoes – Varieties , Bags, Top Mix and Bottom Mix
Those of you who have had your potatoes a while back should by now have had them well chitted and they should be showing some