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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
Height of the Showing Season
After writing this article I shall be going straight out into the garden to make a start on harvesting some of the vegetables and as
Harvesting Vegetables for the Show -Leeks
A few weeks before showing it’s a good idea to spend time going thoroughly through your blanch leek bed. The purpose of this exercise would
Cauliflowers for Showing, NVS Championships and Fourth Vegetable Weekend Seminar
My fourth vegetable weekend seminar is being held once again this November at Plas Tan y Bwlch located within the beautiful Snowdonia National Park. If
Out and about the UK and Southern Ireland
The period from the middle of July through to early September was rather hectic to say the least, I don’t think I have ever travelled
National Leek Championships of Great Britain
My highlight of the year was undoubtedly winning the National Leek Championship of Great Britain at the Welsh Branch Championships which were recently held at
Back to the Hard Slog of Clearing Up the Garden for Next Year
With a sigh of relief I can say that the showing season is over for me for this year and what a hectic season I
Method of Propagation – Leeks
Growing leeks for exhibition is very rarely carried out from sowing seed as the end product will be variable so most, if not all, leeks
Tomatoes – Peruvian Apple or Apple of Peru
When tomatoes first came to Europe it was given the romantic French name ‘pomme d’ amour” a synonym that is little used in English which
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Tomatoes
Tomatoes must be about the most popular greenhouse crop of all, nearly everyone I know with a greenhouse grows a few plants. The main reason
Comparing 2001 and 2002 – Blanch Leeks & Celery
Last year my Blanch leeks were planted into their beds on the 2nd May which was the latest that I had ever planted them and