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A Late Date for the NVS Championships
The National Vegetable Society Championships have always been the highlight
Parsnips and Tomatoes for the Show Bench
In my opinion there are three good parsnips to grow
Welsh Seedling Leeks
Two of the three beds in my far polytunnel have been planted up with the Welsh seedling leek whilst the
Degree of Difficulty in Growing a Perfect Dish
All vegetables that are grown for showing have been awarded points, and the exhibition value of any kind of vegetable
Post Chelsea and concentrating on vegetable growing for the National shows in August and September
One very noticeable difference this year has been the early germination of seed. Chris Hewllet for instance from Broughton Hants
Sowing Dates so that Vegetables will be at their peak for a particular show
One would think that growing over ninety percent of my vegetables for the Chelsea show in a large greenhouse with
Multiple Sowing of Celery + Tomatoes
Those of us who want to compete at the August shows will be planting the first sowing of Celery around
Tomatoes and Carrots – Planting Dates
In the past I have planted Tomatoes much earlier but the difference now is that the emphasis has changed to
The Back Bone of any Vegetable Display – Celery and Large Onions
Even though I was absolutely thrilled to win a Gold medal at Chelsea last year I was disappointed that I
The Backbone of any Vegetable Stand
Even though I managed to get a Gold medal at Chelsea last year I was disappointed that I was unable
Chitting Parsnips and the Onion “Toughball”
My parsnips this year were sown on the 5th of March, a total of 75 and for the first time
Long and Short Carrots – Re-constructing the Beds
I have always had success with long carrots for more years than I care to remember and for most of
