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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
Welsh Seedling Leeks
Two of the three beds in my far polytunnel have been planted up with the Welsh seedling leek whilst the other bed has nine plants
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 is governed by the degree
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 phoned me to say that
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 plenty of heat and artificial
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 this time and it should
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 be even stronger on the
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 was unable to stage what
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 to stage what I would
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 in a few years, the
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 those years they were grown