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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
Judging Seminar for Vegetable Judges
Judging is not and never will be an exact science so that if one group arrived at a slightly different answer to the one Ivor
What’s Growing down at Jim’s Garden?
The vegetable plot I use down at my friend Jim’s garden has some wonderful soil in it as it has received at least 40 bales
A tour of the Growing Areas
My onion beds have been ravaged by the dreaded fungal disease White Rot. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this disease, it manifests
Tips on Growing Vegetables for Showing – Part 2
I shall continue this week with my theme of taking you around my vegetable garden, giving you hints and tips on how to treat the
Tips on Growing Vegetables for Showing – Part 1
Regardless of whatever weather is thrown at us, we still have a job to do in order to get the vegetables on to the show
Harvesting Shallots
The biggest problem that most growers have with shallots is harvesting them at the right time so that, when they are ready for staging, they
Long Carrots and Short Carrots
The carrots will be filling out now and one of the first signs of this happening will be some fine cracks being noticeable along the
Cauliflowers and Cabbages
For the gardener, and in particular the Showman, the cauliflower is much more difficult to grow to perfection than the cabbage and is reflected as
Growing Long Carrots
A completely different scenario to growing onions and leeks because you can actually follow their development right through the season and well before the show
Collars and Supports for Leeks
The collaring material that I use is builders damp course, this is a very flexible tough black plastic material which you can easily cut to