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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
Harvesting Vegetable Seed
The only seed worth harvesting for re use are the straight varieties or the non hybrid types. You must therefore
Greenhouses – Electrics and Cleaning
The first thing to do is to remove from the greenhouse everything electrical that is unattached such as the propagator
Pink Fir Apple Potatoes
The attraction to the Pink Fir Apple however was their knobbly inconsistent shape and immediately my grandchildren called them Dinosaurs,
Striking or Rooting Blanch Leek Bulbils
Starting them off early means that they will arrive at their optimum early and that might not always be the
NVS Judges Examinations and Seminar
The NVS examination is in two parts, the first is a written paper, and if the prospective judge has some
NVS Judges Seminar
At most shows, very often the judges have to select the best dish of vegetables in the show, at local
The Role of Vegetable Judges
The Judges Seminar that we had at the Welsh Branch in October certainly made NVS members present think on a
Judging of Vegetables
The Judging of horticultural produce is not an exact science and never will be and a decision often rests on
Growing Heavy Onions + Blanch Leeks
If you’re considering entering a heaviest onion competition next year, you should be thinking about sowing some seed right now.
Soil Analysis and Preparing the Beds
I have always been one to advocate soil testing or analysis as a good foundation from where to start growing