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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
Long Carrots & Leeks
One bad fault that I sometimes see in a set of exhibited carrots is a specimen that has developed a side shoot on the crown
Finding space for some Lettuce
There should be some room in your plot by now where the early peas have been harvested or perhaps where a row of early potatoes
Starburst Trench Celery and other F1 Hybrids
The introduction of F1 Hybrids has moved celery growing dramtically forward. Prior to there breeding the only real and reliable exhibition trench celery was ‘Ideal”
Outstanding Large Onions
This year I went the extra mile in potting the plants on from my normal relatively small pot into a 5 inch one. The condition
Maximising your crop of Tomatoes and Cucumbers
There are two crops inside the greenhouse that need regular attention now if you are to get the optimum crop from them -Tomatoes and Cucumbers.
Tomato Troubles and Onions
You can never leave your tomatoes for a day before you find there is always something extra that you can do to them. How often
Start of the showing season with hundreds of flower and vegetable shows being held from now right through to October.
With the start of the showing season, one vegetable is giving me cause for concern and that is the celery. It won’t be ready for
Growing Your Own Vegetables – Kohl Rabi
This plant is easy to grow from seed and will take around ten weeks at this time of year from sowing to harvesting. They are
Gringo Short Carrots
The vegetable that gave me most satisfaction last season was undoubtedly my short carrots, or stump carrots, as they are often referred to. The variety
Short Carrots – in particular Gringo – and whether or not they should conform to a certain length
A cultural problem? I have had numerous people contacting me regarding the length of short carrots and whether or not they should conform to a