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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
Growing Celery for Showing
I’ve three different sowings of celery this year. The first one will be for the County Show here in Anglesey,
When Does a Hobby cease to be a Hobby and become an Obsession?
Undoubtedly growing vegetables for exhibition is a wonderful pastime or hobby and from which I have not only derived hundreds
Quality of Vegetables that are currently being grown all over the Country
This season will be one of those that will produce the best all round vegetables that we have seen in
Show Carrots and Potatoes
The carrots will be really romping away by now and with the probability that the tap root of the long
Trying to Grow Cucumbers to Perfection
Cucumbers are an eighteen pointed vegetable, but should always be considered on balance against a twenty pointer, particularly if they
Peak Growing Period for the Large Exhibition Onions
Depending on the growing conditions each onion could increase in size by anything between 2 to 3 inches in circumference
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
