Many shows throughout the country have a class for “Any other kind of vegetable not mentioned in their schedule” and very often such classes attract

It’s important that all the beds in the garden whether they be onion, leeks, carrots, parsnips etc. are well and truly cleaned up of any

For the past few years celery has been one vegetable that I have failed to exhibit at any of the top shows, the main reason

Three varieties were planted, Kestrel, Mona Lisa and Winston and they grew away almost immediately with very strong haulms. As soon as they were growing

The art of knowing when to pull the onions is important so that when they have completely dried up, they will hit the scales at

It may appear to be early days yet for planning for next year but time will soon catch up as the evenings draw in and,

We are now probably right in the middle of showing and many of us will be travelling up and down the country to exhibit our

The RHS show handbook sub committee have a very extensive task on their hands as they try and bring the current show handbook up to

I have to say that the dull weather we experienced throughout June certainly helped towards having a more even growth rate as well as preventing

Growing onions for exhibition is undoubtedly a fascinating hobby but the art of growing them is really only the first stage of the story, preparing

I’ve three different sowings of celery this year. The first one will be for the County Show here in Anglesey, the second for Welsh Championships

Undoubtedly growing vegetables for exhibition is a wonderful pastime or hobby and from which I have not only derived hundreds of happy hours, I have

This season will be one of those that will produce the best all round vegetables that we have seen in years. One keen grower from

The carrots will be really romping away by now and with the probability that the tap root of the long rooted varieties will have well

Cucumbers are an eighteen pointed vegetable, but should always be considered on balance against a twenty pointer, particularly if they have been grown really well.They

Depending on the growing conditions each onion could increase in size by anything between 2 to 3 inches in circumference every week and it really

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

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

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

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