Those of us who want to compete at the August shows will be planting the first sowing of Celery around this time and it should

In the past I have planted Tomatoes much earlier but the difference now is that the emphasis has changed to be even stronger on the

Even though I was absolutely thrilled to win a Gold medal at Chelsea last year I was disappointed that I was unable to stage what

Even though I managed to get a Gold medal at Chelsea last year I was disappointed that I was unable to stage what I would

My parsnips this year were sown on the 5th of March, a total of 75 and for the first time in a few years, the

I have always had success with long carrots for more years than I care to remember and for most of those years they were grown

There’s no doubt that every plant comes to it’s peak at a certain time, and leeks though they may well look fine, close inspection will

If you haven”t got you seed potatoes ordered just yet, then you must get a move on as you have to get them really chitted

In my opinion there are three good parsnips to grow for the show bench, they are all F1 hybrids and were bred by Dr Peter

Parsley – can often be haphazard in germinating and often takes well over three weeks to pop their heads through the soil. Due to the

Celery hasn’t been one of my vegetable successes over the past few years, in the main because I have trouble with them when growing as

It hasn’t half cost me some money to keep both my twelve foot by eight foot greenhouses heated so far this year, but when they

The Horticultural Show Handbook is the bible for every vegetable judge but also, in my opinion, a must for every exhibitor because within it’s current

Most shows these days have classes for onions eight ounces (227g) or under and are probably one of the most popular of classes as most

Prior to using the Philips SGR 200 unit and a SON T Aggro lamp, the plants used to be very weak and drawn at this

Freezing conditions, although highly beneficial to the soil outside can bring problems to the greenhouse grower. One of which is the obvious increase in heating

The National Vegetable Society Championships have always been the highlight of my exhibiting season but they have never to my knowledge been held as late

Once you have the potatoes to hand you should then prepare them for chitting, this is a the name given for the process of getting

One thing to remember is that when sowing this early in the season, you must have heat and ideally you also need artificial lights and

The 21st of December is, of course, the shortest day and traditionally the date for planting your shallots but, as the ground conditions are often