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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
Giant Vegetable Growing and an up-date on the Leeks
I was invited to have a look at Peter Glazebrook’s garden, the giant vegetable grower, just after I had finished judging the North East Derbyshire
The Welsh Chelsea- Long Carrots
My fathers ‘Chelsea’ was our local Anglesey County Show and everything he ever grew was timed to be perfect on that day. The show is
What to do with a four pound Onion!
What do you do with an onion that measures over 20 inches in circumference and weighs nearly four pounds?. If you have yards of cling
Moving On to the Leeks
As with the onions, the two raised beds that I grow my leeks in were thoroughly prepared during late October and November with plenty of
Tomatoes for Showing
Whichever tomato variety you go for it’s important that it has established a pedigree on the show bench as otherwise you will find it very
Exhibition Potatoes Part 1
With the growing techniques that we now possess it”s very infrequent that a winning set of potatoes will have been harvested directly from the soil
Exhibition Potatoes Part 2
We now come to probably the most important bit, at this stage do not apply any water at all to the bags, hence the importance
Surging ahead in the Sunshine
The most important reason is the phenomenal weather that we experienced here in North Wales during March and April. I don’t think I can remember
Sowing Dates from the top Showmen
The first date was the 26th August 2002 which is the timing for the Welsh Branch championships at Margam Park South Wales. The second sowing
Sowing Dates Used by Exhibitors
This is my sixth and final article on the different sowing dates used by 6 top exhibitors from different regions of the Country. So far
Greenhouses full in October with Leeks, Onions and Geranium cuttings
Nearing capacity in the Greenhouses at this time of year. The sensible use of heat goes together with good use of the greenhouse vents as
Polytunnel – Soil Analysis
For those of you who may have just started growing exhibition vegetables and may have had you very first polytunnel, testing your soil is important
Growing Cabinets and Artificial Lighting
There�s no doubt that the plants in my growing cabinet grow on much better because of the artificial light above them as well as a
Preparing the Celery Beds
I have two distinct beds for growing celery which are approximately 10 ft long and 4 ft wide and about two feet above the ground.
Parsnips- Providing Covers
Things have changed radically over the past five years or so as more and more growers are now building covers over both their parsnips. You
Early Sowing of Parsnips for August Shows
A number of growers will no doubt have already sown some of their parsnips and if you are interested in exhibiting them during the month
Top Quality Tomatoes
Finding a new tomato to be as good as Goldstar, the variety that was winning everywhere for so many years until it was withdrawn by
Growing Okra for Exhibition + Onions
Why not try and grow something different this year for the show bench, there are plenty of classes at most shows for what they call
Small Onions + Revised Judges Guide
Last week I mentioned the growing of small onions for the very popular class of under 250 grams or the old under 8 ounces as
Getting ready for the Parsnips
I have been pondering long and hard regarding the mixes that I intend to use and in the end, after going back over some of