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Re-structuring the Back Garden
The beds were three courses of concrete blocks above soil
Converting the Raised Bed for Trench Celery
To produce a good quality trench celery for the show bench doesn’t mean that you actually grow it in trenches
Visiting other Gardens and preparing for the Showing Season
Towards the middle of June I had the good fortune of being able to attend an open day at John
Wisley Summer Fruit & Vegetable Competition + Large Exhibition Onions
The standards at Wisley were excellent, particularly for so early in the growing season. There were however some really top
Height of the Showing Season
After writing this article I shall be going straight out into the garden to make a start on harvesting some
Harvesting Vegetables for the Show -Leeks
A few weeks before showing it’s a good idea to spend time going thoroughly through your blanch leek bed. The
Cauliflowers for Showing, NVS Championships and Fourth Vegetable Weekend Seminar
My fourth vegetable weekend seminar is being held once again this November at Plas Tan y Bwlch located within the
Out and about the UK and Southern Ireland
The period from the middle of July through to early September was rather hectic to say the least, I don’t
National Leek Championships of Great Britain
My highlight of the year was undoubtedly winning the National Leek Championship of Great Britain at the Welsh Branch Championships
Back to the Hard Slog of Clearing Up the Garden for Next Year
With a sigh of relief I can say that the showing season is over for me for this year and
Method of Propagation – Leeks
Growing leeks for exhibition is very rarely carried out from sowing seed as the end product will be variable so