Hello all, just to let you know about the allotment show - we were up early picking bits from the garden then off to the allotment picking more stuff then off to the hall to set up
Here is a picture of my dahlia I entered no win with them but so love them multi coloured - I entered 6 things, for fun longest runner bean no win there noticed when put it on table, some peas on unscheduled vegetable nothing there, a picture of Woodgreen Wonderboy's (Woodys) garden nothing for that same it looked really good and coloured potatoes nothing for that- thought they might of got something when putting them on the table they looked good
White potatoes I got first for and also Best potato plate trophy - out of all the white and coloured potaotes so amazing for that was not expecting it, mum noticed it write on back of card - and they were rocket potatoes free from allotment shop
well done Garden Girl, that trophy will look good on your mantle piece!! Your Dalias look beautiful, suprised you didnt get a prize for those!
Our local allotment society show is this weekend but I wont be entering as I have to take hubby to work, and then go and exercise the horse!
Courgettes and squash doing really well this year, we've got loads!! made a lovely Tai curry and coconut milk courgette soup last night, followed by Halloumi cheese and veg kebabs (all from the plot ), with a spicy rice and bean dish Yum!
I had almost forgotten I was given a Nigel Slater cook book thats got some lovely veg receipts in it, so will have a go at some of his ideas tonight. Might make some courgette pickle too.
Thanks all for comments I think the dahias are pretty
Think with the dahlias the ones that won had the colours in the same sort of pattern where as mine came out random colours
GWRS there were all sorts of sections, loads sure it looked like more entries this year as tables seemed to go more down the hall
Vegetables
1. Potatoes white, 2. Potatoes coloured, 3 and 4. shallots different sizes, 5. Garlic, 6 and 7. Onions different sizes, 8. Courgettes, 9. Marrow, 10. Cabbage, 11.Carrots, 12. Runner beans, 13. French beans, 14. Rhubarb, 15. Any unscheduled vegetable, 16. Collection of 3 vegetables from a list
Sections 1. vegetables, section
Section 2. salads,
Section 3 Fruit - apples raspberries, blackberries, pears any other fruit,
Section 4 Preserves,
Section 5 cookery - was going to do a victoria sponge per receipe in booklet but decided not to loads entered anyway,
Section 6 Flowers and pot plants
Section 7 Floral decorations,
Section 8 Photographs
Section 9 Novelty section
In the cookery you could decorate cup cakes some people did they looked fab
Scroggin it was what ever I had and some I wanted to enter, was wanting to enter gladioli but found out they take 100 days from planting to bloom so may be in 3 weeks time, I did not have an area dug before getting them in though, they will make nice cut flowers
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Hello all, just to let you know about the allotment show - we were up early picking bits from the garden then off to the allotment picking more stuff then off to the hall to set up
Here is a picture of my dahlia I entered no win with them but so love them multi coloured - I entered 6 things, for fun longest runner bean no win there noticed when put it on table, some peas on unscheduled vegetable nothing there, a picture of Woodgreen Wonderboy's (Woodys) garden nothing for that same it looked really good and coloured potatoes nothing for that- thought they might of got something when putting them on the table they looked good
White potatoes I got first for and also Best potato plate trophy - out of all the white and coloured potaotes so amazing for that was not expecting it, mum noticed it write on back of card - and they were rocket potatoes free from allotment shop
Picture of the show benches
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Gardengirl , well done for having entering and special well done for potatoe Firsts , a prize winning entry is always exciting
It looked like a lots of entries , are there other sections jams etc ?
Off shopping with o/h shortly will pop up to plot to water this afternoon , it is a lovely day
Hope alls well with everybody
Gardengirl , forgot to say Dahlias looked lovely , they looked prize winners to me
Gardengirl, congratulations, not least on your beautiful dahlias! Prize-winning or not, they are lovely.
well done Garden Girl, that trophy will look good on your mantle piece!!
Your Dalias look beautiful, suprised you didnt get a prize for those!
Our local allotment society show is this weekend but I wont be entering as I have to take hubby to work, and then go and exercise the horse!
Courgettes and squash doing really well this year, we've got loads!! made a lovely Tai curry and coconut milk courgette soup last night, followed by Halloumi cheese and veg kebabs (all from the plot ), with a spicy rice and bean dish Yum!
I had almost forgotten I was given a Nigel Slater cook book thats got some lovely veg receipts in it, so will have a go at some of his ideas tonight. Might make some courgette pickle too.
Gg. Well-done....
Thanks all for comments I think the dahias are pretty
Think with the dahlias the ones that won had the colours in the same sort of pattern where as mine came out random colours
GWRS there were all sorts of sections, loads sure it looked like more entries this year as tables seemed to go more down the hall
Vegetables
1. Potatoes white, 2. Potatoes coloured, 3 and 4. shallots different sizes, 5. Garlic, 6 and 7. Onions different sizes, 8. Courgettes, 9. Marrow, 10. Cabbage, 11.Carrots, 12. Runner beans, 13. French beans, 14. Rhubarb, 15. Any unscheduled vegetable, 16. Collection of 3 vegetables from a list
Sections 1. vegetables, section
Section 2. salads,
Section 3 Fruit - apples raspberries, blackberries, pears any other fruit,
Section 4 Preserves,
Section 5 cookery - was going to do a victoria sponge per receipe in booklet but decided not to loads entered anyway,
Section 6 Flowers and pot plants
Section 7 Floral decorations,
Section 8 Photographs
Section 9 Novelty section
In the cookery you could decorate cup cakes some people did they looked fab
Scroggin it was what ever I had and some I wanted to enter, was wanting to enter gladioli but found out they take 100 days from planting to bloom so may be in 3 weeks time, I did not have an area dug before getting them in though, they will make nice cut flowers
Timing not my thing either
Hello all , with the flowers, fruit & veg for the show it is whatever is available , it is just luck what we enter
O/H is going to pickle the shallots this week
Really hot sun day this morning was going to go up to plot to water but had a couple of heavy showers this afternoon so not bothering
Saw shed of year part 2 last night , keep thinking should put some decoration on my sheds but not sure what !
Have a good day everybody