Nowhere near ready for show on Saturday. Stuff either small or getting over ripe.
I've help on Friday to pick stuff, but no idea how to show it. The plan is to take pics for next year and if it's not looking good Friday just to enter cakes for that section
Shallots put on to fine sand spread on a plate will enable them to stay in place
Onions uniform, well-ripened bulbs of good colour with thin necks are required. Tops must be tied with uncoloured raffia, roots must be trimmed back to the basal plate. stage onions on card board rings
Rhubarb stems wipe clean, stalks should be straight, long, tender and fresh with developed colouring. Top foliage to be cut 3" /75mm
Beans place in a row on the show bench. They should be cut from vine with sissors leaving some stalk attached - Peas same as beans
Not sure if currants and gooseberries are same as blackberries - show the stalks, leaves may be used for decoration
Strawberries unsure may need the leaves as well
Not sure if pictures coming out may try again later if they have not - hope info helps
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Gardengirl , we sowed some more chick peas direct into the soil and noticed today some are coming up
O/H put entries into village show today , she had been sorting out jams etc today and I have been at the plot weeding , now up to date
Hope everything is ok on Friday ready for Saturday show
The allotments have been going for 10 years on the 20th so going to a meeting at Village pub to celebrate ?
Have you decided on what sort of cake to make ?
Nowhere near ready for show on Saturday. Stuff either small or getting over ripe.
I've help on Friday to pick stuff, but no idea how to show it. The plan is to take pics for next year and if it's not looking good Friday just to enter cakes for that section
GWRS thinking Lemon drizzle cake, they seemed to like it at the allotment shop before
I may well try some more chick peas, the meeting sounds good
Zommer what you thinking of entering I could look for picture from before to help you from me or other entries
Lots of shows coming up friend has one on Saturday in new forest, mine not till August 5th
I'm entering currants, gooseberries, strawberries, onions, garlic, shallots, beans, peas, rubbarb....
Zoomer tips in my show booklet -
Shallots put on to fine sand spread on a plate will enable them to stay in place
Onions uniform, well-ripened bulbs of good colour with thin necks are required. Tops must be tied with uncoloured raffia, roots must be trimmed back to the basal plate. stage onions on card board rings
Rhubarb stems wipe clean, stalks should be straight, long, tender and fresh with developed colouring. Top foliage to be cut 3" /75mm
Beans place in a row on the show bench. They should be cut from vine with sissors leaving some stalk attached - Peas same as beans
Not sure if currants and gooseberries are same as blackberries - show the stalks, leaves may be used for decoration
Strawberries unsure may need the leaves as well
Not sure if pictures coming out may try again later if they have not - hope info helps
Take note of what others look like when entering in the morning if in same category to help you
Gardengirl , a great selection
Gg thank you, some good pics, really helpful.
Took load of old compost to plot yesterday and picked our first ripe Fig
will go there Friday evening and pick stuff for Saturday Show
Hope alls well with everybody