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Growing => Grow Your Own => The Show Bench => Topic started by: A. Fallowfield on September 14, 2010, 19:38

Title: Show vegetables?
Post by: A. Fallowfield on September 14, 2010, 19:38
Does anyone know of a good book about growing and showing large and prize veg?
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on September 14, 2010, 22:45
I was also looking for one, had a quick search on amazon but nothing came up, so will be interested to watch this thread as i could do with one too. :)
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: A. Fallowfield on September 15, 2010, 19:35
So far i've managed to find 'The Leek Book, Growing and Showing' by Geoffrey Swaddle,
and 'Growing and Showing Vegetables' by T. Fenton; the last one sadly out of print! >:(
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on September 15, 2010, 19:43
Well thats a shame :(
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Iain@JBA on September 17, 2010, 07:39
You could get some good online articles on the National vegetable society website about all types of veg.
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Cheshire Phill on September 17, 2010, 15:14

Keep a look out for "How to Grow Giant Vegetables" by Bernard Lavery - a classic from 1995!!

Currently 2nd hand on Amazon, but a bit pricey...out of print.

Phill  :) :)
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on September 19, 2010, 20:37
Found this one, looks very good, i have just ordered it :D


http://www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk/shop/BOOKS/The-Royal-Horticultural-Society-Show-Handbook/prod_25.html (http://www.medwynsofanglesey.co.uk/shop/BOOKS/The-Royal-Horticultural-Society-Show-Handbook/prod_25.html)
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Cheshire Phill on September 20, 2010, 14:06

Could also try this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Backyard-Giants-Passionate-Heartbreaking-Glorious/dp/1596912782/ref=pd_sim_b_2

Maybe more on the characters side than reference though...?

Phill  :)
Title: Re: Show vegetables?
Post by: Jamie Butterworth on October 07, 2010, 17:54
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Growing-Showing-George-E-Whitehead/dp/0571117066/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286470099&sr=1-1 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Growing-Showing-George-E-Whitehead/dp/0571117066/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1286470099&sr=1-1)

This one is supposed to be good :D