Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => The Show Bench => Topic started by: yorky on August 26, 2012, 19:42
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Because I have had such a bad year with the veg, I have decided to concentrate on showing mainly things from the greenhouse. The first show was yesterday at a village about 4 miles down the road from me and I didnt do too bad The standard fuchsia, Angel Pelegonium and Begonia all won first prize in their class.
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This yellow Begonia was unplaced, which rather surprised me because I thought it was my best exhibit. It just goes to show that you can't second guess the judges.
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Very nice, well done on your 1sts.
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Congratulations yorky. I absolutely love that pelargonium. :)
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My second and final show was last Saturday. Once again because my veg were rubbish I mainly showed pot plants. :blush: I did manage to get 2nd place with a cabbage, no photo though because we ate half of it with our Sunday dinner.
This onion came in at 4lbs 10oz but could only make 2nd place. The winner was nearly a full two pounds heavier.
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These two Pelergoniums came 1st and 2nd
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And once again the judges surprised me by not placing this white zonal. I thought it was a much better plant than the one I actually won with.
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn181/loiner18/Garden/Garforth%202012/IMG_0187.jpg)