[bailey]

hi all,
i,m entering a small village show which i think will be friendly and not exactly judged by the book,, i hope anyway..
i,m alittle confused how my onions should look,, should they be the golden.brown or should this be peeled off? the single pic had the skin peeled away a couple of weeks back but has started to go golden again. as you can see i have a few spares so any advise would be brill.
many thanks

[beansticks]

I have never shown so can't advise you,however they look amazing,can't see much beating them.

[DavidT]

Bailey, you must ALWAYS  show according to the show rules. Otherwise you will be classed as NAS  Not As Specified. If you want serious help, then getthe book, " Growing and Showing Vegetables " by Tom Fenton. Your onions, by the way, look very good.

[Salmo]

What is important is that the skin is not split. Nice golden brown is good. Evenly matched set will beat large mis-matched ones.

[pushrod]

What is important is that the skin is not split. Nice golden brown is good. Evenly matched set will beat large mis-matched ones.

Agreed - if it is a group of 3 uniformity is the key. As mentioned above though the should be specification for each category.

[bailey]

well the show was today!

spent last night deciding which were the best to show, chose to enter largest onion and 3 onions,, obviously chose my largest onion for the largest section and for the 3 onions chose the 3 that were more uniformed in colour and size..

results: largest onion came second and the 3 onions came first,, as well as a second in another section i,m quite chuffed1 first time i,ve netered anything like this and its nice to get tasty results for the table but also nice to win something.

so can,t wait for next year now!!

but some of it may have not been possible without the help of the folk of this forum who have given me advise when i have needed it and i,ve learned loads from just reading other posts and the replies given, and the encouragement given when things seeem to going downhill... so many thanks to the other forum members.

[Salmo]

What no photos! 

[pushrod]

Well done! I would love to show onions but yet to find anywhere near me  

Anyway time to start preparing the soil for next year's  
What weight was your largest and what was the winner?

[LivvyW]

Congratulations Bailey.

Great result.

[The Norfolk Turkey]

see, it pays to know your onions!! Well done! Im growing onions for the first time next year, not for show, but hope they taste as good as yours look!!

[philsmith1967]

well done bailey!
If you pull them a few weeks before the show, remove the outer skin then smother them with talcum powder. On the day of the show they will polish up a treat. Also use raffia string to tie them up.

congrats..

[Steve.B]

Well done! where they from sets or seeds?

Where's the photos?