Once you’ve got the basics of vegetable growing under your belt, you might fancy growing for show. Vegetable show growing is a great hobby. Sometimes it’s just a bit of fun competition on the allotment site or at a village…
This is part 1 of a 3 part series of articles, growing potatoes for show – introduction & best varieties, on growing prize winning potatoes for the show bench by John Trim, Fellow of the National Vegetable Society, show judge…
Champion show grower John Trim runs us through the details of pick and staging of exhibition runner beans for the show bench in this third article of three on show growing runner beans. This is Part Two of Three Parts…
This is part 3 of a 3 part series of articles, growing potatoes for show – harvesting & showing, on growing prize winning potatoes for the show bench by John Trim, Fellow of the National Vegetable Society, show judge and…
Champion show grower John Trim reveals the secrets of cultivating and staging long parsnips to get you the winner’s red card at the show. There is a wide range of parsnips to choose from when it comes to show varieties.…
Show grower John Trim has won the national championship with his onions. In this first of two articles on growing large onions for show, he reveals the secrets of starting large exhibition onions to get you the winner’s red card…
Three tips for carrot growers sent in by readers. We’ve not tried them all – so if you try any of the carrot growing tips, let us know how you got on in the comments box below. We’re always happy…
Show grower John Trim has won the national championship with his carrots. In this article on growing stump rooted carrots (normal size!) for show, he reveals the secrets of what variety, where to grow and compost mixes for stump rooted…
This is part 2 of a 3 part series of articles, growing potatoes for show – cultivation of show potatoes, on growing prize winning potatoes for the show bench by John Trim, Fellow of the National Vegetable Society, show judge…
Champion show grower John Trim reveals the secrets of growing top quality exhibition peas to get you the winner’s red card at the show. The humble pea is probably our most popular vegetable after potatoes and most home growers will…