Our annual Vegetable Competition is to be held at 1pm on Saturday 12th August 2023. Bring all your produce to the marquee at the top of the field.
Categories will include brassicas, beans, onions, marrows, all types of tomato, roots, peppers, any type of fruit, jams and pickles. And for those growing grapes or blackberries - wine too!!
Categories Are
All entries to be labelled underneath
1. Fruit – on plates
Tomatoes - 3 of each
Rhubarb - 3 sticks
Grapes, strawberries, blackberries and other small fruits - 1 bunch
2. Vegetables
Root veg: potatoes, carrots, turnips, swedes etc. - small 3 of each, large 1 of each
Brassicas: cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli, etc. - 1 of each
Others: leeks, peas, beans, peppers, cucumbers etc. - small 3 of each, large 1 of each
3. Flowers - 1 bunch
4. Chutneys and Jams - 1 jar
5. Wines and Spirits - 1 bottle (suitably labelled)
6. Wonky veg - ugly/comical fruit or veg - 1 item
Points will be awarded for first, second and third places. Medals for first places and overall winner (person with most points).
Our two expert growers, Dave Clumpus (Plot 3) and Bob Clephan (Plot 19) will be our judges. It's all good fun and not taken too seriously. And there are prizes too. And plenty of wonky veg!! Tape measures at the ready - we will also be looking for the tallest Sunflower.
If you entered the potato competition, this will be judged in September.
Please confirm if you would like to enter the competition.
Hope you see you there
Committee
……and our Harvest festival supper after that .