LDGC Annual Flower and Produce Show
SECTION B - VEGETABLES - advice from Barry Newman FNVS
Collection of vegetables: 4 kinds (types & numbers as for other classes)
- Four DIFFERENT kinds eg not two types of tomato
Potatoes, 3 of the same cultivar, medium (optimum size 200gm)
- Potatoes should be clean and uniform. (Scab markings can be caused by lime.)
- Lift a week before show for skin to harde
- Should be no greening.
Beans, French/Climbing (other than runner), 8
- Looking for uniformity.
- Should be a stalk on each bean
- Snap pod to test freshness and if the bean is coloured it is starting to go over.
Beans, Runner, 8
- Looking for uniformity again - even in length, breath, smooth skin
- Coarse skin with diagonal lines not good
- Should snap easily and no coloured beans inside pod.
Onions, no bulb to exceed 250gm, 3
- Onion roots should be removed.
- Do not overskin onions
- Looking for uniform size and colour with no torn or damaged skin.
Garlic, 3 bulbs
- Roots should be removed.
- Dried stem aprroximately 25mm
Peas, including sugar snap or mange tout, 6 of the same cultivar, with stalks
Carrots, 4
- Should be table quality, i.e. not too big!
Beetroot, globe, 3
- Show beetroot with one single tap root - nip others off.
- Looking for small tennis ball size tied up with raffia.
- Earth up when growing so they don’t become too scabby.
Shallots, 8 of the same cultivar
- Pickling shallots should pass through a 30mm (one inch) ring.
- Larger than 30mm they are exhibition. Again, looking for regular size.
Courgettes, approximately 150mm in length, 3
- Courgettes should be measured from base of stem to centre bottom but leave stem and flower on for showing
- They should be 4 to 6 inches with flowers still adhering.
Cucumbers, 2
- Cucumbers should match in size and be a good fresh colour with flowers attached if possible.
Lettuce, any cultivar, 1
Tomatoes, small fruited and cherry cultivars (less than 35mm), 7
- Not too tipe, calyx not shrivelled
- Uniform size, so if slight variation arrange carefully on plate so biggest and smallest are not next to each other!
Tomatoes, 5 of the same cultivar, medium (approximately 60mm diameter)
- Colour and size the same
Radishes, 6 with stalks
Any other vegetable not listed above
- If displaying a cabbage it needs a stalk
Longest runner bean
Collection of culinary herbs, 5 kinds, fresh cut, 1 container
- Herbs - looking for fresh foliage.
- Should be no flowers as this indicates herbs are going over.