Having been ill in bed all this week, today was my first day in the garden for a while. The growth is lovely to see. It inspired me suddenly to think of the smallholder show at Lanark, and entering some of my produce there. In the past we've always been too tied up with the sheep showing bit, and the gossip, but it's time to change! Animals aren't the only part of smallholding, and I think probably most of us have a veg patch. So let's make this year better than last, and the one before that, and so on
We'll be having a posh judge who won't want to come all this way to judge just a few meagre offerings - I'm thinking of some of the events where the veggie section seems to fill a whole tent. Quite something to aim for. So come on, lets get growing and showing
Who's going to be joining me?
So with an aim to my veg having some examples in top condition for the end of August, has anyone got any tips for how to sow and manage crops to be ready at a certain time? I've never tried this before, in fact I've only entered one veg show before and I just sent along what was ready.
Any tips too for producing show quality veg? What are the rules on presentation? Anything else I need to know?