Friday, September 03, 2010

First leek showing

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It's my 'local' show at Sutton Bonington tomorrow and I've just finished preparing my 40 or so entries including these blanc...
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Niort too bad

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I came first with this set of 9 'Hative de Niort' shallots at Leicester, as well as having an equally good set in my winning collect...
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

You got away with that one Smithy

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I got a surprising 2nd out of 12 dishes in the coloured potato class at Leicester. Surprising when you saw them on the public viewing on Mon...
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Sheer show madness!

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I got Leesa to take this photo to illustrate the lengths I (and others) go to in our quest to win a red card or 6. After the final whistle a...
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Monday, August 30, 2010

Leicester Show 2010

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I'm a lot happier tonight. Only 6 red cards at Leicester today but a couple of trophies, including one for best veg (parsnips) means it ...
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Hathern Show 2010

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A poor weekend. My long carrots were as forked as my stumps and I had to pull 20 to get this set for Leicester. An even poorer set of two fo...
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Candle in the bin Part II

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My show growing pal Mark Roberts says this hobby is life ruining. I wouldn't quite go that far but it's been another disastrous nigh...
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Don't look Ethel!

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Anyone glancing in at the kitchen window of Smithyveg Towers tonight would have seen yours truly stood at the kitchen sink apparently wankin...
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TC says...."What's all the fuss about?"

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"I've been living in a f***ing bin for years".
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Countdown.

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Well the time is almost upon me when I can find out whether months of hard work has been a waste of time or not. I already know I have decen...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Ester's in the lead....

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....not a lot of difference between the two pumpkins but this one is slightly bigger I reckon. Still two weeks to the first show requiring t...
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Long beetroots and long radishes

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Mixed views on the long beetroot at the moment. The variety is Cheltenham Green Top which you never see on the benches at the big shows. Mos...

Runners up?

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When you go to a National Show you see runner beans you can only dream of growing. Sherie Plumb and Andrew Jones grow 'Stenner' bean...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Has the World gone mad?

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My middle daughter announced yesterday that she was looking after a friend's pets whilst he went on holiday. Nothing strange in that I t...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Northern rat'oles......I'm saying nowt! LOL

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3102460/Invasion-of-the-giant-rats-in-Bradford.html