Woolhampton Annual Show

As you get in to showing your vegetables you may wish to take advantage of these simple things to gain more points.

Beans, runner, French , broad etc.– uniform colour & size with portion of stalk
Beetroot – even size not too big, main root left on, careful if removing small side roots
Cabbages – Solid head, clean, remove only minimum number of outer leaves
Carrots – Blemish free, equal size, cut off foliage but leave 75mm.,leave root intact
Cauliflowers calabrese etc. – not discoloured, loose or uneven head. Trim stalk- 75mm ,trim leaves to same height as cauli curd.
Courgettes – uniform size and not too long
Cucumbers – outdoor grown will be shorter than greenhouse, remove any sign of flower head
Garlic – reduce stem to 25mm remove roots and all soil
Lettuce – leave roots intact
Onions – Tie tops neatly, trim roots
Peas- 25mm stalk
Radish – foliage 30mm
Rhubarb – cut off foliage leave 75mm from start of stalk
Tomatoes – no greenery, except round calyx which should be left on

If you really get in to it then there are books that you can buy! But that way outside our remit!

For the 4 on a board you might want to check out the points that each vegetable are worth , see file below.