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[chickenanne]

Please help! My local horticultural show is at the weekend, and I really want to enter some veggies this year - carrot, potatoes and beetroot. I'm OK on how to display the carrots, but beetroot....? Do I leave some stem on? Do I leave the little tap-root in place?

All hints and tips much appreciated! I guess the potatoes should be easy - hope I can find the right number of a similar size and even shape/skin.

I've only entered flowers before, so any advice would be great!

[sjp]

the schedule for the Sandwell horticutural Show reads

Beetroot,globe,3(tops trimed to 3"/75mm)

beetroot,other than globe,3 (tops trimed to 3"/75mm)

 

at the start of the schedule it states

Judging in accordance with the Royal Horticultural Society Handbook

 

hope this helps

[Lesley]

Be careful with the trimming of tops - our local show only accepted tops which had been twisted off!

 

We took all the suitable beetroot we had and washed them carefully - leaving the root on. Then we took them as they were, left them in the car and went in to the marquee to look at other exhibits. A man who was also showing was happy enough to tell us - and show us - what to do. We had a knife ready to trim them but he showed us how to twist the tops off.

 

Good Luck

[sjp]

the sandwell schedule says trimed. but you have to dring them all ready done. from what I can remember they are cut

but you'll have to refer to your on shows schedule

[chickenanne]

Thanks all. Thr problem is the schedule jsut says "3 globe beetroot" and not if they should be trimmed, leaves twisted off, or what! I don't think it's judged to RHS rules strictly applied - it really is a local flower show in a smallish village.....

[Lesley]

Then I would have them prepared, washed and leave all the leaves on. Run inside when you arrive and see what the others have done - see if there's anyone to ask......then scurry back to your car and finish trimming them!

 

That's what we did - and although it was also just a village show they were very competitive .

[chickenanne]

I think that's what I'll end up doing. I don't think will get disqualified if it's wrong, but I would like to make them look as good as possible!

[Snowy]

Good luck! Let us know how you get on

[Guest]

They should be grateful you are exhibiting. In our village you get lots of encouragement for joining it - after all many of the exhibiters are pensioners so they do need younger blood!

 

Arrive with your beetroot picked and washed. Everyone will be dashing in and out of cars to get all their exhibits and there will be ample opportunity for you to look at some other exhibits before preparing yours. If you see a friendly face - ASK, most people are happy to help.

[chickenanne]

Well.... after 4 years of showing stuff, winning the odd certificate etc.... finally....

 

I GOT A CUP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

So, thanks all for your advice! The cup was for organic veg, so the beetroot must've swung it! I went for the trimming-leaves option.

 

Also got a first for apples and a third for lemon curd.

 

So, thankyou all!!!

[Lesley]

Well done!

[TheGirlsMum]

Sorry to hijack the thread ish..... but I was thinking of showing some of my quail eggs and was wondering what the form was? Do you show on paper plate or plain white china plates?

 

Thanks in anticipation.

[TheGirlsMum]

Woops meant to say well done.

[chickenanne]

I think a paper plate is more normal, but I've not been to a show where there have been egg categories, so wouldn't like to swear to it!

 

You should definitely give it a go, it's a lot of fun showing stuff. This is the first year I've got a cup but I've enjoyed showing every year. And it's always nice to be the "so glad to see younger people showing things" person, especially at my (not-so-young-at-all) age!

[TheGirlsMum]

Thanks for that