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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:10:39 GMT
I am back home now after a few days in Wales so back to "normal" tomorrow . We are only at home for a week though and then we are going to Malta for a week.After that we are at home for a week then going to Wales again for a few days
I will show you some more pictures of last Saturdays show now
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:16:23 GMT
I am back home now after a few days in Wales so back to "normal" tomorrow . We are only at home for a week though and then we are going to Malta for a week.After that we are at home for a week then going to Wales again for a few days
I will show you some more pictures of last Saturdays show now
Three vases of mixed flowers.There was only me in these classes.The farthest one was just annuals, the middle one perennials and the nearest one a vase for effect
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:18:08 GMT
The picture doesn't seem to have come on so I will try again
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:20:35 GMT
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:24:03 GMT
 All these plants are mine. A class for flowering plants then one for fuchsias |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:29:39 GMT
 My entry in the small cactus dahlias.One Oakwood Goldcrest and two Ruskin Andrea .Only got third. The L'Ancresse in the next class are also mine but didn't win anything with those |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:34:24 GMT
 Class for 3 intermediate chrysanths. Second with Millennium (the yellow ones) |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:40:06 GMT
 This is a class for a vase of 4 chrysanths ,4 varieties. Put 3 entries in but I was the only one |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:44:05 GMT
What I have said at the bottom of the last picture isn't quite correct. There are two classes .One is for"4 chrysanths,4 varieties" and the other is for "4 varieties,4 distinct colours"I put two entries in one class and one in the other
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 26, 2013 21:47:30 GMT
 Vase of spray chrysanths for effect. Third prize.This is the last picture |
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Post by SueA on Sept 27, 2013 16:16:54 GMT
Beautiful entries Derek!  |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 27, 2013 21:47:30 GMT
Thanks, Sue
I have been at Blackleach all day today ,just sitting behind my desk most of the time so I have been studying seed catalogues.I have made my orders out for Suttons, Fothergills and Shelleys . I get more things from Dobies because I send a bulk order in from our allotments and we get a good discount. I have been making their order out as well.Last year they had flowers and veg in seperate catalogues but they are all in one catalogue this year which I am pleased about. However, I noticed that there are not as many plug plants and no veg plants at all and no corms such as begonias and gloxinias which I always get from them.I get plug plants of cucumbers and peppers for school . So I phoned them and was told that these things will be in a seperate catalogue but it won't be out till January so I will have to order these things seperate which isn't as convenient.
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Post by Cherry on Sept 28, 2013 5:35:16 GMT
Congratulations are still in order, even though there were few entries, because they still look good and there is a lot of work involved.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 28, 2013 20:03:00 GMT
Thanks, Cherry
I haven't had much time today. I just went on the allotment for a bit this afternoon mainly because Rosemary wanted some veg. Picked the first sprouts ans some lettuce ,radish and tomatoes.The radish were getting a bit too big so I sowed some more.
Had a bit of time this evening and I cut down most of the chrysanths that had finished.I have no white geraniums but my friend,Alan ,accross the road has some and he let me take some cuttings from them.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 29, 2013 21:13:18 GMT
Had the afternoon on the allotment. I told you the week before last that the structure of canes on which the climbing French beans were growing had been blown over by the wind.I had nothing to prop it up with so it has been lying on the ground ever since.I got 4 ,8 foot canes from the hut yesterday . I thought I would try fixing one to each corner ,putting them diagonally into the ground.It wasn't very successful though and was more difficult than I had thought. It is off the ground now but still leaning badly.It is a shame because there are plenty of beans on .
Spent the rest of the time weeding the brassica bed which is very bad.
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