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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 13, 2014 21:37:22 GMT
 This is a class for three flowering plants. Mine are three blue streptocarpus "Bethan" on the left and came first. This is the last picture |
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Post by Tel on Sept 14, 2014 18:53:31 GMT
Well done on your show results Derek.  |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 14, 2014 20:53:10 GMT
Thanks,Tel
I have only had a bit of time this evening for gardening jobs. Just had time to mow the lawns and pot 20odd winter cabbages and broccoli from 3 inch pot to 5 inch.
Martyn , my son, has given me some money for my birthday so I am going to use it to order some more roses.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 15, 2014 21:42:21 GMT
Been at Blackleach today . I decided to take the compost from my potato bags and put it on the nursery beds where I sow wild flowers. These beds were getting a bit low and could do with building up. Billy has been weeding them so perhaps he has removed too much soil with the weeds. I will probably take more old compost next time I go.
This evening I have been to the mini show of Salford and Bolton fuchsia society. I think I told you at the time that at the A.G.M.in April we were all given two small cuttings ,one a single and one a double to grow on and bring them back to this show. One of mine, the single , called Charlotte soon lost all its leaves and looked as if it was dying . Now there is just one shoot about 4 inches tall growing. The other plant, a double called Clive Potter, did grow and has made a decent plant but has no flowers on so I didn't take either plant. Nevertheless there were some very good plants there. There is no judge ,the winners being decided by voting. We had pastie and peas after.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 16, 2014 21:16:46 GMT
A full days gardening except for shopping this afternoon till about 3.00. I have been to church and put more roundup on weeds on the paths and right round the edge of the car park . Fed the tomatoes at school and on the allotment. While at school I removed a lot of dead leaves from the plants. At home I have cut down the chrysanths that had finished. On the allotment I have done more disbudding and tying up of the dahlias and done some more weeding/
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 17, 2014 22:11:28 GMT
Rosemary needed the car this morning but I walked down to the allotment. It's alright doing this while the weather is settled as it is now and no rain forecast. It only takes about 5 minutes to walk down. I can't carry all my tools of course but this morning I only wanted to do some hand weeding so I only needed my hand fork and my flask of coffee of course.
This afternoon she wanted the car till about 3.00 but I didn't walk down because I wanted to go in the car later to start collecting the veg for Saturdays show at Edenfield. As with the last two weeks I have not much time on the Thursday which is why I wanted to start on the Wednesday. Tomorrow morning I have got the health walk and choir practice at night and she needs the car part of the afternoon. While I was waiting for her to come home today I did some weeding on the chrysanths beds. I then went to the allotment for the veg. The dwarf French beans and runner beans are both past their best and going to seed so I can't show those. The climbing French beans (Rob Roy ) are doing very well so I will show some of these. Also got some courgettes , rhubarb, beetroot , marrows and turnips.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 18, 2014 21:41:11 GMT
Just this afternoon for doing any gardening jobs. I went to school and the allotment for tomatoes for Edenfield show and sorted out which I needed when I got home. Took the parsnips out of the tubes made from builders damp proof to see if any were fit for showing. Some of them had forked but I picked three out of the rest for the show.
The seed catalogues for 2015 have started to arrive. Suttons, Robinsons and Fothergills have arrived in the last few days. I have some vouchures to spend from Robinsons and Suttons so I made the orders out. I had a £9 vouchure from Robinsons that I won for the most points in veg at our show and £11 from Fothergills for Top Vase entries at our show and Whitefield.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 19, 2014 21:15:23 GMT
Been cutting flowers for Edenfield show most of the day from the allotment and my own garden and sorted them out . They are all in the car ready for an early start in the morning.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 20, 2014 21:29:11 GMT
There were a lot of entries at Edenfield show particularly in the veg and dahlias so I didn't think I would do very well. There were three good dahlia growers and I was up against Tony Bracegirdle in the roses. Anyway I did better than I thought. I got 19 firsts, 17 seconds and 13 thirds. Only got 2 firsts in veg, one with a butternut squash and the other with turnips. The same small onions that had won firsts at the last three shows won nothing today. Got three firsts in dahlias. There were 5 entries in the giant decs and I got first, second and third. Also won first with Taratahi Ruby and a vase for effect . There were 6 entries in this class. Most of the other firsts were in the general flower classes. Haven't time to show you any pictures now but hope to do so tomorrow
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:25:08 GMT
Been on the allotment this afternoon. Finished weeding the bed I was doing last week. The gladioli have all finished so I removed the canes and dug up the plants. I give the corms to somebody else on the allotments because I prefer to buy fresh each year. This is the next bed that needs weeding. It will be easier now I have removed the plants but it will have to wait another week because I am at Blackleach all day tomorrow then on Tuesday we are going to Wales for the rest of the week.
I am now going to tell you a bit more about the show yesterday and show you a few pictures. I won 4 trophies 1)most points in gladioli 2)there were 3 classes for mixed garden flowers ,one for perennials, one for annuals and one for a vase for effect ,and a trophy for most points in these classes and I won all three.3)most points in general flowers and 4) most points in all the flower classes. There were 3 classes for gladioli,3 spikes, two spikes and one spike. There was only me in the first two I've mentioned and in the class for one spike I put two in and there was one more which got third. This is the only spike besides mine that has been in the gladioli classes in the shows where I have been showing all season.
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:30:08 GMT
 Giant dec class. At this show second prize cards are yellow and the third green. First and third with Alf Ramsey and second with Bryn Terfel |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:38:27 GMT
 Vase of dahlias for effect First out of 6 entries |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:40:23 GMT
 First with Taratahi Ruby |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:42:18 GMT
 Gladioli classes |
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Post by derekbrooks on Sept 21, 2014 20:46:45 GMT
 First and second with sweet peas. First with Vera Lynn on the left and second with a mixed vase of Gwendoline and Sir Cliff. Rosemary is in the background. Pity she is not smiling. |
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