Showcase 2008 - Categories and rules

[Seahorse]

Categories:

Three blooms, any flower
One houseplant

Plate of ten berries
Three items of fruit
Three sticks rhubarb

Three onions
Three potatoes
Two cucumbers
Five carrots
Three beetroot
Three beans
Three courgettes
One squash
Five tomatoes
Three bulbs garlic
One brassica
One lettuce
Three chillis or peppers

All the above categories are for items of the same variety, no mixed entries

Any other item

Best funny veg (natural shape, costumed etc)
Heaviest pumpkin
Longest bean
Tallest sunflower

Rules:

Open to members of the grapevine
All entries to be grown by the exhibitor for at least two months prior to the show.
No more than one entry per class (except where stated)
Two or more people may not enter in the same class with produce from the same garden or allotment
Judges decision to be final
First entry posted is your final entry - no deleting and reposting
Closing date September 30th

[Seahorse]

Just to add that for a short time these categories and rules are not set in stone. If anyone truly feels we need additions or amendments, please speak up!

[NSB]

Could we have prettiest rose

[smallblueplanet]

Best aubergine?

Oh and I posted in the toms thread, 5 is a lot of toms? Maybe 3 of the same variety and/or 5 of a mix?

5 is a lot of carrots too, or is that just me? We're only growing for two people and to have to dig up 5 carrots (or more to get a good choice) means a lot of our crop?

Edit - I think some of the numbers are high for people to have picked in one go, they seem a bit arbitary too? I'd like to see smaller numbers to encourage more entrants. Afterall its just for fun?

[smallblueplanet]

Me again.

Why are the chillis and sweet peppers together? Can we have seperate categories please?

Sorry if I'm causing trouble and others don't agree with my views...speak up folks.

[smallblueplanet]

Are you going to move the 'Show 2008' to where the 2007 one is now so its easy for all to see?

[smallblueplanet]

Its me again!

I think (after viewing the 1st entry) that, as a special case, you should be allowed to post pictures of as many 'funny veg' as you've got - cos afterall you can't have too many piccies of rood veggies now can you?

[SarzWix]

Just a couple of queries.
Onions, should they be 'shown as grown' - with leaves etc, or 'dressed' - with tops tied down etc? Ditto garlic.
Beetroot, with or without leaves?

And could we have "Truss of Cherry Tomatoes" back too? I bought Millefleur seeds on purpose for that...

[Seahorse]

Some categories amended, others added.

Do folk have a preference for 'dressed' or 'as grown' for things like onions? I'm inclined to say either is fine, unless there's a definite feeling otherwise.

Anyone else want an aubs category? Or would 'any other' be a suitable place? If 5 or more people speak in favour, I'll add one!

[smallblueplanet]

...Anyone else want an aubs category? Or would 'any other' be a suitable place? If 5 or more people speak in favour, I'll add one!

If 5 speak?! You'll be lucky!

Yeah after reading the aub/pepper thread on vegging out, it seems lots are binning their aubs and even those with flowers aren't getting fruit.

So I guess I'll retract my request - we've eaten all our aubs anyway and who knows if any more will grow!

[SarzWix]

Do folk have a preference for 'dressed' or 'as grown' for things like onions? I'm inclined to say either is fine, unless there's a definite feeling otherwise.

"As grown" would prob be best for most folk - I know how "Dressed" is supposed to look, but not sure I could achieve it!

[kernowyon]

"As grown" would prob be best for most folk - I know how "Dressed" is supposed to look, but not sure I could achieve it!

I second that, dressed looks far too fiddly. my vote goes for as grown.

[Mrs Dobby]

I'd like the aubergbine category, as ours are growing away nicely now, after a slow start!!

Is it ok to post more than 1 piccy of your entry? I know we cant have multiple entries, but surely a couple or three piccies of the entry should be ok?

[shirlthegirl43]

Do I put my shallots in the onion class or the any other please?

[Seahorse]

I'd like the aubergbine category, as ours are growing away nicely now, after a slow start!!

Is it ok to post more than 1 piccy of your entry? I know we cant have multiple entries, but surely a couple or three piccies of the entry should be ok?

Yes, more than one pic of the same item(s) would be fine Mrs D.

Do I put my shallots in the onion class or the any other please?

I think probably in the 'other' category Shirley, then people wanting to enter both onions and shallots can do so.