Info wanted about veggie shows

[ina]

Several times I saw on British t.v. (yes, we get BBC 1 and 2 here) where they were holding shows of veggies grown at allotments.
People were actually polishing their veggies and aranging them very carefully. There seem to be strickt rules about how many of each type you have to exhibit and how.

I may suggest to our lottie complex committee that we hold a Britisch style show with all the trimmings but I don't know anything about the rules.

Does anybody know the rules and judging criteria for veggie shows or where I might be able to get them?
Thanks.

[ina]

[Mrs Ava]

Hye Ina, Ava found this website -http://www.ghsgc.org.uk/ . Scroll down to show rules and you get the following:

Show Rules

1. Details of closing times for entries and times of staging are shown on each show schedule.

2. No entry fee is payable by members exhibiting at shows. The fee for non-members in the open classes is 20p for each entry. There is no entry fee for any children's class.

3. All exhibits for prizes must have been grown by the exhibitor for three months, unless grown from seed in less time. Any exhibitor breaking this rule will forfeit all claims to prizes. The rule does not apply to flowers used in flower arrangement classes.

4. No one shall enter more than one exhibit in any one class, except in the wine classes and "Any Other Vegetable" classes. There shall be no limit to the prizes any competitor may win.

5. Members of the same family living in the same household are eligible to exhibit in the same class.

6. Numbers of exhibits required in collections and groups are as follows :

Vegetables

Vegetable A B Vegetable A B
Aubergines 3 18 Leeks 3 20
Beans, Broad 10 15 Lettuces 1 15

Beans, French 10 15 Marrows 2 15
Beans, Runner 10 18 Onions 5 20
Beetroot 3 15 Onions under 8oz 5 15
Brussel Sprouts 10 15 Onions, Green Salad 5 10
Cabbage & Savoys 2 15 Parsnips 3 20
Capsicums 5 15 Peas 10 20
Carrots 5 20 Potatoes 5 20
Cauliflowers 2 20 Radishes 10 10
Heading Broccoli 2 20 Rhubarb 5 15
Celery 2 20 Shallots 15 18
Courgettes 5 10 Sweet Corn 2 15
Cucumbers 2 18 Tomatoes 5 20

Fruit

Fruit A B Fruit A B
Apples, Cooking 3 18 Melons 3 20
Apples, Dessert 10 15 Pears 1 15

Blackberries 10 15 Plums 2 15
Currants 10 18 Quinces 5 20
Gooseberries 3 15 Raspberries 5 15
Grapes (bunches) 10 15 Strawberries 5 10


Column A shows the number of exhibits required in a collection.

Column B shows the maximum points for each exhibit.

a) In "Any Other Vegetable" classes the number required is shown in A. More than one exhibit can be shown in these classes.

b) A 'Salad Vegetable' is defines as a vegetable used in either a raw or cooked state and served as a cold dish

7. Entries in the flower arrangment classes may be arranged at any place. For flower arrangement rules click here .

8. All exhibits shoule be named as far as possible.

9.Exhibitors must comply with the regulations for the staging of a Show. Interference with another exhibitor's materials will be penalised by disqualification from all entries.

10. The society will provide vases for exhibits. Exhibitors using the Society's vases will at the close of the Show, be responsible for returning these to the members of the committee.

11. The decision of the judges shall be final, and they may withhold or modify any prize.

12. The committee may, on the recommendation of the judges, award extra prizes in any class.

13. Any member or exhibitor desiring to lodge a protest must hand the same to the Secretary in writing within one hour of the show being opened to the public. No protests will be accepted without a deposit of 50p, which sum will be forfeited at the discretion of the committee unless the protest is substantiated. The decision of the committee shall be final and conclusive.

14. The society will not hold itself responsible for any loss oir damage to echibits.

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Flower Arrangement Rules
1. Arrangements may be assembled either at the show or elsewhere but must be the work of the exhibitor only.

2. All arrangements must be of fresh plant materials unless otherwise stated in the schedule and cut ends must be in water-retaining material. Dries, artificial or artificially coloured material may not be used unless otherwise stated in the schedule

3. Unless otherwise stated, arrangements will stand in alcoves measuring 2 feet high  x 2 feet wide and approx 2 feet deep. WHere arrangements are to stand on open tabling, dimensions will be given in the schedule for width and depth. Height is unrestricted.

4. Drapes and accessories may be used unless otherwise stated.

5. Miniature arrangements should not measure more than 4 inches overall and Petite arrangemenTs should be between 4 and 9 inches overall.

6. The judges' decision shall be final at all shows and they may withhold or modify any prize. Additional prizes may be awarded on the judges' recommendations.

7. These rules do not apply to children's flower arrangements. These can be any size and will be staged on open tabling.


Hope this is of some help.  ;D

[Multiveg]

Maybe this is a silly idea, but how about an A4A veggie show - well, if we set a date/weekend, we could take a picture (digital would be easier) of our entrants and post them up in msn group....

[ina]

Thank you so much Emma Jane, I printed it out and have a deep think about it before suggesting a show to the committee.

I like your idea Multiveg. What do you mean with posting them in msn group? Not here?

Ps EJ, I couldn't get onto the site you sent, pitty.

[Multiveg]

Thinking that it would be easier to upload the pictures to the msn group that was started earlier, but I suppose we could have a thread here and link (display) the images here.

[ina]

Doesn't matter, I just don't know anything about the msn group that's all.

[tim]

If you are bright enough to follow all those rules, you deserve to win a prize!! = Tim

[ina]

Well, as we are amateures, we may adjust the rules a bit hahaha. At least I got an idea.

[gavin]

Hi Ina - another couple of links on British vegetable shows (a VERY wierd cult, I suspect - the worship of the most enormous leeks and the 5 foot carrot :) ).

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/
http://www.llanor.fsnet.co.uk/ - try seraching for showing, show, judging to get an idea of the emotions aroused; gardeners' savagery to slugs is NOTHING compared to the competition and emotion of the annual vegetable show! :)

Have fun!  Gavin

[ina]

Thanks Gavin.
I wonder if the competition level will get very high here but one never knows. If we had a show this year, I just know that my lottie neighbor would win the cauliflower competition. I've never seen such big, perfect heads in my life.
This same neighbor had commented on us winning best, mixed garden last year and the words on the certificate said something about the sweet smell of flowers greeting you in our lottie, he said to me "No wonder I didn't win, your lottie smells like flowers while mine smells like horse s hit.