Horticulture
Entries: By post to Mr Hugh Williams, Ger-y-Nant, Glyndwr Crescent, Guilsfield, Welshpool, Powys SY21 9QA or can be left at Harding’s Londis or Costcutter Guilsfield by Monday 5th August.
Judges: Mr and Mrs Powell
All staging to be complete by 10.15am prompt for judging at 10.30am
Exhibits to be removed between 5.00pm and 5.30pm.
Entries for Open Classes CANNOT be accepted on the day.
Entries for Children’s Classes WILL be accepted on the day.
No one employing a full time gardener may compete in any class
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CHILDREN’S HORTICULTURE CLASSES
Entry Fee Nil Prizes 1st £1.50, 2nd £1, 3rd 50p
Under 7 yrs:
Class 1. Cress or Beansprouts grown in a yoghurt pot
Under 12 yrs:
Class 2: Three summer vegetables suitable for a salad
Class 3: A collection of four own grown vegetables
Class 4: A vegetable monster
12-16 yrs:
Class 5: A herb grown in a pot
Class 6: Three summer vegetables suitable for a salad
Family Competitions
Class 7: Potatoes grown in a bucket. Any growing medium but potatoes and bucket must be purchased from Hardings Londis , Groes to make sure size of bucket and variety of potatoes are the same. Potatoes to be brought, still growing and carefully labelled with entrant’s name, to the show where they will be tipped out and weighed - heaviest weight
wins! Entrants get their potatoes and the bucket back!!
Class 8: Any four types of vegetables. One or more examples of each type. Vegetables judged on health and vigour. Cup is for newcomers only, entrants of any age welcome. “The Little Cup” presented by Mrs June Little to the best entry in class 8.
Present Holder - Jenson Kendall
OPEN HORTICULTURE CLASSES
Entry Fee 25p per entry Prizes: 1st £3, 2nd £2, 3rd £1
Class 9: 5 White Potatoes
Class 10: 5 Coloured Potatoes
Class 11: 4 Onions grown from sets
Class 12: 4 Onions grown from seeds
Class 13: 9 Shallots
Class 14: 9 pods of Peas
Class 15: Collection of Herbs in a small container
Class 16: 6 Runner Beans
Class 17: 3 Courgettes not to exceed 6ins
Class 18: 6 Broad Beans
Class 19: 3 Carrots – long
Class 20: 3 Carrots – short
Class 21: 3 Parsnips
Class 22: 3 Beetroots - rounds
(Classes 19, 20, 21, 22 – Tops trimmed to no longer than 4 ins in length)
Class 23: 2 Cucumbers (indoor)
Class 24: 2 Lettuces with roots left on
Class 25: 1 Cabbage with roots left on
Class 26: 5 Cooking Apples
Class 27: 5 Dessert Apples
Class 28: 2 Leeks
Class 29: 1 truss of Cherry Tomatoes
Class 30: 5 Tomatoes
Class 31: 5 Chilli or Sweet Peppers (any variety)
Class 32: Heaviest Vegetable Marrow
Class 33: Collection of any four varieties of soft fruit
Class 34: Basket of Mixed Garden Produce
Class 35: Three Rhubarb stems
Class 36: A Collection of 4 Vegetables to consist of not less than 4 specimens of
each and 2 distinct kinds of Flowers (confined to exhibitors residing within a 2 - mile radius of Guilsfield Church)
Perpetual Challenge Bowl presented by R.J.H.Cooke for the winner of Class 36
Present Holder: Matthew Kneale
Perpetual Challenge Cup presented by Mr M Watson-Smyth for the competitor gaining the most points in the Horticulture (Fruit & Vegetables) Section
Present Holder: Tom Rowlands
1st Prize 3 points 2nd Prize 2 points 3rd Prize 1 point
There is no limit to the number of entries in any Class.
All awards count towards the Cup
