{"id":39,"date":"2015-03-25T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2023-03-10T17:26:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T17:26:57","slug":"summer-show-exhibition-classes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Summer Show Exhibition Classes"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION (Classes 1- 23)<\/strong><\/p>\n

VEGETABLE EXHIBITS (Classes 1 – 17)
\n1. 6 pods of Broad Beans
\n2. 6 Pods of Peas
\n3. 6 Pods of Runner or French Beans
\n4. 1 Cucumber, show with remnant of flower in place
\n5. 2 Courgettes, show with remnant of flower in place
\n6. 1 Stem of Lettuce, show as grown with root and all leaves in place
\n7. 3 Tomatoes, show with calyx in place
\n8. 5 Potatoes (Coloured or White), all of one named variety
\n9. 3 Carrots }
\n10. 3 Beetroot } These crops to be shown “as grown”
\n11. 4 Onions } with some foliage in place
\n12. 6 Shallots }
\n13. 4 Stalks of Rhubarb, show with heel and approx. 3″ of top foliage
\n14. Collection of Culinary Herbs (3 varieties, 1 stem of each)
\n15. Collection of Vegetables, one of each kind, minimum 3 kinds; maximum 6 kinds
\n16. 3 of one cultivar of any vegetable not mentioned above
\n17. An unusually-shaped vegetable.<\/p>\n

FRUIT EXHIBITS (Classes 18 – 23)
\n18. 6 Gooseberries
\n19. 12 Raspberries – shown with stalks attached
\n20. 6 Strawberries – shown with stalks attached
\n21. 6 Strings of Red Currants } show as complete racemes of
\n22. 6 Strings of Black Currants } berries as detached from the main stem
\n23. 6 fruits or 6 strings of small fruit of any one cultivar not mentioned above<\/p>\n

FLOWER AND SHRUB DIVISION (Classes 24- 36)<\/strong><\/p>\n

CUT FLOWER AND SHRUB EXHIBITS (Classes 24 – 31)
\nExhibit in a vase large enough for stems to be counted without removal from vase
\n24. 1 Single Rose displayed in a frame, as supplied
\n25. 1 Stem of multi-headed Rose in a vase \u2013 including leaves
\n26. 5 Stems of Pinks, mixed or same variety – do not disbud
\n27. 5 Stems of Annual Sweet Peas, mixed or same variety
\n28. Any Other Flower, 3 of one kind, excluding Hydrangea
\n29. 8 Fuchsia Heads displayed on a plate
\n30. 7 different stems of Perennials\/Biennials, in a vase
\n31. 1 Stem of Hydrangea<\/p>\n

POT PLANT EXHIBITS (Classes 32 – 36)<\/strong>
\n32. Pot Plant (Foliage), grown in a pot not exceeding 8″ } Exhibit in the pot
\n33. Pot Plant (Fuchsia), grown in a pot not exceeding 8″ } used to grow the
\n34. Pot Plant (Flowering), grown in a pot not exceeding 8″ } exhibit. Do not use
\n(excluding Pot Plant from Class 36 below) } a secondary pot
\n35. Collection of 3 Cacti and\/or Succulents
\n36. Pot Plant, using the free plug-plant provided by the Club, pot not exceeding 8\u201d<\/p>\n

DECORATIVE DIVISION (Classes 37- 40)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibits will be staged on a light blue base approx. 24 inches deep, and against a light
\nblue background, height 25 inches.
\nNatural Plant Material only to be used.<\/p>\n

LARGE EXHIBITS<\/p>\n

Class 37: \u201cFit for a King\u201d floral display. Max. width 18\u201d \/ Min. height 15\u201d<\/p>\n

Class 38: \u201cAn Informal Arrangement of Garden Flowers in a Vase\u201d. Max. diameter 15\u201d<\/p>\n

SMALL EXHIBITS<\/p>\n

Class 39: \u201cAn arrangement in a wine glass\u201d<\/p>\n

Class 40: \u201cA lady\u2019s buttonhole\u201d<\/p>\n

HOME PRODUCE DIVISION (Classes 41 – 50)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exhibitor\u2019s own recipes to be used – except in class 43, where the recipe will be provided.<\/p>\n

BAKING EXHIBITS
\nExhibits must be covered with cling film or similar protection, and affixed with a label
\nstating the date of baking.
\nPresentation on disposable paper plates is preferred (to minimise the risk of
\ncontaminating food items when handling at the after-Show auction).<\/p>\n

41. A loaf of bread, exhibitor\u2019s choice of flour, size and shape – made in a bread-maker
\n42. A loaf of bread, exhibitor\u2019s choice of flour, size and shape – hand made
\n43. A jam Swiss roll \u2013 no cream
\n44. A lemon drizzle cake – recipe on reverse of entry form
\n45. Six (6) ginger biscuits
\n46. Three (3) vegetable pasties \u2013 exhibitor\u2019s choice of filling<\/p>\n

PRESERVES EXHIBITS
\nSize of jar used is at the Exhibitor\u2019s discretion, but should be of sufficient size for the
\nJudges to properly consider the appearance of the Exhibit and to sample the contents.
\nAll jars must be labelled with a basic description (e.g. Orange & Grapefruit
\nMarmalade) and the date made.<\/p>\n

47. 1 Jar of lemon Curd
\n48. 1 Jar of Summer Fruit Jam, (single or mixed fruit)
\n49. 1 Jar Marmalade (any single or mixed citrus fruit)
\n50. 1 Jar of Chutney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE DIVISION (Classes 1- 23) VEGETABLE EXHIBITS (Classes 1 – 17) 1. 6 pods of Broad Beans 2. 6 Pods of Peas 3. 6 Pods of Runner or French Beans 4. 1 Cucumber, show with remnant of flower in place 5. 2 Courgettes, show with remnant of flower in place 6. 1 Stem […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470,"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blofieldgardeningclub.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}