CLWB GARDDIO RHYDLEWIS & DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB: AUTUMN PRODUCE SHOW SCHEDULE 2019

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Welcome to our Gardening Club Rhydlewis and District Gardening Club has been around since the time of Adam and Eve. In fact, it is believed that one of our members planted and tended the very apple tree that gave rise to the pair being expelled from the garden!!

Whether this urban myth is true or not, the club is here to encourage, improve and extend the members' knowledge of all branches of horticulture. It is open to everyone and new members are all always welcome to come along.

Our activities during the year include a varied programme of talks and social events, summer garden visits, a plant sale, social gatherings/bbq and an annual open show in August.

Friday 2 August 2019

AUTUMN PRODUCE SHOW SCHEDULE 2019

SHOW SCHEDULE 2019 RHYDLEWIS GARDENING CLUB

RHYDLEWIS AND DISTRICT GARDENING CLUB

AUTUMN PRODUCE SHOW

TUESDAY 27th AUGUST 2019

RHYDLEWIS VILLAGE HALL

(Please note new timings)

3.00pm – 5.00pm – Staging exhibits

7.00pm – Show opens for viewing and refreshments

7.45pm Prize Giving followed by Raffle

8.15pm - ‘Make an offer’ sale table of donated exhibits

8.45pm – Help to clear tables

For further information please contact the club secretaries

Nina and Jim 01239 851096; or show secretary Liz 01239 851851

Please see website for schedule copies and showing guidelines – http://rhydlewisgardeningclub.blogspot.co.uk/

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

4 Potatoes (White or Coloured)
3 Carrots – (any one variety)
3 Beetroot – (any one variety)
3 Courgettes – (any one variety) each not exceeding 15.2cm (6ins)
1 Marrow
1 Squash
1 Pumpkin
4 French Beans
4 Runner Beans
10.4 Pods of Peas
11.3 Cooking Onions
12.5 Shallots
13.4 Tomatoes
14.5 Cherry Tomatoes
15.1 Cucumber
16.Collection of Vegetables – 5 varieties (tomatoes can be included)
17.Oddly Shaped Vegetables
18.Longest Runner Bean
19.Collection of Culinary Herbs: Names to be listed
20.Parsley – 4 cut stems in a vase
21.3 Cooking Apples (any one variety)
22.3 Eating Apples - (any one variety)
23.3 Pears - (any one variety)
24.3 Rhubarb sticks – to include approx. 7.5 cm (3ins) of leaf
25.Any other Vegetable not listed in the schedule
26.Any other Fruit not listed in the schedule

FLOWERS

27.Vase of Dahlias – 3 heads of any one variety
28.Vase of Hydrangeas – 3 heads of any one variety
29.Vase of Roses – 3 stems of any one variety
30.Vase of Sweet Peas – 5 stems of any one variety
31.Vase of Cut Flowers – not more than 6 varieties
32.Tree or Shrub – 1 cut stem for autumn flower, fruit or foliage effect

FLORAL ART

33.A basket flower arrangement for Harvest Supper – not to exceed 24ins (60cm) overall
34.A seasonal arrangement incorporating a teapot. Size optional.

(Categories 33 & 34 can include non-plant accessories, fruit, vegetables and purchased plant items)

HOMECRAFT

35.A Cottage Loaf
36.4 Pork Sausage Rolls – (homemade short crust pastry)
37.1 Quiche – Maximum 12 inches
38.A Date & Walnut Cake
39.5 Chocolate Brownies
40.3 Brown Hens’ Eggs
41.3 White Hens’ Eggs
42.3 Ducks’ Eggs
43.Jar of Jam – Stone fruit
44.Jar of Jam – Soft fruit
45.Jar of Jelly
46.Jar of Chutney
47.Jar of Pickles
48.1 Bottle of Homemade Cordial

ART &CRAFT

49.A Hand Knitted item
50.An Upcycled Plastic Bottle
51.A Handmade Reusable Shopping Bag
52.A Piece of Origami
53.Any Handmade art or craft on the theme of ‘Sunflowers’ (Any medium)
54.“What a Pest!” - A photograph not exceeding 12 x 18 inches (30 x 46cms) – can be framed, mounted or unmounted

OPEN TO ALL EXHIBITORS

Entry Fees

Members of Rhydlewis Gardening Club & Children under 12 – Free

Non- Members of Rhydlewis Gardening Club – £1 flat fee regardless of how many entries

RULES

Entries in the flower, fruit and vegetable classes, unless otherwise stated should consist of one variety
All floral arrangements to consist of fresh or dried plant material unless otherwise stated
All exhibits must have been grown by the exhibitor (not applicable to the floral art)
For the purposes of the show, “vase” means any suitable container for displaying cut flowers and “pot” means any suitable containing in which a plant can grow
Rhydlewis Gardening Club cannot be responsible for anything left in the hall after the Show. If necessary, label vases and containers.
ANY OBJECTION TO AN EXHIBIT MUST BE MADE TO THE SHOW SECRETARY ON THE NIGHT OF THE SHOW
In the event of a dispute the committee reserves the right to inspect garden.

JUDGES

Rannveig Wallis – Vegetables, Fruit and Flowers

Elonwy James – Homecraft

Sonia Wells & Jan French – Art and Craft

AWARDS

Vegetable Challenge Cup - Awarded for the most points gained in the Vegetable and Fruit classes (1 - 26)
Floral Challenge Cup - Awarded for the most points gained in the Flowers and Floral Art classes (27 – 34)
D & G Williams Shield – Awarded for the most points gained in the Homecraft and Art & Craft classes (35 – 54)
Roses Shield – Overall winner of Class 29
J.T. Davies Memorial Shield – Best exhibit in Class 11
Best Exhibit – Vegetable and Fruit Classes (1 - 26)

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PAST WINNERS AT THE RHYDLEWIS GARDENING CLUB PRODUCE SHOW

2024 SPRING SHOW Winner of the most points in classes 1-17, AND Best exhibit in Classes 1-14 Jane Soltys Artisan Award for most points in Classes 18-31 was a draw between Jane Soltys and Sophie Heath The Pam Hufferdine Trophy 1st. Jim Milton 2019 -- The prize winners were; Vegetable Challenge Cup – Janette Sharman; Floral Challenge Cup – Janette Sharman and Sara Redman; Homecraft Shield – Sara O’Conner; Best Onions Shield – Carrie Davies Best Exhibit in Vegetables and Fruit – Janette Sharman. 2018 --The prize winners were; Vegetable Challenge Cup -Jannette Sharman; Floral Challenge Cup – Kevin Myerscough; Homecraft Shield – Cindy Ackerman and Sara Redman; Roses Shield – Sara Redman; Best Onions Shield – Carrie Davies, Best Exhibit in Vegetables and Fruit – Jannette Sharman. 2016 --- vegetable Challenge Cup - JANETTE SHARMAN floral cup - DILYS DAVIES Rose Shield - SARA REDMAN D&G Williams Shield - Most points in the Homecraft classes - VICKY WADE JT Memorial Shield - Best exhibit in class 10 - 3 cooking onions - CARRIE DAVIES 2015 -- Challenge Cup (most points gained in vegetable and fruit classes) Janette Sharman, Rhydlewis. Floral Prize (most points gained in the floral classes) Jenny Archibald, Newcastle Emlyn. Roses Shield for class 33 Marg Fogg, Tregroes. D & G Williams Shield (most points gained in homecraft section) Vicky Wade, Brongest. 2014 -- Vegetable and floral Challenge Cups,Janette Sharman Roses Shield and the D&G Williams Shield, Pam Evens and

RECIPIES

Have you got a recipe you use to take care of the gluts of veg, fruit, even flowers, in the garden? We already have ideas which range from chocolate beetroot cake, courgette tea loaf and broad been humus. If you have a recipe you'd like to share with the club, please type it out and hand to Liz Blackler or send as an attachment to liz_blackler@hotmail.com.

Liz is going to collate our recipe collection so that at every meeting (but especially during harvest time!) we can take home a new idea for enjoying our fruit and veg abundance.

RHYDLEWIS GARDENING TIPS

ROSES

Richard came from Farmyard Nurseries to give some secrets on growing roses in West Wales.

His top tip was; avoid tea and floribunda, which will ball up every time it rains and go for classifications that will survive; Rosa Rugosa, Bourbon and ramblers, rather than climbers.

SEEDS

Speaker Malcolm Berry gave a great talk on saving seeds in January 2014. His top tips for seed propagation are;

1/ Never try to save F1 seeds; the strain is too weak

2/ Start with easy veg seeds, like beans and peas, which you can leave on the vine until they're dry

3/Dry seeds in air (use muslin bags)

4/ Store in an airtight container with a silicone bag (or dried rice) to take away moisture

5/ Store in a cool dry dark environment (he recommends your fridge!)

7/ Do a 'control' test of ten seeds on damp kitchen roll to find your percentage germination

PESTS

New member Vicky has a great tip to help control slugs; using old plastic pots or jam jars, add sugar and a pinch of dried yeast to a slurp of orange juice or beer and sink the pot into the earth near your precious plants. The slugs happily make their slimy way towards the pub, and 'drop' in for a drink! Change daily, and works most effectively on rainy days and if recharged at dusk.

TOOLS

Jilly Hollins, of Waun LLan, recommends you always carry a pair of secateurs about your person, so that you never 'tear or break' when you spot a plant that needs a trim or a dead-head

PESTS

Mothballs, crumbled and complete covered by soil/bulb fibre, will keep mice away from your tulip bulbs.

TOOLS

Jilly also has a money-saving tip for flower-arrangers; search the charity shops for pretty vessels, such as teapots and ramekins. Then, if you want to offer your arrangement as a gift, you won't need to have the pot back

PESTS

Slugs hate ash, so if you light a fire, use the clearings around your precious plants to keep them off. We know they also hate coffee grounds, etc, but ash is often available in larger quantities!

FRUIT

Ash is also a renown source of potash, so most people use it under their fruit trees and soft fruit buses.

PESTS

Monty Don recommends a humane treatment for moles and their hills...Moles cause a huge amount of damage...but I like moles. I think that they are beautiful. I always hate it when the cats catch them...because they seem such harmless, special animals - in the same catagory as otters, badgers or field mice. Monty says the molehills make good potting compost - we've already discovered that trick - and that although the desecration might feel vast it is usually only one mole in spring at mating time as they are otherwise solitary animals...I refuse to trap them...I think the only solution is to live and let tunnel...(he says inThe Complete Gardiner...Moles cause a huge amount of damage...but I like moles. I think that they are beautiful. I always hate it when the cats catch them...because they seem such harmless, special animals - in the same catagory as otters, badgers or field mice. Monty says the molehills make good potting compost - we've already discovered that trick - and that although the desecration might feel vast it is usually only one mole in spring at mating time as they are otherwise solitary animals...I refuse to trap them...I think the only solution is to live and let tunnel...he says inThe Complete Gardiner...Moles cause a huge amount of damage...but I like moles. I think that they are beautiful. I always hate it when the cats catch them...because they seem such harmless, special animals - in the same catagory as otters, badgers or field mice. Monty says the molehills make good potting compost - we've already discovered that trick - and that although the desecration might feel vast it is usually only one mole in spring at mating time as they are otherwise solitary animals...I refuse to trap them...I think the only solution is to live and let tunnel...(The Complete Gardener)

MEMBER'S POSTS

Grass-free lawn opens in London park

A floral, scented lawn, planted in a west London park provides a better habitat for pollinating insects than traditional grass, according to researchers.

The grass-free lawn, which is believed to be the first in a public park, was the brainchild of PhD researcher Lionel Smith from the University of Reading and was commissioned for the park by Kensington and Chelsea council.

Mr Smith told BBC News how he devised the lawn and explains that its plants, which include daisies red-flowering clover, thyme, chamomile, pennyroyal and Corsican mint, create a "pollinator-friendly patchwork" - with 25% more insect life than that found in "traditionally managed grass lawns".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22846419

Grass Free Lawns Revisited

Richard and Susan Edmunds are creating a small grass free lawn at their house Tir-y-c-coed in Pontgarreg. If you're intrigued, go the the grass free lawns website below.

Richard has been on the lookout for suitable plants to mow at approx 3" height and traveled down to...

Moorland Cottage Plants.

We are a small hardy plant nursery and garden located in the upland region of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, positioned at 700 feet above sea level on the wild, northern slopes of the Preseli mountains, an area famous for its Neolithic monuments and remains of iron/bronze age settlements. The nursery and garden both offer magnificent views over the vast open hillsides, moorland and the acid bog below.

The nursery and garden have featured in the national gardening press and have received coverage on both national and local television.

Address: Moorland Cottage Plants, Rhyd y Groes, Brynberian, Crymych, Pembrokeshire, SA41 3TT Telephone: 01239 891363

Contact: Jennifer Matthews

10.30-5.30 daily except WednesdaysPlant Nursery Opening Times

March 1^st to September 30^th

10.30-4.30 daily except WednesdaysGarden Opening Times

Mid May to September 30^th

http://www.grassfreelawns.co.uk/links.html

Garden to Visit

Local Garden Centres and Nurseries

Farmyard Nurseries, Llandysul - 01559 363 389 - email: richard@farmyard nurseries.co.uk
Farmyard Nurseries specialise in a wide range of unusual plants especially hellebores, herbaceous and perennial plants, shrubs, trees and alpines

Trefhedyn Garden Centre - Newcastle Emlyn -
Wide range of plants, shrubs and trees, pots and garden containers, gardening equipment. When you go there tell Roger to get his website up and running so we can link to it!!

Penrallt Garden Centre and Nurseries - Moylegrove Cardigan - 01239 881 295
Set in 70 acres of farmland, woodland and coastal walks, the 3-acre nursery site has a vast area of glasshouses and tunnels - providing the ideal conditions for the enormous range of home-grown plants.

Gwynfor Growers - Pontgarreg nr Llangrannog - 01239 654 151
The nursery has a good range of herbaceous perennials, scented shrubs, climbers, and herbs. Many are unusual or rare. Plants for exposed sites, damp and shady places, and dry and sunny coastal gardens.

Penlan Perennials Nursery - Llandysul - 01239 711 102
Penlan Perennials is a specialist peat free nursery, propagating and growing over 750 choice plants for the eco-conscious gardener.

Saflora Plants, Lampeter - 01570 422 924 - email: nursery@safloraplants.com
Mail order nursery specialising in plants and seeds from South Africa and Australia, in particular the protea and amaryllis plant families - Not open to the public - shop online.

Dyffryn Gwyddno Nursery, Narberth, Pembrokeshire - 01834 861684
Produces and sells its own Pembrokeshire bamboos and a range of other unusual plants - hardy and exotic.

Carmarthen Tree Nursery, Carmarthenshire - 01267 275 254
Quality cell-grown seedlings, grown in West Wales using British seed - specialises in local provenance seedlings.

Local Garden Clubs and Societies

Hardy Plant Society Email: hpswestwales@zoomshare.com
Programme and News. All talks at Trinity Church Community Hall, Church Street, Newcastle Emlyn.
Pentrecwrt & District Garden & Countryside Club, Llandysul - 01559 362 975 Email: mail@rogerwgadams.idps.co.uk
Pentrecwrt & District Garden and Countryside Club has 40 members and meets in the village hall each month on the third Tuesday at 7.30PM.

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