DIFFICULT growing conditions and slug infestations led to a lower-than-normal vegetable entry at Mickleton’s annual produce show.
However, the event, organised by Mickleton Gardening Club, for more than 40 years still attracted a healthy number of entries across the other classes including baking, preserves, liqueurs, indoor houseplants and flower arranging.
Show secretary Gillian Watson said: “We haven’t had as many entries simply because growing has been so difficult for everyone.”
Entrant Simon Froom, who had success across many of the growing categories, added: “It has been a difficult year, the slugs have been terrible. For me they have been very troublesome across the whole of the cabbage family and potatoes.”
The best in show award went to Jennifer Copland for her begonia which was grown from a cutting from fellow resident John Lonsdale.
Results:
Best small garden: Gillian Watson
Best large garden: Paul hunter
Judges’ choice: Joanna Tait
Biggest sunflower: Libby Thompson
Largest weight of potatoes: Simon Froom
Best in show: Jenny Copland
Potatoes: 1, David Shepperd; 2, Libby Thompson; 3, Simon Froom
Root vegetables: 1, Simon Froom; 2, Simon Froom; 3, Simon Froom
Leafy vegetables: 1, Felicity Arrowsmith; 2, Susan Ingall
Beans: Susan Ingall; 2, Libby Thompson
Onion, shallot and garlic: 1, Susan Ingall; 2, Libby Thompson
Other vegetables: 1, Simon Froom; 2, Susan Ingall; 3, Simon Froom
Tomatoes: 1, Simon Froom; 2, Felicity Arrowsmith; 3, Susan Ingall
Apples: 1, David Shepherd; 2, Paul Hunter
Fruit arrangement: 1, Susan Ingall
Garden flower arrangement: 1, Gillian Watson; 2, Gillian Watson; 3 Susan Ingall
Cornucopia: 1, Libby Watson
Most unusually shaped vegetable: 1, Simon Froom; 2, Libby Thompson; 3, David Shepherd
Indoor house plant: 1, Jennifer Copland; 2, Gillian Watson; 3, Felicity Arrowsmith
Compost: 1, Martin Ingall; 2, Simon Froom; 3, Libby Thompson
Arrangement of herbs: 1, Susan Ingall; 2, Gillian Watson
Decorated cake: 1, Gillian Watson; 2, Kathryn Fowler
Sponge cake: 1, Felicity Arrowsmith; 2, Gillian Watson; 3, Kathryn Fowler
Cheese scones: 1, Kathryn fowler; 2, David Shepherd; 3, Gillian Watson
Fruit scones: 1, Felicity Arrowsmith; 2, Kathryn Fowler; 3, Gillian Watson
Bread: 1, Simon Froom; 2, David shepherd; 3, Simon Froom
Jam and marmalade: 1, Martin Ingall; 2, Gillian Watson; 3, Paul Hunter
Chutney: 1, Gillian Watson; 2, Christine Hortas; 3, Gillian Watson
Liqueur, wine, ginger beer: 1, Christine Hortas; 2, Paul Hunter
