Allotment competitions

[Andy Hamilton]

Anyoen ever won a competition on their allotment? We are thinking of entering for best newcommer on ours this year. Should be a bit of fun.

[multiveg]

I remember persuading my father to take part in the local allotment show 20 years ago. Think he won for dahlias and I won for potted flowering plant (a cactus probably Mammillaria spinossima or something like that). We grew pumpkins for it, but came no where near the biggest. After the show, a lot of the produce was sold - 10p for a marrow! We bought one and it didn't fit in the oven. I wanted to grow something the following year for the ugliest vegetable category!
On another allotment messageboard, we had an allotment competition - well, pictures of our lovely produce. Everything looked amazing!

[alicej]

My allotment site is very small and has lots of organic/make-it-up-as-you-go-along types, so I'm thinking of arranging a competition next year with categories like "Longest Whole Piece of Bindweed", "Fattest Dandelion Root", "Strangest object Found in the Soil" and "Worst Injury Sustained in a Horticultural Context".

Anyone want to enter online?

Alice

[greenbean]

That's funny Alice, I could certainly win a gold medal myself for worlds most dissapointing carrot, I pulled up the b*gger this evening, the top of the carot was heaving itself out of the soil, I pulled and got a 3 inch carrot with multiple offshoots. I'll try the other carrots soon.

[Peatie]

Anyoen ever won a competition on their allotment? We are thinking of entering for best newcommer on ours this year. Should be a bit of fun.

It was meant to be a courgette, but we went off on holiday

and a 3rd for my Barlotto French Beans

(My first year and so I think it was a bit of encouragement, and there weren't all that many entries )

[the.fee.fairy]

i wish i'd taken pics of my curly peas now...they were supposed to be straight...

Alice i think your idea is fantastic!!