With only just over a week to go until Largs Flower Show now’s the time to get your plants preened and ready.
You don’t have to be experienced to exhibit, check out our schedule either on line at www.largshorticultural.org.uk or pick one up from the Library and bring your exhibits along on Friday 18 August between 2.30pm and 6.15pm and we’ll help you to enter them into the show. Perhaps you have a great cabbage, leeks or potatoes. Maybe you have a carrot with “2 legs” or a tomato that looks like a duck – don’t worry we have a class for them too. How’s your tomatoes or cucumber? Perhaps you have some roses or dahlias or maybe a pot plant or hanging basket looking good? Do you bake, knit, take photographs or paint? What about a photograph “A Largs Scene”?There is something for everyone to exhibit from growing to making, designing and children's’classes. Keep the kids occupied til they go back to school making perfume from petals and water, or a miniature garden, a photograph, a toy or even a Viking Village.
This is the time to show how much talent there is out there in our local community and it’s all under the one roof for visitors to see.
If you would like any further information please contact our Secretary on 01475 689423. Remember to check our schedule for all our classes and make sure you have the right size of pot or photograph etc. Check the Helpful Hints from our Show Manager - if you need any help let us know.
Helpful Hints for showing vegetables for beginners: Points will be awarded for freshness, uniformity and condition.
Onions: Lift approximately one week before the show. Trim off roots and remove any split skins. Select three of uniform shape and size. Wash clean with a sponge and trim shaws to approximately one inch. Carefully dry and sprinkle with unscented talcum powder to dry any moisture. Keep in a cool airy position. To stage remove all the talcum powder, tie tops tightly with raffia and place in small rings, two to the rear and one in front.
Potatoes: Clean in water immediately after lifting. Select five tubers of approximately 6oz (170gms) and uniform in shape and size. Take care not to damage skins when cleaning. Wrap each tuber in white kitchen paper towels to exclude all light. To stage them, remove from towels and place on a paper plate.
Turnips and Carrots: Trim shaws to approximately three inches from top. Leave roots intact. Wash thoroughly and wrap individually in white paper towels. To stage, remove from paper towels and place on show table.
Leeks: Water thoroughly before lifting with garden fork. Wash carefully and make sure roots are clean. Do not trim roots or foliage. Stage on show table