A great day was had by all at the Sandringham Flower Show, the weather was warm and dry and lots of people stopped by the stall to say Hello, ask for veg growing advice and to buy plants.
Market stall
The market stall looked good. I’ve started selling brassicas in larger plugs so that they are more developed at the point of sale – this seems to have increased their appeal and the Purple Sprouting Broccoli sold out early on in the day.
Customers
There were visitors to the show from all over the country (including my Auntie Anne, up from Southend, a nice surprise) but the question of why tomato plants have been shedding their leaves early seemed to be common to all areas. Answer: probably stress from the dry weather – you should get a bumper crop of toms though!.
Kohl Rabi giveaway
We gave away free Kohl Rabi seeds (with a biodegradable pot, some organic compost and a Kohl Rabi information sheet) which were very popular.
Rhubarb chard
Lots of people stopped to look at the potted Rhubarb chard, convinced by the vivid ruby stems that it was rhubarb.
The Royal view from the stall
If you look really hard you can just see Prince Charles being driven past the stall on his way to view the show gardens and Royal marquee.
My favourite show garden this year was by Thistlefield Plants. Look closely and you can see some Endive and Lettuce plants from The Garden Farmer stall that have been tucked into the front of the building. I should point out that I had no involvement in creating the garden – they just bought some salad plants from me! However, I’m always interested to know what happens to plants after I’ve sold them.
Thistlefield's Show Garden
For more pictures of the Gold Medal winning Thistlefield show garden have a look at their website by clicking here.
Thanks to Carol who helped me all day on the stall and my mum Sue who also came along to help.
