The National Vegetable Society - NVS

REMINDER - The Welsh Branch Championships Show schedule & entry form is now available for you to view and download, see file below.

https://www.nvsuk.org.uk/events/copy-of-welsh-branch-championships-2024

ENTRIES CLOSE - August 26th

Welsh Branch Championships 2024 At Oswestry Showground Pavilion, Park Hall, Oswestry SY11 4AS

REMINDER - The Scottish Branch Championships Show schedule & entry form is now available for you to view and download, see file below.

ENTRIES CLOSE - August 24th

Scottish Branch Championships 2024 Duthie Park, Aberdeen. Show Schedule attached

REMINDER - The Irish Championships Show schedule & entry form is available for you to view and download, see file below.

https://www.nvsuk.org.uk/events/copy-of-nvs-irish-championships-2023

ENTRIES CLOSE - August 22nd

NVS Irish Championships 2024 MOATE SHOW SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE

Congratulations to our National Vegetable Society Lancashire District Association on their well deserved Gold Medal at Chorley Show. Council

Congratulations to our Welsh Branch on their excellent display of vegetables at The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society show.

We are excited to hold our National Championships at South of England Agricultural Society in September.

The Autumn Show & Horse Trials is returning for 2024!

Join us at the Showground from 9am - 5pm on the 21st & 22nd September for a fabulous day out for all the family plus canine companions 🍂🐴👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🐶

There's so much to see & do across the weekend with...
🐴 South of England Horse Trials
🌻 Flower, Vegetable & Fruit Competitions
🧵 Women's Institute Competitions
🍯 South of England Honey Show
🐶 Gundog Displays
🏆 The National Vegetable Society - NVS National Championships
🦅 Falconry
🐴 Horsemanship Displays
🦉 Bushcraft Workshops
🤎 Ferret Displays
🐎 Pony Club Mounted Games
🐑 Sheep Shearing
🚂 Steam Engines
🎣 Flycasting & Angling
🐰 Rabbit Display
🐣 Poultry Show
🐄 Animal Barn
👨‍🌾 Sussex Young Farmers Club Displays & Activities..included in your ticket price 🎫

Tickets:
£13.50 - Adults
£11.70 - Seniors/Students
(inclusive of a 10% advance discount until 13.9.24)
Under 16s go free (suggested donation of £2)
Members go free

Find out more and book at seas.org.uk/autumn-show

REMINDER - The Southern Branch Championships Show schedule ( combined with the New Forest & Hampshire County Show schedule ) & entry form is now available for you to view and download, see file below.

ENTRIES CLOSE - JULY 23rd

Southern Branch Championships 2024 @ The New Forest & Hampshire County Show Show Schedule & Entry form added for review/download

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Congratulations to our West Midlands DA winning a Gold award for their display at BBC Gardeners' World Live at the NEC Birmingham.

All major 2024 show schedules are now available on our website.

All major show schedules all now available Note; Scottish, Northern & Midlands members will each receive a copy in with their Summer SV Magazine and all NVS members will receive a copy of the National Show schedule in with their Summer SV magazine. ( Welsh Branch copies were sent out with the Spring edition)

Congratulations to the Midlands Branch of the NVS on receiving a silver award for their excellent display at RHS Malvern Spring Festival / Malvern Autumn Show.

Congratulations to the North Yorkshire and South Durham District association of the NVS Northern Branch on receiving a bronze award for their excellent display at Harrogate Flower Show.

One of our partners, D.T. Brown, have a great offer on at the moment, which is “Buy One Get One Free” on their potato range.
DT Brown have seen from feedback from some of their customers that their potato season has been somewhat affected by the weather. They have also been hearing from some of their local farmers, that they are 2-4 weeks behind in terms of getting spuds planted.
The good news is that there is still time to plant potatoes, but time is of the essence!! NVS Members can save up to £9.95 on a pack in this deal, so it’s one not too be missed (even if you’ve bought spuds for the season, why not give a new variety a go?).
Stocks are limited so get your order in as soon as possible, simply click on the link below to view their whole range. Orders must be placed by individuals online, and the discount will automatically apply at checkout.
https://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/collections/potatoes?utm_source=NVS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Potato_Offer&utm_content=BOGOF

Spring's the time for sowing, so why not take a look at the Kings Seeds wide ranging website and catalogue and NVS members benefit from a massive 20% discount. (members can just pick the code up from the NVS website), see below.

Our Spring edition of Simply Vegetables is on route to all our members, including a free packet of Romanesco (Navona F1) kindly sponsored by Medwyns of Anglesey, we hope you enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand today at CountryTastic at Malvern Three Counties Showground. We very much enjoyed our day.

Designed for kids to have fun whilst learning more about where their food comes from. Our team were on hand to give advise about growing veg, identifying plants and having fun planting up some veg with kids to take home and grow on.

Our winter zoom talk series are now complete for this season.
We started our programme of talks back in November and completed at the end of March. Sincere thanks to our speakers for volunteering their time and sharing their methods for growing including tips and hints for success. A big thank you also to our members who attended. We hope you enjoyed the talks and gained some tips to help you in your garden this year. We are very encouraged to see member attendance increasing year on year.

For any member who was unable to attend, the good news is we have now recorded all the talks and they are now available to view on our website library as a member only benefit.

We are looking forward to meeting everyone at CountryTastic at Malvern Three Counties Showground on March 28th.

Designed for kids to have fun whilst learning more about where their food comes from. Our team will be on hand to give advise about growing veg, identifying plants and having fun planting up some veg to take home and grow on.

https://www.countrytastic.co.uk

Tonight, we had another great zoom talk by our speaker Vanessa Jones.

It was fantastic to have such an insight into the Asian Hornet which is a serious problem for the UK. We all learned how to recognise this insect and raise awareness with the wider public and be able to assist the National Bee Unit to narrow its response to credible sightings. Thank you, Vanessa.

For any member who was unable to attend the recording has been added to our website library as a member only benefit.

https://www.nvsuk.org.uk/pages/vanessa-jones-a-closer-look-at-asian-hornets

National Show Schedule changes for 2024

Dear Members,
just to let you know in advance, to aid with planning for this year there some key items we wish to highlight to you in advance.

1) CLASS 1 – 6 veg collection
There is a change to the height constraint (with regards to H&S for exhibitors and judges alike).

CHANGE FROM
Backboard optional. Maximum 2.44m (8') headroom above staging level.

CHANGE TO
Backboard optional. Maximum backboard height 1.5m and top tie 2.1m above floor level.

2) CLASS 22 Beetroot, Long
Further to the Class Size reduction survey, the quantity of Long Beetroot will be reduced as an initial trial for this year.

CHANGE FROM QUANTITY 5
CHANGE TO QUANTITY 3

Please note, a summary report will be in your Summer SV Magazine regarding the survey feedback.

3) CLASS 26 Chair’s Challenge
As you may already know, is for two Romanesco ( Navona F1 seed provided in your Spring SV Magazine by courtesy of Medwyn’s of Anglesey).

4) CLASS 27 15 points and under
We just wish to confirm that the 15 point and under class which was introduced last year, is continuing .
A new Trophy, the “NVS Ireland Trophy” is kindly being donated from our Irish D.A (with the inaugural winner from 2023 having been engraved on it)

5) CLASS 28 Interbranch competition
There will be an Interbranch Competition this year.
Display of vegetables for effect in a trug (Trug will be supplied).
Will be judged for variety (25 points), condition/quality (25 points) and overall presentation/attractiveness (25 points)

Please contact your local branch committee if you wish to help out with either supply veg towards the trug or helping assemble your branch’s display.

The NVS National Championships will be hosted by the Southern Branch this year, held in Ardingly on Sat 21st & Sun 22nd September. A copy of the schedule will be provided to each member along with your quarterly Summer Simply Veg magazine.

Our next Zoom Talk is scheduled for Wednesday March 20th at 7.30 pm. This one is Vanessa Jones - A closer look at Asian Hornets.

Vanessa Jones is a keen organic grower of vegetables and fruit and a Master Beekeeper. She gardens organically and is interested in all aspects of horticulture and environment and is inspired by nature and landscape. The talk will cover the ever present threat and incursion of the Asian hornet (Vespa velutina aka the Yellow-legged Hornet) a non-native species that threatens our pollinators.

To secure you place please book your ticket via the link below by 7pm on March 19th

Zoom Talk - Vanessa Jones - A closer look at Asian Hornets A serious problem for the UK. Gardeners, if given the right information are in the ideal place to spot them!

Last night, we had another great zoom talk by our speaker Jason Ralph Smith.

It was fantastic to have such an insight into the AutoPot Watering Systems technology and learn about all the various systems available. The AutoPot technology is unique as it is the only irrigation technology in the world that is controlled by the plants and requires only gravity pressure from the reservoir to function. Thank you, Jason.

For any member who was unable to attend the recording has been added to our website library as a member only benefit.
https://www.nvsuk.org.uk/pages/jason-ralph-smith-autopot

Our next NVS Zoom Talk is scheduled for Tuesday March 5th at 7.30 pm. This one is by Jason Ralph Smith - Grow anything, anywhere, power-free, with no running water required.

To secure your place, please book your free ticket via the link below by 7pm on Monday March 4th.

Zoom Talk - Jason Ralph Smith - AutoPot Grow anything, anywhere, power-free, with no running water required

Tonight, we had another great zoom talk by our President, Medwyn Williams.

It was fantastic to have such an insight into his is lifetime of growing vegetables. We all learned how he and his family put on their magnificent award winning displays. Thank you, Medwyn.

For any member who was unable to attend the recording has been added to our website library as a member only benefit.

Medwyn Williams - Lifetime of growing vegetables

Our next Zoom Talk is scheduled for Wednesday February 21st at 7.30 pm. This one will be an evening with Medwyn Williams.

Medwyn Williams is one of the most recognised vegetable growers in the world. Famous for his breath-taking displays, particularly at the RHS Chelsea he is also a top grower within the NVS , being the only person to win the large collection 5 years in a row at the National Championships

So please join us for a trip through Medwyn`s lifetime of growing vegetables and find out just how he and his family put on their magnificent displays.

To secure your place, please follow the link to the event on the NVS website where you can register and book your free ticket before 7pm Tuesday 20th February.

Zoom Talk - An Evening With Medwyn Join us for an evening with Medwyn Williams

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Tonight, we had another great zoom talk by our speaker, Phil Burgess.

It was fantastic to see such top-quality vegetables grown in a small home garden. We all learned the importance of been organised, keeping notes in a diary and clever ideas to maximise the use of space available. Thank you, Phil.

For any member who was unable to attend the recording has been added to our website library as a member only benefit.

Phil Burgess - Growing Quality Veg in a Tiny Plot

Our next Zoom Talk is scheduled for Wednesday February 7th at 7.30 pm. This one will be by Phil Burgess, growing quality veg in a small home garden.

Phil's talk will demonstrate that it is possible to grow top exhibition quality vegetables in a tiny veg plot.

To secure your place, please follow the link to the event on the NVS Website where you can register and book your free ticket before 7pm Tuesday 6th February.

Zoom Talk - Phil Burgess Growing quality veg in a small home garden

Last night, we had another great zoom talk by our speaker, Malcolm Catlin. We all know so much more about how a major seed company is run and with insight into trials & breeding, selection, production / bulking up, the Unwins quality control intake procedure & production. Thank you, Malcolm.

For any member who was unable to attend the recording has been added to our website library as a member only benefit.

Zoom Talks A series of recordings from our winter zoom talks. Only available to Members