19 September 2011 - Those trophy pictures in full

Quinquennial review

Those of you with long memories will realise that this year's annual show was our fifth.

The Working Party on Key Performance Metrics (Annual Show) has conducted an analysis of the entries and results over the five-year period.

2007

• one entry
• one 2nd Prize
• 30p profit
  

2008

• four entries
• one 2nd Prize, two 3rd Prizes
• 30p loss
  

2009

• seven entries
• two 1st Prizes, one 2nd Prize, two 3rd Prizes
• 110p profit
  

2010

• seven entries
• two 2nd Prizes, one 3rd Prize
• 40p loss
  

2011

• five entries
• two 1st Prizes, including MacMillan Trophy, one Highly Commended
  
• 100p profit
  

Cumulative

• 24 entries
• four 1st Prizes, including one MacMillan Trophy, five 2nd Prizes, five 3rd Prizes, one Highly Commended
  
• 170p profit (although it should be stressed that we're not in it for the money)

Categories

• potatoes: one 1st Prize (heaviest), one 2nd Prize (Novice)
• onions from seed: one 2nd Prize
• garlic: two 1st Prizes, including MacMillan Trophy, one 3rd Prize, one 3rd Prize (Novice)
• apples: one 3rd Prize (Novice)
• courgettes (zucchini): one 3rd Prize
• tomatoes: one 1st Prize (Novice)
• raspberries: one 2nd Prize, one 2nd Prize (Novice), one Highly Commended
• hand-knit jumper (sweater): one 3rd Prize
• any other vegetable: one 2nd Prize (borlotti)

Trophy wife

I know we've left the blog alone for a bit, but here's some news: at today's St Stephens Gardening Club Annual Show – our fifth, more anon – we won a trophy!

This year's results in full:

• coloured potatoes (5) – no prize, but a Post-It Note read: "beautiful potatoes – a bit large for exhibition"

• heaviest potato (998 grams) – 1st Prize!

• garlic (5) – 1st Prize and (get this) MacMillan Trophy for best exhibit in Class 1 (vegetables)!

• raspberries (12) – Highly Commended
  

• chard – nothing.

Our victory and trophy are all down to K's masterful arrangement of the garlic. It's our first – but not our last – trophy. Very exciting. We're on the road to the Big Time.

Picture of the happy couple to follow.