Page 4 - Simply Vegetables Winter 2021/22

Contents...
Lady Chair’s Report .............................................................. 6 News from the Trustees ........................................................ 8 October 2021 ........................................................................ 8 Obituary .............................................................................. 9 Kelvin’s Comments ..............................................................10 Letters ................................................................................11 From the Kitchen.................................................................12 Should we reconsider how we exhibit our vegetables?............13 My day at the wonderful Melplash Summer Show
on 26th August 2021 .............................................................14 Red onions are our family treat.............................................16 Red Onion seed 37-222 .........................................................17 Fiona’s roundup...................................................................18 What’s on... .........................................................................20 Mr Fothergill’s Seed Trials Press Day 2021 .............................22 Action for Strawberries 2022!................................................25 Why not try growing apricots? ..............................................28 NVS National Championships 2021 .......................................30 Saved From the Skip ............................................................33 Jersey Autumn Fair..............................................................34 Pumpkin Off........................................................................36 Making use of our greenhouse..............................................38 A look back at our late summer sowings................................39 NVS Membership Report......................................................40 Puzzles ...............................................................................42 Seasonal jobs.......................................................................43 Scottish Branch ................................................................. 48 Northern Branch ............................................................... 54 Midland Branch................................................................. 60 Southern Branch ............................................................... 63 Welsh Branch .................................................................... 68 Irish Section ...................................................................... 69
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MEMBERS IMPORTANT NOTICE
We continue to see a great uptake in the use of Direct Debit or card payment. We would like to thank all who have done this so far as it will help lessen the workload for our Membership Secretaries and treasurers going forward. As we move towards the end of 2021, only members who pay annually will have a renewal flier in this edition of your magazine to avoid confusion.
Is your email address up to date? Having an up-to-date email address means that we can potentially email you with news, reminders and updates and it also means that the new online events (e.g., Talks using Zoom) that we offer can link in correctly with a booking that you might make for an event. Please be careful when entering your email address to ensure it is correct as we do still see some email addresses bounce which is unfortunate.
If you do wish to receive emails, news and invites, as described above we do require you to tick the check box for “news and updates” within your profile to enable us to do so. If you are not sure how to do this, please just let me know and we can assist you.
The NVS does have an annual certificate of cover from the ICO (Information Commission Office), which can protect its members from unauthorised contact by individuals and organisations acting without NVS permission. Action can and will be taken against such activities on behalf of the member if required. The Trustees are always seeking ways of reducing running costs of the Society and improving the services and information provided to its members.
One such way is attracting on-line advertising from carefully screened, reputable and relevant companies in the horticultural sector with paid for advertising in NVS media and also support of other activities through sponsorship and partners.
Where such companies request reciprocal membership data for the purpose of direct mailing, the NVS will no longer forward your details unless your consent has been given to do so.
A reminder for all members; please ensure that you help us maintain your correct data. If you change address, telephone number, mobile or email address, please don’t forget let your membership secretary or me know Thank you. You now also have the ability to make these changes yourself online via our new web site www.nvsuk.org.uk
Fiona Shenfield FNVS, General Secretary
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